To say Microsoft rushed the 360 would be the video game understatement of the century. BUT, to think that the PS3 is anywhere near being ready (or isn't going to suffer the same shortages and problems as the 360) is incredibly foolish. It's become clear in the aftermath of the 360 launch that Microsoft didn't intentionally create shortages, rather they simply kept with their launch window knowing full well that they couldn't possibly meet any sort of demand schedule. With this generation, basically everything is going to take longer. There's not going to be a PS3 before christmas of next year, nor is there going to be a Halo 3 in 2006. Xbox 360 games like Gears of War are going to see huge delays, and the PS3's launch games like MGS4 will be seen as "underwhelming" when compared to the pre-rendered trailers. Welcome to world of hype.

(sorry for the rant)