Well, its just out, the NPD #'s for September. It was a bloodbath for Sony, on 2 fronts.

First and foremost, was the explosive growth and sales of the XBOX 360. With a little game called HALO3, console sales topped 527,800 units. The Wii was at 501,000 units.

Game sales were an astronomical 3.3 MILLION units for Halo3 in the 6 days after release.

Next highest game was a Wii title at 274,000 units.

The Second major issue is the continued success of the PS2, with 215,000 units sold.
The PS3 managed sales of approximatly 119,400 units.

This begs the question, is the Sony support of the PS2 actually causing a drain on potential PS3 customers? And will the $400 NON BW compatible PS3 be enough
to draw PS2 consumers into the HD fold?

Here is a link, less anyone in shining armour wants to "verify" the info:

http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=17836

MS was soundly beaten in the press for 1. Killing the Xbox when the 360 came out, 2. Not offering "100% BW Compat". But in retrospect, did they do it right? All new MS customers are buying the new system. And by Sony dropping BW compat, is it an implicit nod that perhaps MS was correct, and its not "necessary" to have it?

Not really looking for a flame war about what system is "best", just some basic questions about business decisions that have been made by both giants.