Microsoft not being to turn this around would be the best thing for the industry.
It'd send a clear message that DRM/Always Online/Requiring Gimmicks, are not the way to go. If they win, they will just try again. Let Microsoft eat humble pie. Thankfully, all Sony needs to do is a $100 price drop and they will win.
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