Rol, you're right. I was accidentally including some holiday 2006 sales in my chart so the 360 will probably come in around 8m this year.
And I keep hearing the "people who want the games for 360 already own the console" thing even after the huge spike post-price cut and Halo 3 launch. It's quickly becoming a strawman argument. The console seems to be selling itself. Before Halo 3, people were claiming that the Halo fans already owned the console and that Halo wouldn't move many consoles. Then the price cut hit and sales jumped. People said it was because Halo 3 is coming. Then Halo 3 launched and sales soared again. People said it was because of Halo. Now, over a month after the Halo launch, 360 sales are still high. The argument is becoming pretty worn out.
News flash: next year when the 360 cuts its price again, more people will buy the console. There are still plenty of people who haven't jumped on board simply because of cost. Halo, Gears, and the other good games don't magically go away after six months. They become part of an established library that will continue to move consoles for the rest of the 360's life span. Also, the argument that because RE5 and GTA won't move consoles because they're multi-plat is ridiculous. The 360 has, and will always have, a price advantage over the PS3. That in itself guarantees many people will opt for Microsoft's console over Sony when they want those games.
It's amazing how many people consider the 360 to be the next Dreamcast, even if they don't fully acknowledge what they're arguing.
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