YOY YTD... numbers have changed a bit since VGC 2.0 implementation.

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@ kowenicki

289K is ~9% difference. If PS3 manages to finish it's lifetime sales 9% behind the 360 that's a pretty close run race, considering the 360's LTD lead at the moment is over 25%. PS3 consistently selling at about 90% of the 360 through 2009 means predictions of the PS3's imminent demise are way overblown. Staying in that close touch to the 360 at this point guarantees that PS3 will achieve a solid 3rd place at least and provide a reasonable base from which to launch the PS4. 289K nearly 5 months into the year can be reigned in if Sony has a game changing 2nd half '09. By game changing I mean a PS3 price drop AND a general improvement in world economic conditions, I think it will take both of these for the general public to start buying the PS3 over the 360 in significant numbers. And finally 289K is a heck of a lot better from the PS3 perspective than 367K, which is what it was back in the VGC 1.0 day.

All in all it is closer than I would have guessed.

However, PS3 won't make its rather optimistic 13 million target by sitting behind 360 by 9%. It's unlikely to even make 8 figures in that position.

I think the total YoY TD console sales being down makes more sense considering the economic conditions cf last year.