Who won: PS3 or Xbox 360?

[Kinneas14]

Very interesting question. I loved my PS3 and, technically, Sony won that gen as PS3 managed to edge out the X360 by a few thousands units.

However, X360 really had an incredible run, considering how much bigger the PS2 was vs OG Xbox. The final sales are almost a tie and X360 was the leading console for most of the gen (also due to the 1 year head start).

I think X360 was the winner as it beat initial expectations. Unfortunately for Microsoft (and us gamers/consumers), this didn’t translate in strong subsequent generations and I feel it was kind of a wasted opportunity from them, as X360 managed in the no easy feat of establishing the Xbox name in the console gaming market.

A strong Xbox is great for us gamers and, even if I prefer Sony’s consoles, I would love to see Xbox being back to the X360’s highs. The PS3 slim and the ton of amazing PS3 exclusives were the result of Sony trying to catch up the X360 lead in the market.
I don’t think Sony would be able to raise PS5 prices every other day if Xbox was more successful…