A price drop (slimline?), Killzone 2 and God of War 3 early in 2009 could attract a lot of hardcore gamers. Then GT5 and Final Fantasy XIII bundles for christmas and things should be rolling! 8-)
I have no doubts GOW3 will be amazing, I love the God of War series and if part three shows off the PS3 anyway like those games showed off the PS2 we are in for a treat!