The PS3 might not be able to overtake the 360

[MikeB]

Squilliam said:

MikeB said:

Galaki said:
PS3 lost the second spot 6 months ago.

I doubt that, the PS3 install base worldwide excluding North America the platform is already ahead, this despite a 1 year and 5 months 360 headstart for Europe and more so for other regions.

North America needs some work from Sony, but I think nothing is really lost.

 

All that head start means is that Microsoft will have an extra year to sell hardware/software. The actual consoles will decline at the same time in the generation because they are essentially the same machines. If they don't decline together then the PS3 will decline first as the losing machine generally does and recent trends are starting to indicate.

 

I don't agree, the PS3 is wel specced to last much longer than the 360. For the long run the PS3 has far more headroom for price cuts and bestseller console sellers will hit the market.

And the PS3 is doing much better than the 360 did taking equal timeframes worldwide, this at a much higher entry pricing and sequels to hit PS2 games being released onto the market at a slower pace (more experitmental stuff early on).