I like the redesign. It may seem unorthodox to many who see it for the first time with the sliding tray. Maybe other people will like it better when they see it in stores. If it has a price cut this year I would imagine that the late adopters in the United States would boost sales. People are tight with their money right now, so I would say a safe number would be 11 to 12 million units sold worldwide.
Japan is another beast altogether. I would go higher with my estimate if that market wasn't so console averse this generation. The best market will probably be Europe as it is now (unless the new design is hated more than a price drop). I've never seen this industry have so many twists and turns. If this were NEC or Sega I would think the PS3 would have been replaced 4 years ago. I'm glad they stayed with it since I enjoy my PS3.
