[Blackmane]

I don't know about it being a mistake for Microsoft to release the Xbox2 early. It all depends on how much quality is put into the design of the console and how much effort is put into the launch library. If it launches with a quality list of games and is a powerful quality machine, then they will have a good chance of getting the edge on the other consoles and may be able to pull some more life out of it next-gen.

But, the Dreamcast was released earlier than PS and the 64....