Will sony make the biggest turn around in gaming history?!?!?!

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I do see some signs of this - but its more due to the 360 weakening (UK was never its strongest market to start with), and the PS3 picking up due to price cuts (etc...).

PS3 sales in Europe dropped by 30% (!) last week, which is pretty significant. If the 40Gig model fails to take off (i.e. Sony has misread the market, and the importance of PS2 compat) sales could drop even more significantly - and they could be in for a sucky Xmas.

360 is still trouncing the PS3 in the US (next week will be critical), and PS3 sales have been so lacklustre in Japan (even post new models & price drop - sales only increased by around 6k / week!) - that even with the 360 selling almost 0 units, the difference hasn't been enough to really hurt MS.

The danger for Sony comes in the next few weeks in Japan - where MS has a real chance of building some solid momentum. If Ace Combat sells 100k (over a couple of weeks), and the 360 sales boost to 10k / week (or more) - there will be a real danger of the 360 outselling the PS3 in Japan (at least over a short term) - or at least nullifying Sony's "home ground advantage".

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What I find amazing is this: even with the (relatively) piss-poor performance of the 360 in Japan - the PS3 is only 700k units ahead.

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And as for "biggest turn around in gaming history" - that is a load of bolony. Sony has gone from an unassailable #1 position (just 2 years ago?) in the console space - to being in serious risk of not only coming 3rd - but having "failures" with both the CELL & BluRay (never have lived up to expectations).

If Sony does come third this gen, THAT will be the "biggest turn around in gaming history". Anything else, will be a minor face saving gesture.