Sure, and Nintendo and Apple will merge as well.

They can help develop the technology for it but Sony would need to be in charge of the manufacturing.

No, I like competition and Nintendos games are to different from Sony's and Microsofts to really push quality in software and hardware to gain sales and loyalty. Microsoft and Sony's battle for the hardcore forces them to work hard to out do each other and actually not be a big, fat, complacent fat man who can throw shitty hardware and software at us leaving the customer with no choice, but to take what is thrown at them or to quit gaming.

I share your sentiment, but that's exactly one of the reasons I could see Sony/MS joing forces - unless they both feel they're going to far down their own paths now.

MS wanted to partner with Sony initially so it's not like the idea is even without precedent.

Personally, if Sony were will to accept a console they build and sell with MS OS and DirectX and a shared infrastructure I could definately see them getting together.  They want to make money and their actual goals are fairly complimentary overall.

Not that it would necessarily be overall good for the end consumer, but from a business perspective it makes a lot of sense.

I love how your posts remind me that its about making capital. I am always looking at things from a customers perspective and believe competition builds greatness.

I believe they could make a great product together, but I think Nintendo's gaming goals are so different in many perspectives than the other two that they would make two radically different poles in gaming that can somewhat ignore each other. Why? Because a majority of the people each side is marketing to do not look for the same things in games.

That said, I do believe it would make a great powerhouse I just never like a market (or government) to be dominated by only two parties. Nothing gets done.

I think it is more likely that Nintendo would team up with the one of the two, not the other two will team up together.

Playstation with Windows ? Lets hope not... Don't want to play and get a BSOD while playing Uncharted 6.

Funny, that is what I thougt but exact opposite. Sony could make those few good 1st party games and stay away from everything else. Especially the controller.

That controller did something right only for the people with really, really tiny hands. :(

This is my thought also, imho, it if any company joins forces it will be nintendo and sony (and i dont think that will happen). if their in a position where they have to, i think it will be them. my reasoning is because in the worst case scenario they dont want the gaming industry to fall into the hands of a foreign company.

if it remains in japan, then they still have some control about the big 3rd party developers, and control over the way the gaming industry moves. if microsoft have control it puts nintendo or sony at a bargaining disadvantage imo. 

not to mention gaming is a billion dollar industry, if microsoft was to gain control, then it could cost thousands of jobs in japan, and i dont think that either company wants to see that happen. but this is just my personal opinion, it might not necessarily be true!