[QUOTE="HiResDes"]That is possible, although it is very unlikely especially given the success the 360 has had in Europe & America, and given just how poorly Vista has done in comparison to their expectations. I do see where you coming from, some very important ties have been severed, and that billion dollar loss had to catch Mr. Gates's attention. However, they have always said that they were in this for the long run, and it is very likely that the next xbox would be a highly profitable endeavor. I don't see them just packing up everything and quitting, after having given Sony a run for their money, which I have to think was one of their goals. I do definitely agree that either Sony or MS needs to just pack up and leave, as I do not see enough room for the two companies to coexist and make profits in the future.
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Well, not to take anything away from what Microsoft has done this generation (which has been a lot), but it was less them giving Sony a run for their money and more Sony taking a hatchet and hacking off three of their four limbs in a bizarre act of self-dismemberment.
Had Sony launched at the same price, at the same time, this generation would've already been on lockdown.
Your last line is inarguable, however, one could argue that Microsoft's decision to release their console when they did, at the price they did, forced Sony intomaking the move that they did....... which was release a console they probably didn't want to have to release for another couple of years, when the cost to build such a machine (blu ray and all) wouldv'e been significantly cheaper.
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