Obviously as the game library grows so will the desire to own a PS3, but more than a handful of must-have games will be needed to make the system itself a must-have and in all honesty after this holiday season we're not going to see the fantastic continued sales I think many are hoping the 40GB will bring in the long run. It will of course increase steady (non-holiday) sales beyond their current status just as the 60GB price drop did but the bulk of the increase will tapper off. Sure it will tapper off more slowly this time, but the real question is now what can Sony do to salvage their dissapearing third party support and exclusivity and how they can remain appealing to the customer.
Good games are on their way, but not fast enough and not with enough frequency to make the PS3 a PS2. And outside of Ratchet & Clank, Gran Turismo, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy and God of War there is really nothing to keep the PS3 from just turning into the home console version of the PSP a year or two down the road. Sony needs to find a pro-active way of increasing their product's appeal outside of games we already knew it was going to have and they could start by trying to appeal to the demographics that made the PS and PS2 a success instead of solely (and unsuccessfully) trying to chip away at the limited hardcore demographic which MS still reigns as king over.
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