The PS2's success apears to be holding the PS3 back.

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the ps2 is actually a option for those wiiling to enjoy the games sony offers but don´t wanna pay the new gen prices. Even the $250 for a wii is high if compared with a $129 for a ps2. So probably the people buying ps2 are preocupied with price. they wouldn´t care to buy a nextgen console just yet. And the ps3 is pulling excellent numbers for it price. the x360 is the same price as wii and yet behind in sales. The ps3 expensive console already sold 1,5 mln units over x360 this year, so the x360 only reason for being ahead is the early launch. When the ps3 becames reasonably priced( $370 for the top SKu and $299 for the lowest) then the sales will skyrocket.