This outcome became obvious as soon MS announced the pricecut prior to that it was already up in the air because of several high profile games coming out on XBOX (HALO:MCC being the main one) that were going to tighten the game.
Sony has to feel fine with this, MS went with the kitchen sink approach and the PS4 still did exceptionally well. Could Sony match the XB1 price? Sure. Do they need to? No.
Last November a PS4 could be had (if you could fine one) for 399 and the XB1 was 499. This year the PS4 is still 399 and only had a black friday promotions (GTA bundle was not a free game, like the Destiny bundle it had a higher entry price than the base model). This year the XB1 can be had for 349.99 and it comes with several games for free, and these promotions were there all month.
End of 2009 Predictions (Set, January 1st 2009)
Wii- 72 million 3rd Year Peak, better slate of releases
360- 37 million Should trend down slightly after 3rd year peak
PS3- 29 million Sales should pick up next year, 3rd year peak and price cut
