@bolded:  Yeah, I completely agree with your point here.  I've said that as well; the Wii was a phenomenon at a mass-market price and came bundled with a game that was revolutionary that everyone was talking about.  The PS4, on the other hand, doesn't have any particular game that is moving the console en masse and is not in the "impulse buy" price range, yet its sales are amazing.

I think that it comes down to two main things:  First, the PS4 is a sure thing for the 8th gen, regardless of what the competition does.  Even if someone is considering picking up a WiiU or an XB1 somewhere down the line, the PS4 is definitely a safe buy for anyone who is anxious to jump into next-gen because it'll have all of the big 3rd party games - and the best versions at that.

And second, most people are aware that there won't be a price reduction any time soon, and the price is not prohibitively expensive at $399.  Sony is in no position financially to take a loss by dropping the price, and even if they could, it would be absurd to leave money on the table when the console is selling the way it is currently - not to mention that their closest competitor is the one who will need a price drop first.

And you're basing this on what exactly? Historical precedent suggests you're wrong, and that console gaming has become ever more mainstream over time, at least in America and Europe (in Japan the market has remained stagnant at best over the decades). Even if the Wii U's lackluster sales result in lower total hardware unit sales this generation, I still think demand is sufficient to propel combined PS4 & XBO sales well ahead of combined PS3 and 360 sales, and that the PS4 will be the overall global market leader due to the majority of Xbox sales being concentrated in America. I don't think we've seen the last 100+ million seller in the console market. If you're one of those people that think most gamers are going to completely abandon console gaming just to play dinky little games like Candy Crush, well, to me that's like saying that people are going to abandon Ford, GM, and Toyota for Huffy and Schwinn.

It's crazy Sony is going to have no stock for the boost that Infamous will create.

Just don't be misled by all this high demand. It is a short term thing. We live in a console age where front loaded sales is the norm, and this will also apply to PS4. AND last gen was so long that there is much more pent up demand this time than there has been for the start of previous generations. People who bought PS3 in 2006/7/8 are all ready and willing to buy a new console. Whereas in the past only people who bought in the first year or 18 months were ready to buy a new console in the launch period.

Demand will taper off fast once all that early gen craziness has worked itself out. Just like Wii was a fad that went on for a quite a while, PS4 demand is also a fad, of sorts, that will fade.

PS4 will not outsell PS3 lifetime. Growth in the console market is a myth, it's gonna shrink this gen.

Having said that, current numbers are still impressive and I will enjoy them while they last.