Games that release in Q1 have a great chance of having a sale/ deal prior to Q4 so that makes it better for gamers in general. Now I believe everyone is caught up in the fact that Sony doesn't have a "massive" seller like Uncharted for the holidays. I can understand the reasoning behind it but Sony has a bunch of marketing deals with third parties that could overshadow Halo. Not to mention a price cut that can give a hardware boost. Sure some games aren't coming in 2015 but I don't buy a console for just a few years!! As for why MS gets a pass I honestly don't know why. The most logical assumption is the Xbox brand has a lower bar to match. Imagine if Sony had indies for the first nine months of a year, MS fans would jump all over it.