| llewdebkram said: Even at 'only' 5 million ahead, that's still a comfortable cushion for next year. |
Yes you said it, for next year. But not much longer if MS cant turn around the trend and manage to sell more consoles after it has peaked already and in the fifth year (i think only DS has achieved this)
Natal can be a decent success but 2010 will be the first full year for the PS3 with a 299 price and it has also motion controls. And I am confident we will see a 50 Dollar Pricecut in fall. So even if Natal will be a decent success it wont be enough. The PS3 already has sold more in 2009 then the Xbox in 2008 and until september the PS3 had horrible sales. 2010 will be probably the peak year of PS3. MS has good software too but has it software which will move more systems then PS3 ? Natal has not just to sell well, it has to make up for the deficit until Natal and it has not only to outsell their own 2008 peak which would be massive but also the 2009 year of the PS3 and most likely even the 2010 Ps3s year. And all this in its fifth year. It would be an achievment of historical magnitude in the videogame industry.
Natal has to be the biggest thing we have seen until the Wii to satisfy the expectations of some. I dont say it cant happen i just cant believe it, I will know it after I actually saw it or played with Natal.
