I do not believe Sony or Microsoft will be going anywhere for along time. Sure one system will do better than the other this holiday season or even next years holiday season but that�s just expected. What we should look at as GAMERS is that there is penitential for both of these systems to have great games. The PS3 launch may of not been great but if I remember correctly Xbox 360�s launch didn�t turn out so great either and now it�s one of the best gamming systems of all time.

You guys make me laugh. This is truly the kind of rhetoric that Dreamcast fans spouted years ago that sealed the fate of that console. After all it was running Windows CE. To any of you that have a problem with the blu-ray format, even if the format did fail as a movie format, that would be a win for Sony because there would be slim support (or none) for blu-ray burners, hence no piracy. Why are you guys all have such hard-on's for Xbox so badly? You do realize you do not get paid for extolling the virtues of Microsoft right? I would like to mention that I do not go on any site and try to justify my purchase of a 360 (or a PS3) by bashing the other system. Enjoy the games, enjoy the variety.

ooooohhh burn

WHAT EVER SONY,

I'm not gonna fall for you BS. basically there saying "hey, PS3 is all you need in your home". they F!@#$ up, its a sales pitch hoping to make more sales. but you know as well as I know that they are already working on a PS4. what a crack of !@#$%.

Even though I think the 360 pwns for a number of reasons, the fact that MS has no one to compete with can only be a bad thing for gamers. Of course Sony will make another console. Sony will probably take a good look at how MS went about the whole 360 project (ie cheap as possible without compromising the basics). THe thing that really separates the 360 is Xbox Live...how ever you want to look at it. Sony needs to become a clever software developer like MS has been for the past 20 odd years

Look how horrible the ps3 did. And dont think for one quick minute there will be a Ps4.

Jaybro7 Minidisc was touted as a new multimedia audio/video format by sony. To make money you sell to regular consumers not business. Business may use minidisc but it is the furthest thing from a success you can possibly have.

All this speculation could become moot if Bluray proves to be the next-gen iteration of DVDs. With movies like Spiderman 3, Casino Royale, and Ghost Rider all being exclusive to bluray they have a very good shot at it.

mirodeath run by wahabi arabs. has decided to name sharon in israel, head of the U.S. game division, as president of sept 11 , while naming nice sucide bombers chairman of the division. Although the father of the iraq war wahabi arabs making wamr farts on jokebox blak box 360 has been promoted, he has been removed from day-to-day bali bombing hehe.

Analysts told the The Financial Times that Mr bush could mark a critical shift in management thinking, with Sony changing its emphasis so that the jokebox360 will be its last as a hardware manufacturer.

"The appointment of bush could be the start of a shift from hardware to software," said sept 11 pig eater victims an analyst at new york. "I cannot now imagine a iraqshia360 2."

Even with all these troubles for microdeath, analysts think that the weakness of the dollar against other currencies could save the jokebox360 maker from the expected four year of losses the new console will incur into.

One thing worth mentioning is that all these analysts forgot that more then 300000 pig eater bastard born american will die in iraq its nice lalalaalal could still make the division profitable by making pig eater americans beheaded videos and hurricane katrina fun videos lalalalaalalala:

I thought this was an Xbox site...

Oh, forgot to mention, this website has lost 100% credibility. Ceaser reminds me of Kutaragi, only worse... (and to think, the irony!!)

As a matter of fact, this analyst is quite the idiot and leaves out a bunch of key factors. I'd name off a bunch of ****, but anybody with half a brain cell would know that this guy is pretty much clueless.

I'm not a fan of the PS3, but even I think that Cesar's fanboy comments are getting a little redundant now. This site used to have a higher standard than that.

If Sony leaves then Xbox won't have a strong competitor for future consoles (and thus, they may half ass it/charge whatever they want).

You say that nintendo will follow sega's path?no way!!If anything Sony is the only company that has that chance at all.The ps3 was overrated to begin with and its proving that it is overrated

its not like sony got a lot of first party games worthy of the 360. nintendo on the other hand, i see them following sega's path

This won't be the last playstation console. It may be the last one with the Playstation name, but Sony knows they have a money makers with their systems. They will bring out another few systems at least.

latpack
What kind of lame reporting is this? Who says its the last Playstation ? "analysts" ? so you mean Joe Blow from his mom's basement?

