I believe MGS4 also moved a lot of hardware in America.

I know this has to be stinging a lot of people who want the 360 to somehow "defeat" the PS3, but we're well past the point where that is possible.  In fact, we're well past the point where any of the current consoles can "defeat" any of the others, all they can do now is to try and grab or maintain a bigger slice of a pie where no-one has greater than half.  They each have enough installed base, large enough software libraries, and sufficient new-game development pipeline to be successful now and in the foreseeable future.  There just isn't going to be another PS2 vs everybody-else sort of crushing going on this generation.

Sony execs have probably been breathing sighs of relief over the past few months just to know that the PS3 isn't going to get crushed, much less worrying about PS3 "domination".  My guess is they're focused on maintaining and increasing the momentum they've built.

The question this generation isn't who will dominate... that's no longer possible.  Anyone who still clings to that believe is living in fantasy land.  The questions now are:

1. Who will actually make an overall profit?  Nintendo is clearly the winner here, with both Sony and MS having a long road ahead to offset the losses they've suffered this generation.  Of course, Nintendo absolutely *must* make money overall, specifically because they're a one-trick pony, i.e. - they don't have other business lines to fall back on.

2. Who is building a better base for the next generation?  This is a much harder question to answer, but as strange as it may sound, Nintendo may have the leg up here, as well.  They've established a business model where they can build cheaper systems yet still thrive.  My guess is they'll make money right out of the starting gate next generation, just as they have this generation.

This time last year I really wondered if the PS3 would survive.  Fortunately for Sony, they've come back with a vengence and are catching up with the pack.

this is the best thread ever

im a ps3 owners and all thi 5 i just want gears of wars

I hate all this coming to PC crap. I have a 5 year PC and don't plan on upgrading anytime soon. I'm sure a lot of folks are like that, I don't feel like upgrading my computer every 2 years, even though I'm a huge PC fan since I was like 7. I'm sure there are a lot people like me, I would of bought Bioshock for my PC but my video card didn't have shader 3.0, so I bought it for the 360.

I don't know why but I find it interesting that 4 of the 5 will be on PC at some point, and will likely (if GoW, the original Fable and Mass Effect are anything to go by) have additional content, etc. to boot as well.

360 really needs to get rid of the perception its just a cheap PC to play slightly dumbed down FPS/Third Person PC games on IMHO if it wants a shot at the PS1/PS2 levels of console sales.

Take a look at the GI review of Dark Messiah for the 360.  Apparently, the reverse is true in that instance, i.e. - the 360 version came later but definite improvements were made.  Also, the review of PC Assassins Creed in GI had points taken off for not having as elegant a control interface on the PC as on the PS3/360.

Count me in as one of those who grew tired of having to upgrade my PC ever couple of years to be able to play the latest AAA titles.   As soon as I switched to PS2 I found that I was spending less money upgrading, had a broader selection of games, and was spending more time playing games in the living room with the wife and kid rather than isolating myself in the computer room.  Now that we have the 360 and Wii, the same appears to be true.

PC's are really the only way to go for RTS games, but for everything else I have no desire to go back to sitting by myself in another room or being forced to move my PC to the living room for gaming and then having to take over the home theater when I want to get work done.  Our family is much happier with the current setup.

I also like the fact that the games are starting to be on par with PC games. They will never be as high of a polish, but I'm happy with the use of HD tv's. They have have higher resolutions and features only PC's used to have.

Did you become a PS3 fanboy Starcraft ?
I am seeing how you're telling us what PS3 fanboy want I would be interested in knowing where you got this information...

Your not seeing much apparently.

If you'd read the OP properly, you'd know I didn't write the article.

lol.. if i ever want any of those i'll get it for my pc.. but as it stands.. i don't.