I think your memory is missing on a few items.  You only have to go to Eurogamer Digital face off to see that both systems coud do native 1080P games so not sure why you using that as a point.  Exactly what proprietary cables and connectors are you talking about.  I remember that the PS3 did not even come with a HDMI cable while MS did when they change their SKU with an HDMI output.  Exactly how large are the exclusives compared to the 360.  What does that have to do with anything??

Forget it man, I am not arguing with you.  You believe what you want...obviously nothing I say is going to change your mind.

True, so instead of MS dropping the price outside of Kinect, they do the other type of price drop: Bundles.  As i mentioned, its the preceived accetable price that MS is trying to find.  Add games, bigger hard drive for the same default price usually is another way for a company to push sales.  Sony did that alot during the PS3 and its another point of how similar this gen and last but opposite.  I would not be surprise if MS work very hard to come out with some type of slim where they reduce the cost of components but instead of taking the profit, put that into a price drop to gain more sales like Sony did with the PS3 last gen.

Edit:  I personally do not believe Sony really needs to drop their prices if MS does.  Momentum does play a large role in sales and as long as Sony doesn't really screw up, they can ride their momentum and lead without a price drop until they see sales erode.

You know it goes both ways right.  You have an opinion and I have an opposite opinion.  You made your statement I made mine.  I never ever expected to change your opinion because no one every changes anyone opinion.  I just disagree with what you say and made my points to that fact.  Why you think you can post your opinion and everyone is just going to believe it is a mystery.

Actually if you look at the thread, there are many who agree with my posts.  Also, I wasn't just posting opinion, my opinions were backed up with facts.

Spliting the market badly complicated everything, much easier and cost effective to code develop market and sale on one high market majority device then 3 different split personalities.  

Aint proof in the fact 3rd Ps dont even want to support 3 consoels right now, they cut most of it for the wiiu.  

Nope, it be a superior product costing more vs inferior costing less.  A mere choice we al face each and every day.  Nothing like the superior one costing less and inferior one costing more PS4 X1 debacle.  

You say its superior but the perception at that time was not the reality.  If it was the superior product, Sony would never had to take out the PS2 Emotion chip, take out the extra USB ports, change the chrome premium look of the Fat to the black plastic on their revision.  Exactly how do you account for that if the product was so superior??

What I meann is that without the 360 the PS3 would have steamrolled the market, regardless to the price. This would mean Sony would have felt comfortable making another console that was a bit too innovative, and selling it at a higher price point. Nothing like the PS3 where they lost money, but if they managed to move a lot of untits @ $600, there is a very good chance that the PS4 would have been priced similarly.

BR wifi more reliable hardware more powerfull tech more 1stp stronger brand name, you know the same things why PS3 sold more its 1st year then 360 did in its.  

Align release and PS3 out sales it each year, that shows superiority all you have is opinion.