The Grillstation joke was funny.. like last year.. give it up guys. I want real news.

ttforum
I hope this isn't true. Believe it or not folks, competition from the PS3 is what forces Microsoft to make the Xbox so good. Microsoft has a long history of innovating and pushing just far enough to beat the competition and then sitting on their butt doing nothing while they watch the money roll in once they dominate the market.

zeroLAFF
Another analyst disagrees with this analyst, post that one Cesar.

chuckyj1
sony isn't going to do the Sega thing this quick. There will be a PS4. PS3 hasn't even been out more then a month and people are already saying sony is cooked? This is a company with very, very deep pockets and long saught after exclusives (Final Fantasy)... as big as M$, well of course not, but much much bigger then Nintendos. sony dislikes M$ so much I couldn't see them giving up after the first month their system was launched.

Every system struggles at launch because of system availability. Every major launch goes through this. M$,Wii and PS3.

Remember most Analysits also think the PS3 will end up winning this generation as well, if this happens then there will be no reason to get out of the industry.

I want M$ to win, but for Sony to give up this quick... no way.

*DITTOS*

What does this mean for Blu-Ray? Why Sony would make such an announcement when they're trying to push a new standard makes no sense.

Interesting reading. I say the ps3 will be their last console too. It's got nothing to do with the Wii, 360 or this rubbish "microsoft beating sony WHOOO!" Microsoft haven't beaten sony. I feel that Sony's spent too much time and money on the playstation franchise at the cost of other divisions with in the company. They've lost too much money over the last decade making the ps. They need to reinsert themselfs as a company as a whole not be just a games makers. They don't need it and it's time to move on.

now if anybody remembers when the PS2 first launch they were an commercial advertising for the PS9. Sony out, Sega back it....who knows

Mini disc is very popular, just not for mainstream media. Businesses use them a **** ton. You wont find music or movies on them, but lots of information needed is stored on minidiscs.

sony isn't going to do the Sega thing this quick. There will be a PS4. PS3 hasn't even been out more then a month and people are already saying sony is cooked? This is a company with very, very deep pockets and long saught after exclusives (Final Fantasy)... as big as M$, well of course not, but much much bigger then Nintendos. sony dislikes M$ so much I couldn't see them giving up after the first month their system was launched.

Every system struggles at launch because of system availability. Every major launch goes through this. M$,Wii and PS3.

Remember most Analysits also think the PS3 will end up winning this generation as well, if this happens then there will be no reason to get out of the industry.

I want M$ to win, but for Sony to give up this quick... no way.

Blu-ray is going to be the death of sony consoles. I'll even tell you why by asking you to simply name one successful proprietary video/music format and here's the list.

UMD
Beta
Laser Disc
Divx (yes they were in on this)
Mini Disc

Find the one successful media format in that list and I'll tell you all i'm wrong.

The PS3 has not been out for a month and some of you are already claiming victory over PS3. Wait until the Holidy season of 08' and THEN claim victory...or even our defeat.

If sony goes software like sega does now then we are gonna have all full former sony titles on our 360!!!!! WOOT!!

WOW just wow MS showed in the game and started giveing sony some hard times now in the next gen game MS has now distroyed sony damn hell ya. so whos left now just us xboxers or what?

It's just an euphemism for "Playstation 3 will do so bad, so we can't imagine going on to a PS4" LOLSAUSAGE!!!

forget those asians that back up the ps3's!

would be awsome to just have MS and Nin makin consoles. But I bet those die hard fans will riot when they find out there will be no PS4. So if Sony did move to just making software well what would they make it for?

WooooHooooo? Microsoft Takes over any Market they set their mind on... Watch out Apple ....

i hope its their last console...they should leave the gaming business to MS and nintendo...cuz sony just sucks at games

If Sony enters the videogame market as a Software company only, expect someone like IBM or even Dell to enter the market as a hardware console. Think about it. IBM is already the winner in this generation because its the powerhouse for all three consoles. Suppose they create something more powerfull than the cell processor. They could ultimately create the most powerful console and force the competition to look for another CPU developer. I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft get's more involved with ATI/AMD on their next console...Xbox XD

Remember those PS2 "PS9" commercials? one word: PWN3D
But seriously, without a PS4, the games market will go stagnant, we need at least two expensive consoles to drive the gaming industry. Without drive the industry will become laid back with crappy games. If the PS4 never exists, another company will have to make a new gaming console.

