given that wk 2 sales of the slim greatly surpassed the expectations, i think the equilibrium point for the rest of the year will be closer to 200k...especially with all the great games slated for holiday release. i won't speculate on the christmas spike, but i think it is very conservative to say that the ps3 will outsell the 360 by around 50k until the new year.
some of you think the 360 will jump noticeably after odst. i am not so sure. i don't really think that there are all these gamers waiting for it to jump on the 360 bandwagon. halo3 already snagged the halo fans that weren't on board. who is left? i don't believe that there are that many halo fans left to account for the spike.
the ps3, on the other hand, had an extraordinary amount of people waiting for the price to drop so they could get one. also, the prices being the same means that future purchases for children will be more balanced between the two systems. the major ammo that worked in the 360's favor is gone. microsoft needs a new franchise to pull new buyers.
sony has gt5, ffxxxxxwhatever, and gow3 that are all new and very big franchises. the tide has turned, and everything is going sony's way.
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