Its no secret I lean toward sony but I don't root for the downfall of the others because I know that nothing good comes from lack of competition.
Sony is not going to drop out of the hardware race because as it stands today Playstation is the only relevant thing Sony produces....It wouldn't make sense for them.
Gamers should have options.
No, if you look at their financial sheet, their healthcare insurance business is what keeps them afloat. Its well documented that the PS3 wiped out the monetary gains of the PS1 and PS2 and then some. You Sony fans are speaking to me as if y'all are stuck on Gamefan/EGM mode, showing your boys some hot new games at lunch time type shyt. Those days are over. These game machines are more than just games now. You are not thinking big picture. However, to speak on games for a minute, Microsoft has been building up for next gen as far as studios.
Moreover, why do you think that even in this day and age, the average game still looks better on the 360? Its the development tools. Why? Microsoft is a software company. Sony is outmanned and outgunned at every juncture now. Somewhere along the way, Sony forgot how to market their gaming, forgot how to make a great new selling IP that the masses would enjoy and in turn, people have forgotten about Sony.
In both cases for Microsoft and Sony, the gamers in both departments have left. Seamus Blakely and J. Allard and Ken Kutaragi for Sony. What is left is what their core competencies are. This is a software driven electronic world now that promotes synergy. Xbox Next and Windows 8 is going to work every well together, what is Sony going to work with? Why is Sony, a movie studio, getting undressed at media by Microsoft? They have the money to do so.
Point being, what microsoft is going to do with their next consoles will make us go
while Sony's will go
You will be one of the few doing that exclusively, Microsoft is here and the green reign is upon is.