Will the PS3 EVER reach 40 million?

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kars said:

BTFeather55 said:

      I don't know how it is going to be selling in such low numbers with such huge exclusives as God of War III, ... and Gran Turismo 5 all on the way.

Difficult to say, but look at Resistance 2, Motorstorm 2 and even LBP. All good titles but you can't say that they really moved consoles. Instead the PS-3 sold more or less on a steady rate, bu6t while the Wii and the Xbox360 after the price cut, sell consoles to casual gamers, the PS-3 stays trageted at film enthusiasts and hardcore gamers. Better and cheaper BluRay players make the PS-3 less attractive but even with a price cut the PS-3 might have trouble to reach the casual gamers, till it can reach at least the 250$ mark.

Considering these elements and the weak economy, which will have an even stronger impact in the next year, I wouldn't be surprised if the PS-3 might sell less than 7 million consoles in the next year.

Everything after that would be pure guess work.

 

unlike the games you mentioned god of war and gran turismo are last gen games taking the (full) jump. Look at metal gear solid 4. Same will happen.. only with GT it'll be on a bigger scale.