DFC Intelligence predicts PS3 to take 40-50% of current gen hardware sales

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The PS3 has already started to really take off. I am very sure these analysts are expecting the system to spread like wildfire once the price drops down to the $299 and then $199 price points. Their is just to much Sony has going for the PS3. No other console comes close to matching the number of exclusive set for the next year on PS3. It will be imposible for MS or Nintendo to match Sony hit for hit on the software front. Sony just has to much internal development, and they continue to grow every year.

Blu-ray is going to become the standard well before this generation is over. No one is predicting new consoles tell at least 2012, with 2013 a possibility. Buy the end of 2010 Blu-ray will be over 40% of the market, and PS3 will be at $249, with stand alones reaching as low as $79. This can only help the PS3 as consumers look to get into the Blu-ray market, and research the best value they can get.

The only wildcard these analysts are betting on is the Wii momentum slowing down. It is really hard to predict what will happen to the Wii once the PS3 reaches an acceptable price point. The demand is obvious for the PS3 even at a above market price. I feel that with the conectivity between PS3 and PSP, the ever expanding PSN, the growth of Blu-ray, a unmatchable line-up of exclusive games, and price cuts the PS3 and PSP are going to continue to sell better and better. The less advanced Nintendo products will stat to suffer in the next year as Sony products fall to the mass market prices.