oooh...I see! sneaky!

@RROD, yeah I agree. a dark blue (or if even possible a black) ROD would fit in nicely with the rest of my entertainment unit, much better than boring old red imo.

MS, if you're reading this, your customers have spoken!

Customisable error lights FTW!

Unfortunately, Microsoft is a Software company and not a hardware company. They don't understand what those little flourishes mean to people like us!

For the next two years X360 will hold an advantage over the PS3 as the attach rates and install base of X360 increases. PS3 should however overtake the X360 install base in two years time due to future PS3 price cuts and the strong brand image of Play Station.
By generation end X360 will finish with a much higher game attach rate than PS3 and more X360 software will be sold than PS3.

Lol PROD = Purple Ring of Death

OT: Do Sony and Microsoft have nothing better to do than insist that they are beating the other console? I swear, it goes like this:

Monday: Microsoft- We are winning

Tuesday:

Wednesday: Sony- We will win, don't worry

Thursday: Microsoft- The 360 is beating the PS3

Friday: Sony- The Wii and 360 will stop selling soon

Saturday: Microsoft- You can't be happy without a 360!

Sunday: Nintendo- We have reported a profit of sixty trillion yen this quarter...

The sad thing is that most of those were real D:

that's because it takes them days to unbury themselves from the mountains of cash

I would be inclined to say that brand recognition is one of Microsoft issues and that as a Brand it is stronger than Sony. Maybe historically not in the games industry but that Brand recognition from the other markets extends into the games section hence the M$ comments and other anti Microsoft remarks.

All three manufacturers are more then willing to sing their own praises. Nintendo was merely able to praise themselves out with the first year alone. Sony well we know the situation the PS3 isn't actually winning on any relevant front. Microsoft is taking it to Sony, and is obviously thrilled to death about it, because it could also lock in a second place finish for them. Sure second place is the first loser, but Microsoft had one goal this generation to beat Sony. So they can win what they wanted most even if it does not come with a generation bonus of market dominance.

I think you will find a price cut will not help the PS3 hardly at all, those potential buyers would have long since bought One of the other consoles and are no way going to sit there for months just for a small price cut.

And so many reports of the Blu Ray read errors and a lot of Hard drive read errors are not helping the PS3 at all (Was the low failure rate due to it's early low sales but now there are a lot more there comes a lot more failures?), especially as the price to repair is the highest of all consoles once you warranty is out.

A price cut alone simply "unlocks" already existing potential buyers still waiting a lower price, but to enlarge potential user base, I agree, producers must find something to offer that public wants.

Microsoft talks shit about every console, Microsoft will be shitting bricks when the PS3's price is lowered, you watch.