RetroGamingUK
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It already happened way before that.
Xbox took a nosedive during the second half of X360 when games slowed down. It was their best shot to get ahead of Playstation and despite 18 months head start, lower price and solid output during the first half of the gen, they still messed up.
At the time it really felt like Xbox was the future.
I got one in 2006 with Gears of War and whenever friends (who weren't hugely into gaming) asked me which console to get I'd always say 360.
Looking back those early 360 years were just a blip.