Kanno - you're largely out of touch on a number of issues here.

Before I get in to it - I have to say your argument about Far Cry, GTA, and FF shows that you totally agree with what I was saying - there are a host of factors that play into how well a game will sell, and much of it is completely unrelated to install bases and platform choice. Thank you very much for proving my point.

1. My entire point is that FFXIII would obviously come out at least marginally sooner if the localization process weren't dependent on the porting process. I think it's arbitrary to delay one for the other. It is almost a red herring for you to focus on the "loyalty" aspect which was more of an addendum to what I was saying. The only real objection you have is fairness, which:

2. Plenty of games play favorites, Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed II, and Batman: Arkham Asylum are a just a few big titles that will do that this year to some degree, albeit small (much like having a XIII out slightly earlier on PS3).

3. Where are you getting this that Sony is not doing well on the market? If you compare month-after-month sales since launch for the PS3 and the 360, the PS3 has outperformed the 360 in a similar time series. Not to mention the PS3 has done much better in Japan, and has been said to have eclipsed the 360 in Europe.

4. You're largely exaggerating "grumblings" about the PS3 and its price - EA, Ubisoft, Namco Bandai, and Konami have all reported the PS3 as bringing in more revenue than the 360. In EA's case, it was even more than the Wii. Those are 4 of the biggest third party publishers in the industry. Also, you could say that's because Konami released MGS4 that year, but it just goes to show that they could have record revenue (which they did) by releasing a PS3 exclusive.

PS3 Selling More Games than XBox 360 with Smaller Install Base