A lot of people like to throw around numbers like the fact that the PS3 has to outsell the 360 by 113,000 units per week and simply leave it at that without doing the math in their head and realising that that is very possible.
PS3 will definitely not outsell the 360 by 113,000 units every week, however every week that the PS3 exceeds that number brings that weekly average down. The weeks of Uncharted 2's release, the 3 weeks surrounding Black Friday, the week of Final Fantasy XIII's releae in both Japan and the west, the week of Gran Turismo 5's release; All theses weeks are ones where the PS3 is likely going to outsell the 360 by a lot more than 113,000 and every time it does, it will bring down the ammount that it has to outsell the 360 during the off weeks.
Now people will say that it's impossible because Microsoft will have a price drop and Natal. Well, what if Natal doesn't become a huge system seller? The only way I can see Natal becoming really successful is if Microsoft bundles it with every 360, however for them to do this would mean that the 360 probably wouldn't be having a price cut. Also, what about Sony? What if Sony rolls out a massive ad campaign for their wands and they recieve a plethora of third-party support before Natal even arrives? Also what if Sony decides to price cut alongside Microsoft? It's certainly possible. Sony definitely has much more room to cut price at $299 than Microsoft does at $199 (179 in EU and JP).
I'm not saying that PS3 is likely to outsell the 360 in worldwide sales by the end of 2010, but if Sony manages to counter any success Natal has or match any price cut for the 360, then it's more than just possible.
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