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Reasonable said:
I think that the chance of Slim/Price pushing PS3 way ahead of 360 are, well, slim.

I think that the chance it puts PS3 a little ahead of 360 or roughly even by end of gen are pretty good

I think that the slim/price change will definitely see a sustained increase in demand.

I think that the slim/price plus FF and GT in Japan will see the console leave the 360 far behind over next 12 months there.

I think it's fairly likely the slim/price will give PS3 the edge in Others vs 360 over time, particularly when GT finally lands, GoW3, etc.

I think 360 will remain dominant choice for many US gamers.

I think the MS price cut and secure supply of games, plus its huge acceptance in US, will keep it on track overall.

I think it will also do well in Others even though it will slip very slowly behind PS3 by the end of the gen.

I think it will continue roughly as is in Japan but will struggle, unless inordinate amounts of effort are made (either by selling the console at a silly price, or paying for excessive levels of RPGS, etc.) to gain much further traction in terms of increasing base weekly demand.

There are a lot of variables involved, and they vary by market of course, which is part of the fun, but I could see this going in lots of different directions.

In the end though, I think the core elements of this gen are looking more fixed - big comeback by Nintendo whatever happens, great improvement by MS vs Xbox and definate wobble, by Sony, stabilized somewhat during the gen.

Still, next year when Natal and the Wand hit we can watch everything go back up in the air again (maybe).

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