Will the PS3 overtake the XBox 360 in 2 years?

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evolution_1ne said:

Michael-5 said:

I think the only way PS3 will overtake 360 in overall sales is if PS4 comes out a year later then X-Box successor, and even then it's iffy.

In the 4 years since PS3's launch, PS3 sales have only been above 360 sales ocassionally during a big game release, and since the PS3 Slim. Now that the PS3's Slim effect has worn off, Microsoft has a temporary lead due to a slightly better fall lineup (Kinect > Move, Halo = GT5, Fable = LBP), and it's own Slim effect. In 2011, both Slim effects will have faded, and it will most likely be like it was before the PS3 slim effect. This isn't garenteed, but regardless Sony will be having a hard time just selling above the 360, nevermind catching up a potential 6 million console difference by the end of the year

and then Sony drops the price of the ps3 to 199.........

why oh why do people always seem to ignore the fact that the lowest selling ps3 sku is at 299, remember the ps3 during the time it slaughtered the 360 due to the price cut last year.......was STILL the most expensive console on the market....

Those were all the people who were waiting for a price drop. They were fans of Playstation that didn't want to spend $400-$600, but they'd buy a Slim for $300. Those people have all dried up and Sony isn't going to drop another hundred off the price becuase they only just started making a few bucks for each system sold. Sony also knows that if they drop MS will drop and they'll be losing money on their system and MS would get the same boost. We aren't gong to see a $199 PS3 untill within six months to a year of the next generation.