With Microsoft stumbling out of the gate and Nintendo's mediocre marketing strategy for the Wii U, Sony's PlayStation 4 virtually floated to the top by default. Half a decade into the platform's lifespan, the console boasts a respectable lineup of exclusives and unique features, but slim pickings were the name of the game throughout the hardware's infancy. God of War and Persona 5 are fantastic, but never forget that the console launched with Killzone: Shadow Fall and Knack.
It seems hard to fathom when Sony was the scrappy newcomer to the console world, foolishly challenging industry titans Nintendo and Sega. Fast forward 25 years, and PlayStation has comfortably led three of the four console generations it has participated in. Sure, it might be too early to officially “call” PlayStation 4's victory in the current race, but its lead of nearly 50+ million units shipped over the currently second-place Xbox One is a gap that is unlikely to be caught. Sony's hubris going into the previous generation led to the company making some early mistakes with the PlayStation 3 that saw a lot of gamers flocking to the Xbox 360, and combined with the surprising success of Nintendo's Wii, Sony found itself in the rare position of being in last place. With that in mind, the company knew it had a lot to prove with the PS4, and in an ironic twist of fate, Microsoft was the one making the early mistakes this time around with the Xbox One and helped the PS4 get a quick lead that it hasn't lost since.
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