Dude, Microsoft simply cant compete on a world wide scale with Sony, Sony controls the biggest gaming market in the world in Japan and Sony and Microsoft know it, so they resort to hose types of tactics, the launch of the xbox360 wasnt a total bust but it still wasnt what Microsoft wanted I bet. I heard Bill Gates even tried to lie and say Halo 3 would launch when the PS3 comes out, but when the head of Bungi was asked about it, he claimed to have no such plans and halo 3 wasnt really even in development yet. Also everything I've heard has been that the PS3 is gonna be far superior to the 360, from games to graphics. I saw those supposed tech demos they put out for killzone and metal gear, and if their real time msoft will be in trouble.