No they made a business decision to get the 360 launched before the PS3, taking too many shortcuts and not implementing the techology that will see them through for the next 5-7yrs... It could have paid off, but it hasn't..
Same way as Sony delayed the PS3 to implement it as a Bluray player... And things are showing that this delay has paid off.
I certainly don't agree with the logic,
It's all very well saying they made a mistake in hindsight, but you are inferring that they deliberately made the mistake by making a silly decision, I can't see how else they could have feasibly handled it.
The problem is you are saying Sony deliberately delayed the PS3 to be a BR player, this is not true, It was always part of the plan to have BR and launch earlier then they did, had the BR diodes been productionable and available, the PS3 would have launched at the same time as the 360..
MS did not have the option of BR at all, parts wheren't in production, and it's Sony's technology, the only way to have had BR would have been to have waited until months/years after the PS3 launched, which is just not feasble, and would have meant pulling the 360 no doubt.
The only question is over whether they could have reasonably delayed and included HD-DVD in every console and used it for games, but since they are a 3rd party to HD-DVD, it failing has much more impact for them, as someone has to 'press' all the disks, and if it's only for your hardware, you end up having to just about own your own pressing plant..
I think the choice they made, although not perfect has worked out the best for them..
