Sony kicked 'yo ass foo!

[Jonathan Meer]

doesn't matter if ps3 is selling on par with 360, because there are more total 360's out in circulation. since the $$$ comes from game sales the one with the most consoles wins the race. that's what made the ps2 the big winner last generation, even though the original xbox was the generation's powerhouse, which is why MS pushed hard to be first this time.

This really only matters for exclusives, and the 360 has been matched pound for pound for quality exclusives, and this doesn't appear to be slowing down any. Simply put, many developers are trying new and innovative things, and in many cases, the 360 just can't handle what they are trying to do. Kojima stated, flat-out, that the 360 cannot do what he needed done for MGS4. In other words, if they ported MGS4 to the 360, more would be lost than just graphics.

For multi-platform titles, though they tend to be slightly better on the 360 (for reasons that Waff gave), this isn't an issue at all.

also, in a few more years it'll be time for the next console to hit the market and the ps3 will be old hat (360 hit markets early in 2005 and console generations don't even last a decade). in alaskan dog sled races, the guy in front would cut the path which would allow all the following racers to have an easier time, then when the leader slowed down from exhaustion the others would pass him by. this principle applies to competitive business markets as well. sony really hurt themselves by pushing cutting edge technology in an industry where high expense is not treated very well by consumers, especially since they reached the market last, and if you guys don't get that then wuteva. if not for the rabid xenophobia of japan, the ps3 would be on its last leg right now.

Next-gen won't begin, from what I've heard, until 2012 (according to most projections). That's still 3 solid years left, which is a very long time (long enough for Valve to complete half a game).

And, you'll notice that the PS2 is STILL chugging away at the market. Sony's strategy has been 'ten-year lifetimes' for their consoles, and the PS3 will be no different.

In Kingdom Hearts 1, there was an option at the beginning of the game, allowing an individual to 'begin at dawn, at midday, or at dusk'. If you began at dawn, you would level up quickly in the beginning and slowly at the end. If you began at dusk, you would level up slowly in the beginning and quickly at the end.

This is sort of like that. Microsoft began at dawn, Sony began at dusk. Except Sony at dusk was stronger than Microsoft at dawn, and will only get stronger. So it's not exactly the same.