I was driving from home a short holiday this morning when I heard the PS3 news on the radio. Radio 5 actually covered the sorry situation fairly accurately, especially when the presenter mentioned how "happy" Microsoft must be feeling right now. Happy? I'd imagine staff at Microsoft Europe are probably still jumping around their offices like 5 year-olds overdosed on Tango. Christmas 2006 is sewn up and Sony are suffering a PR crisis. And there are a pile of a tasty looking goodies - Gears of War, Just Cause - due out on the 360 in the coming months. A point only confirmed by Lego Star Wars 2 and Test Drive Unlimited waiting for me on my mat when I arrived home.
Could the next few months be the high point for the 360? Unchallenged in the "hardcore" console market - Nintendo's Wii is likely to appeal to a different, or at least complementary, audience - and with the first real next-gen stuff coming through. Sony is likely to regain market leadership at some point in the next cycle - PlayStation is such a powerful brand - but like Blair, Sony's time at the top is under threat.
