Of course, neither Sony's stumbles nor Nintendo's wins spell outright victory in the console wars.

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Did you get bored and decide to wade into the console wars to see what would happen?

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Furthermore, 2012 was officially the last year before the new console wars began.

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Gamers have become used to a business model where the next challenger in the console wars is always another console.

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As the current gen's console wars wind down in preparation for the coming wave, Sony's still playing a wee bit of catch up.

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We have a feeling they're going to shoot high and gun for second, but the stakes are higher than ever for round five of the console wars.

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Microsoft, a return missile lobbed in the console wars.

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Fifteen years later, entrenched in the console wars and caught in the crosswinds of massive shifts across the gaming industry, Sony Computer Entertainment once again reprises the role of the underdog as it prepares to meet the oncoming competition.

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But not all were ready to hand Sony the console-wars victory.

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