| dark_gh0st_b0y said: the difference will be just above 20m in the end, they are closing in at a very slow rate, and with the announcement of newer hardware their sales will drop |
The rate at which the 360 and PS3 outsell the Wii will not remain flat, that's a pretty unrealistic assumption. One must consider that the PS3 and 360 are displaying relatively stable sales trends; the PS3 has the potential to gain greatly from further price cuts; the Wii is currently trending downward at a rapid pace; and the WiiU entering the market before its competitors. I'd have to arrive to the conclusion that the only thing that could possibly prevent the PS3 from not only closing the gap, but overtaking the Wii entirely, would be the release of the PS4 within a year of the WiiU. That being said, if this likely scenario does occur, the PS3 will likely receive support along the same lines as the PS2 did allowing the system to continue to sell beyond the PS4's launch. The 360 may suffer the same fate as the original Xbox post 360 launch. Taking this all into account I'd have to estimate the total life to date hardware sales for the seventh generation consoles to look something like:
Wii - 110 million
PS3 - 100 million
360 - 85 million
I wonder how long fanboys will continue to bleat the so-called "Wii dominance"?
