I think the most important number here, is not the lead of overall hardware sales, but rather the month to month pace of system sales.
If If Xbox maintains a 6 million console lead over PS3 over 5 years, then 50 million over 44 million isn't that big of a deal. But if Xbox continued to outpace PS3 over 5 years, then you see those crazy numbers where Xbox will have a definite lead of 70 million to 30 milllion or whatever.
I saw Wii numbers jump today from 6.66 to 6.92 Million. Did anyone catch what the other numbers were for Xbox and PS3? If PS3 is keeping pace with Wii, then it's doing ok. But if its getting outpaced, then its digging itself a hole.
Xbox still has a 3 million unit lead over Wii, so if it can match Wii's pace with big games, then it could nurse its lead to victory.
