I know there are multiple angles to this, and much like human generations you could say that a console generation is never really over since it exists in the history books, but to me personally it feels like the current gen is already almost completely over.

I might not personally own a PS4 within even one year from now, but my mind is so much set on the next-gen that my PS3 and current gen titles just feel kinda old and obsolete. Whenever I launch my PS3 I wonder what the PS4 interface and dashboard will look like. I really want to experience critically acclaimed games like AC3, Dishonored and Bioshock Infinity but in my mind they already feel "old". Not bad in any way, just something from a past era.

I don't want to feel like this, but I still do lol.

So we were in the transition period for 3rd generation up till 2003 in Japan right? NES production in Japan 1983-2003.

Profits are important for any company. However, using it as a measure of dominance is absolutly ridiculous. The more accurate way of deciding would be through revenue if you were to measure monatary wise. After all that shows where consumers are willing to put their money and at what price. But thats ridiculous also. Each business is ran differently and emphasizes different practices. You can't determine a winner through profits unless there was a standard for each company. If a company is willing to lose money to sell more than thats their prerogative.

But why would they lose money to sell more?  Because they want to make more money in the end, that's the bottom line.  If Sony sold the ps4 for 100 dollars, and was able to ship 100 m units in 2 years, but then go out of business would you consider them the winner?  Absolutely not, unless you are a crazy person, you can't go out of business because of your console AND win that generation.

As for companies not caring about sales after the launch of their new system? I hope to god you never run a business with that mind set. Scraps? yeah I'm sure the 50mil more ps2's sony sold they didn't care about. Thats more than either company sold while they were in their prime last gen. Thats definatly scraps to me. As for them not caring? Oh yeah, I'm sure they don't care about potential future ps4 adopters. They would rather those people not buy the their system.

Please read before you write.  I never said they didn't care about "sales" I said they didn't care about "marketshare," and you also misunderstood what I said about scraps, I was referring to first party support from Sony/microsoft, the scraps is in reference to how the old generations will only be getting a small amount of support compared to the current gen.  And no I will never run a business with that mind set, because I never had that mindset.

Did you read any of my other comments up to that one?

Specifically the one about relevancy or sales?

"when no more systems are sold" You mentioned nothing of relevancy only sales. Nintendo still produced and sold NES till 2003 in Japan. So if you want to add another stipulation to dismiss the NES while counting the PS2 then so be it.

Fact is NES was in production for 20 years.

I'm not a share holder. If Sony wants to go out with a bang and do that to their company they have the right. However, I think that might be extremely illegal so I will add that they would need to work in the line with laws too. But if they want to lose money on each system then thats their right and me nor you can say much about it other than its a stupid business stragety in general.

I'm just saying that the "winner" of the console wars shouldn't be determined by marketshare.

If they don't care about marketshare they don't care about sales. Because ya know... sales is what marketshare is dependant on.

bleh, their is no easy way to explain this, so i'm just gonna leave it at this.  You can care about sales, and not care about marketshare.

"when no more systems are sold" You mentioned nothing of relevancy only sales. Nintendo still produced and sold NES till 2003 in Japan. So if you want to add another stipulation to dismiss the NES while counting the PS2 then so be it.

Fact is NES was in production for 20 years.