The PS3 could never lose. That analyst was a moron. Probably paid by M$. I never lost faith that the PS3 was going to sell more than X360. As it is happening now at least in terms of shipped units (and I'd like to check the number of trashed X360 due to RRODs).
Instead I give you a bold prediction: next gen will be the one of PS4. Again. Unless MS will drop that extortion for the XBL Gold. Not as much as the PS2 did, but clearly on top. The PSN is solid (and secure) now, it offers many great service and best of all it is for free. The PS4 will still include a Blu Ray drive (you can bet on this), probably just (much?) faster, that will give a step up to the Wii U. And then there will be the exclusives. We know: Playstation Exclusives… Playstation Exclusives never end… :D