PS3 attach ratio has crept steadily upwards to 8.93 on the last chart. A strong turnaround in software is partly due to new slim owners filling out their library with older titles like MGS4, Fallout 3, UC 1 + 2 etc. and partly due to the first HD release of some of PS' most important IPs. Even GOW3's weekly totals seem like a small percentage of 1.8m/wk to me.
The 360 has had a few million sellers in 2010 but their best are yet to come. We'll see if Natal gives 360 the short term sw boost that slim gave PS3. It will be tough to tell with Reach, Fable 3 etc. releasing in the pre-holiday season. If GT5 does come through it will offset but not cancel out a 360 advantage. I would guess natal will have about half the impact as slim but that really depends on pricing, games and a possible reaction by Sony.
PS3 is unlikely to bridge the 110 m sw gap or the 1.8 tie ratio differential completely but it's headed in the right direction. It must be pointed out that M$ have maintained their HW and SW leads while turning a profit. Sony have sacrificed profit for hw sales and the profit that will bring. They may not be able to justify another pricecut so soon. Time will tell.
