Question Of The Week Discusses 'First Mover' Advantage

The "Question Of The Week" feature, a specific industry-related question to be answered by professional game developers and Gamasutra readers, discussing whether the first next-generation console released will necessarily gain the greatest market share, as Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo begin their fight for dominance. The new question, which can be answered at the official Question Of The Week page until July 12th, is: "Is the 'first mover' advantage an important factor in launching a next-generation console? What factors could potentially outweigh it?" As with the previous questions, the best responses will be compiled into an article to be published on the site, and users can either respond publically, with their name and company specifically cited, or anonymize their answers if they wish.