There were unconfirmed reports that the PS3 had grill like capabilities, but this is major seeing all those meat products just nicely cooking in the heat dissipation of the cell processor. lol

I said this over a year ago when the 360 hit store shelves, at what was then believed, a half of a year before the PS3. I knew sony stood a slim chance at best to come close to spring launch, and after sony announced it would have 2 million consoles for the holiday release, i knew again they wouldnt come close those type of launch numbers.

I have been right about everything I have expected of the PS3 and if this continues, then you can expect Sony to pull a Sega. If it werent for MS than Sony would be selling the PS3 for $800-$1000 at launch and there isnt anything anyone could do about it. Thank you MS for putting the over-cocky video game leader in their place.

Did you guys hear the latest? Apparently if you play the PS3 launch games, you become an Xbox 360 Fanboy!

I also heard that if you play with the Wii for an hour, your arms fall off....but if you play with yourself for an hour, does you Wii fall off! (credited to adubien)

Ok seriously the grill machine is really getting stupid.

BUt back on topic i dont think that PS3 will be the last.
But like it was said if the PS4 flops then yeah it will be their grave.

Another analyst disagrees with this analyst, post that one Cesar.

The consoles supposed to last 10 years, is it a wonder the anaylst is saying this? No. Everyone knows Microsoft will release another console when the PS3 is still in the middle of the PS3s life cycle.

That is just more rubbish. If it was not for Sony, Microsoft would not have stepped up their game. Even though I would not buy Sony again, we still need them because the rasied the gaming bar so high.

MS needs Sony In a Ike Turner Needs Tina Turner kinda way :)

Wii = Linux (inexpensive)
PS3 = Mac (easy)
360 = Windows (inexpensive and easy)

A lot of people thought the ease of Mac and inexpensiveness of Linux would be the death of Windows... Windows is the most used operating system out!

SONY is not going anywhere. Competition is good. Has anyone thought about there will be no PS4 because they are going to merge the a console into a true home media center????

Yea!! die sony die!!!! im looking forward for the rise of SEGA!!! and i cant wait for former sony titles arriving on our kingly throned X360!!!




The mighty king has fallen to his knees!

lame. this 'story' isn't even newsworthy. also, grill comment wasn't funny. almost as unfunny as the brick comment.

im sure xboxfanboys love this too bad not true , competition is good what StrykrDelta is saying is BS just look at what happen to the madden series

My viewpoints is this. If there is a one console market, it will make games siignifigantly better, higher quality and reduced costs. If there is no more hardware competition than it will be purely software, developers will only have to worry about one console, one set of specifications and one piece of hardware to work with. Games will be signifigantly better because you would have to work that much harder to set it apart from others, instead of relying on an "exclusive" to sell a game, you would have to make it signifigantly better than the other games out there.

Half the people commenting are acting like Sony is gone. Newsflash, they are still around. A shift in management is not the demise of Sony. I am sure this management shift has been planned.

"RIGOR_MORTIS
Just to add: A neat turn of events considering the Sonybots and 1up saying the 360 was the "Dreamcast". My how the table has turned."

Yeah, 1up hates Microsoft and keeps talking trash about them. Why does MS treat them so well by inviting them as VIPs to their special events??? I hate 1up.

What kind of lame reporting is this? Who says its the last Playstation ? "analysts" ? so you mean Joe Blow from his mom's basement?

The Grillstation joke was funny.. like last year.. give it up guys. I want real news.

This wont be the last Playstation. They sold what 55 million PS2's? The video game department has been the only money making department in the company for the last 5 years. They have used that revenue to make R&D's for just about every department they have.

The PS3's lack luster and shoddy track record is more due to the management of the project. SONY continued to rely on hype and false promises to push their consoles. Its understandable that they just got their ass's handed to them by MS and Nintendo who managed to show up to the party with more then anyone expected.

