No. you are conviniently trying to ingore the past.

The PS1 and PS2 were fine quality wise, don't lie they were nowhere near 360 standards.

Exactly since the 2008 drastic (hardware) redesign. The ps3 was improved (to make it less power hungry) not redesigned.

So comparing the PS3 to the 360 now, ignoring that little fact is grossly missleading.

-We live in 2012 BTW. 
-The 360 sold more (past tense). The PS3 sells more (present tense).

check and mate

That doesn't make much sense. Because Sony made a fool proof product the first time, they will want to skimp on quality next run, and because MS made one of the most faulty electronics in it's history in the beginning they will somehow not do the same for the sequel?

I don't think MS will allow that to happen but that statement doesn't seem likely. MS purposely let the 360 go out with subpar quality chips because they needed to beat Sony to the punch. Sony products are known to be some of the most top quality around (as well as the most expensive). They rarely break down. I got a PS1 in a box somewhere and it still works like brand new. The original PS2 was probably the only product with above 10% failure rate due to the lens dying, yet thats still nothing in comparison to the 360's close to 50% rate with the original model :/

Sony has a lot to prove with PS4/Orbis, expect it to be the same quality as all their other products but it probably won't be as cost heavy as the PS3 was. They will concede with the arms race with MS and settle for decent parts, all the while differentiating themselves in some other way (rumoured head mount display).

The 360 is PC gaming for the non tech savvy and it has been outdated for a good 3 years now since throwing 200 bucks into a PC upgrade sees actual benefits.

It's an acceptable 2008 product. I think I made it clear.

Which is why I find it within reason to question the nextbox's quality even at this early in the game.

i hope this is just a rumor and the ps4 gets out fall of 2013 they cant afford to ship later
unless both consoles come out 2014

2014 for Sony seems too late, given Nintendo a 2 year head start and MS 1 is very risky, unless Sony can warranty an extremely big first party and third party (without ports) launch or launch window games for the new system. And even that can't warranty a short-term success since those third party games will also be on the next xbox and probably the Wii U, only big third party exclusives will probably do the job. And given by history, launch games are usually not that great. Sure there's always the "most have tittle" but for the most part those games only represent the fans of a company. 

Aside for games at launch (and launch window), third party devs will find it hard to make games for the system given that the Wii U and next xbox will have a big install base already, so at least at the beginning it will be hard for the PS4 to get those games (unless there are big incentives from Sony).

So it may not be that bad for a long-term success (this of course will depend on many other circumstances we don't know yet) but in the short-term success it will definitely "destroy" the system, I guess it will be similar to the PS3.

Playstation brand is still strong. Launching a little later than MS won't hurt it THAT Much if it launches at at the same price or lower.

BTW, PS dominance was due to great games and great hardware, not early launches. Did you forget how the Dreamcast launched before the PS2?
Launching last would be a mistake, I agree, but it wouldn't be their "Final". 

instead of some expensive new peice of tech peripheral I wish they would just build a powerful machine ($400 with a small loss), no included peripherals, BC as an add-on, and cloud gaming touted as a big selling point.  Then actually advertise (well) all your AMAZING EXCLUSIVES to the world and let them sell.  If people knew how awesome Resistance 1&3, Infamous, Killzone, Uncharted, LBP, Ratchet and Clank, GT5, and all their other amazing games were along with free online (maybe tell people how much more xbox will cost in the long run) I can't believe they will still choose xbox.  I mean honestly at least advertise PS+ and tell people the massive value they're getting for the same cost as live.

Yes. In no way.
Xbox 360 Slim is just a redesign so there was no way for something like the RROD to occur again.

If Microsoft rushed their next-gen console it could easily repeat its mistakes. The question is....will they?

I think that just speaks to how much Microsoft downplayed/covered up the RROD epidemic.
If there's was a sign on the box or near the shelf at the stores that says "this product may be defective" Do you think people would have still bought it?