Does anyone think PS3 can realistically get to second place?

[Michael-5]

TheNoobHolocaust said:

The real question is does anyone think it won't. The majority of the people on this site believe it will surpass 360 sometime within the next year or two.

Don't impose your opinions as the feelings of everyone on the website here buddy. PS3 had 1 year where it outsold the 360, and now it outsells the 360 by roughly 30,000 unit a week. IF Sony holds this trend all year (which I don't beleive will happen with Halo, Gears and Natal), thats a 1.5 million units a year difference. With a 5 million unit difference, that would take a little over 3 years to catch up, and by then Microsoft at least wil have released a successor

My opinion is that Sony will remain in position number 3, and Microsoft will make sure of it. Microsoft can drop it's price still, where if Sony did, it would lose money on the PS3 again. The only reason PS3 sales jumped last year, and remain up are because of the PS3 Slim, and the $300 price tag. Guess what Microsoft is doing this fall?? A rumoured 360 slim, a price drop, and Natal which unlike the Move, is inovative. Gran Turismo 5 is not enough to prevent this.

I'll agree this website has a lot more PS3 fanboys then Microsoft, but this temporary lead has gotten to your heads. Yes Sony is pushing more PS3's then Microsoft is pushing 360's in Japan and now Europe, but Japans Market is tiny, and only accounts for 5 million PS3's. The NA market is the biggest, and all the big HD games target the american audience. Call of Duty, Halo, GTA, Red Dead Redemption, etc.

So realistically, no I do not think PS3's sales will ever surpass 360's sales. I would even be surprised if they reduce the difference to less then 5 million units (360's initial lead due to its one year head start)