All numbers up, America Ps3 very low?

[madskillz]

Wow at the Wii numbers. Expected with the 360 numbers. And Zucas, that's an interesting post about it not being the economy.

I tell you - I agree to a point, but look at it like this. Christmas is nearly a month away and folks are looking for value. They see the Wii is sold out and they see the 360 is $199. That $199 price point is winning folks over. Plus, I have a new Arcade 360 - and I love it. It runs a lot cooler, uses less voltage and has tons - I mean tons - of cheap games for under $20. Plus, MS is making it mandatory to use the NXE, you have to buy a HD - or a 512mb mem card. Do you smell what MS is cooking? Haha ... they are bringing ALL 360 Core and Arcade users into the fold. No more will PS3 folks claim the 360s don't have hard drive and can't run games off of the HD. No more will they be held back.

As a result of going from no-HD to an HD on most units, MS can NOW tout tons of features they couldn't. They can push the GT update and get more sales. They can push BC - play your Xbox games on your 360! - and Sony is left holding the bag and the only one standing when the music stops.

MS is going to leave the game in second - and working to emulate Ninny's success. PS3 will end up second later, but by then, who'll care?

In the end, Sony should have just stuck to the HD and left Blu Ray out. Sure, HD DVD would have won (it was beating the Blu Ray standalones with a stick) and the 360's RROD would have doomed it. My, how the tables have turned.