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You know, I honestly think that rumors of lost exclusivity wouldn't even exist had Sony waited to launch the PS3. Sure, there's tons of great looking games waiting for us down the line, but on top of the fact that the PS3 isn't selling well now, it's costing Sony far more to make the PS3 than they sell it for, and the launch titles were far less superior than Sony claimed them to be, boasting spectacular titles for the future is the same thing that made the original Xbox fall behind. When the Xbox first came out, it was the biggest piece of crap on the planet. It looked great, but had a giant wrecking ball for a controller, and had very few powerhouse titles (DOA, Oddworld, etc.), and cost Microsoft far more to make than it was being sold for, but in the end, it ended up being a powerhouse player... still lacking behind, but in the end it was at least worth owning. The PS3 is shaping up to be the same way. The 360 is the current market leader, with the Wii trailing behind (you know Nintendo is loving that), and the PS3 last, especially considering the lack of gusto in their EU launch. If they had waited, or toned it down to compete with the 360 and Wii instead of trying to surpass it, FFXIII and all their other exclusive titles wouldn't even be in question. The PS3 would easily lock in the leading position that the PS2 held (and still holds in last-gen systems).
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