Snoopy said:
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Sony can't discourage ports. They need to save money while making affordable hardware and endorsing the profitability of their console and third party pockets (the biggest issue that Nintendo has always had with third party). This keeps competition at an even keel. It will always be a close race between the two with one having a slight edge and if you want higher graphics and resolution theres always PC (sans your favorite console exclusives). As for the Xbox sales number, it doesn't apply to Sony. The XBox in its first generation was critically its own enemy much like the Gamecube. It had more power, but no one really knew what to make of an American made videogame console. Everyone was used to Japanese hardware, so until Halo came out no one knew what to make of it. When Halo dropped the Xbox built a great name in the states. Without it, the Xbox would've sold less than half of what it sold. Of course, we need to count used sales in the figure as well because if everyone purchased Halo new.....who knows how much the first game would've sold.
Back to the point though, Sony's power in the industry has been more political and about popularity than monetary. Microsoft wins the money game.
