How does xbox compare to ps3 at this point last gen?

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Kerotan said:

Leadified said:

The only years where the 360 outsold the PS3 were 2006 and 2008 (by VGC's numbers), otherwise they were neck-in-neck or the PS3 was ahead. The main problem for the PS3 is the 360 had a year head start that allowed the 360 to have a 6 million lead by the time the PS3 launched.

Meanwhile the Xbox One has yet to come close to even matching the PS4's yearly sales so overall the XBO does not compare with the PS3.

I'm not basing this on who sells more. Just their respective situations.  Like ps3 got a lot of goodwill back in the second half of the gen.  Which made it much easier for Sony to drum up hype for the ps4 launch.  

 

Can MS do something similar to launch a comeback next gen?  Can Sony do the same again and capture even more marketshare from MS for the ps5?

The difference is that despite the PS3's rocky start, Sony managed to capitalize on the 360's hardware issues and paid extra features. The PS4 is far from perfect but there isn't really anything wrong with it that MS can really capitalize on right now.

It would take massively screwing up the PS5 for Microsoft to make a comeback but even then MS will still face issues in Europe and Japan.