For Sony to go away they would probably have to lose in Japan, and I dont see that happening anytime soon.

The last time they posted these picks I went home and cooked brats. Hmmmm tonight I am thinking pork chops. LOL I don't want sony to die. Just live in 2nd place.

As much as I cant stand sony, I know we need them. So I hope the ps3 does well so we can see a ps4. I think it will be what the ps3 was supposed to be. mmmmmmm Meat.. now I m hungry :)

do some of you actually think that if Sony dies, no one else will enter the market? that we'll be at the mercy of Microsoft? that's ridiculous. there are hundreds of companies frothing at the mouth in anticipation of Sony's demise. If anything, the death of Sony will actually raise the level of competition, in the same way Microsoft raised the competition when they entered the market. Sony dying will be a good thing for everyone except Sony shareholders.

God save The Playstation brand!

byby sony hahaha

nooooo. That'l mean MS will own our souls and be able to charge whatever they want without having to worry about competing.

screw them..let sega make another console in sony's place to keep the competition going =D

I don't care if Sony stays or goes, but I have to say I would love to be able to play Metal Gear, God of War, and Final Fantasy on my 360. The funny thing is that only one of those titles is first party!


I agree that competition is good for the market but I also think three consoles is too crowded. I'd be cool with just Xbox and Nintendo as console makers and Sony and Sega in the software biz.

i'd like to see the Gran Turismo series on 360

be kinda weird to see a sony developed game on a 360, but it also be kinda cool to see a SOCOM 4 on L!VE. hell id buy that. God of War would also be another id like to see.

I have this feeling it's not Microsoft that will do Sony in but Nintendo. I think the Nintendo Wii will be huge. Everyone wants a powerful console but when it costs an arm n leg then forget it. It's the price of the PS3 that will be it's undoing.

Looks like Sega has finally gotten it's long awaited revenge....RIP Sony

I doubt Sony will stop making consoles in 5 to 10 years but if they do it won't be a 1 console market. Don't forget that Nintendo is really getting their brand out there to lots of new people. Nintendo's next console (and there WILL be one) may do even better without a PS4. And they may even admit tht people like nice HD graphics.

Sony making the possible move to the software buiness only.....I'm going to drink today to celebrate this incredible victory in Xbox history.

RIGOR_MORTIS
1 Console w/ no competition isn't really all bad. The software is where the competition lies, and that's the most important competition.

I think a lot of innovation comes out in first party games. MS throws money at developers so they can risk trying something new. In hopes that these games will set the 360 apart from other consoles. One console and imagine the landscape of no first party games.

No Gears of War, Halo, Fable, Allan Wake, Too Human, Mass Effect.

The market needs competition...

Look what just happened to Sony... they dominated with PS2, so they get lazy and the PS3 just completely blows right now compared to the 360.

They deserve their headaches right now... so suck it up and just do better next time and help drive the market forward.

Wow! If true this is just the opening that the PHANTOM console needs! ;^)

competition is good

Just to add: A neat turn of events considering the Sonybots and 1up saying the 360 was the "Dreamcast". My how the table has turned.

1 Console w/ no competition isn't really all bad. The software is where the competition lies, and that's the most important competition.

I agree; I want Xbox to come out on top but to see Sony go down would be a shame. However, if it does happen, you have to give it to Nintendo especially.

I hope this isn't true. Believe it or not folks, competition from the PS3 is what forces Microsoft to make the Xbox so good. Microsoft has a long history of innovating and pushing just far enough to beat the competition and then sitting on their butt doing nothing while they watch the money roll in once they dominate the market.

I'm hungry after reading this article, and I don't know why.

Sony ~ "A titan that crumbles under its own weight".

Their new tag line?

Wow, and I thought some American analist were nutz.

i heard they're jumping straight to PS5 since they've made technological advances so fast.

yea as much as I want xbox to win, i dont want sony to die

competition is what drives the market

I also think that the PS3 will be sucessfull in asia.

That's a sad prediction actually. But I think Sony will make a PS4. And if that absolutly bombs, then it might be like segas saturn. I want MS to win, but I don't want to see sony die.