21st February 2005, 4:13 PM
Yeah, I know the thinking, like 'the early bird gets the worm', but as has been pointed out, in gaming that's often not true... did the Dreamcast win because of its early arrival? The 3D0? Etc. Sure, it's not always all bad... it probably helped the Genesis. But it's not a definite path to success and it can leave the system with an earlier end than the competition as with their later release dates they also have better technology and can win in the end... I don't understand why MS would think that release this year would be a big boost to their chances of upstaging Sony (which is what they care about). It doesn't usually seem to work that way.