Ending this year,Starting 08.(PS3)

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Jandre02 said:
GT5P is being released in Japan. Dont underestimate GT5P. Its the first real proven title to be released in Japan, and if the Wii has proven anything, it has shown that 100,000 in a week is feasible.

70,000 in Japan, 220,000 in Others, 205,000 in America. Thats 500,000 in one week. More than possible. You cant compare it to the 360 because the PS3 has an extra region on its side, Japan. Also, it has better new software than the 360 had at this point to boost sales.

476,000
540,000
325,000

Close enough to 1.4m. And the PS3 is really in a better position to sell well with UT3, Uncharted/Singstar in Europe, GT5P in Japan.

 Where the PS3 has Japan the 360 was that much stronger in the US and EU.  Once again the fact the sales numbers are close is all the indication you should need that it balances out, because it does.

As for having better software I would first say it is subjective but secondly I think the 360 had a fairly solid hardware lineup for the '06 holiday.  I will let someone who knows the console better debate the individual merits but I am quite confident that they are comparable at the very least.

Once again I will point out that I didn't say it was impossible...just that it wasn't likely. If it does hit 8.5m it will definitely be a good 3 weeks of sales for the PS3 and it could very well turn into momentum for the following year.