The problem being most of them posting comments on this thread are considering PS3 sales to go down the drain immediately with the launch of next-gen consoles. This however will not be the case. That's why prices are cut and that undeniably would be the sole sustaining factor for the consoles to survive the late-phase in their cycle.
PS3 has outsold Wii U 59 % from launch. Xbox 720 or PS4 being a GPU powerhouse 4 or 5 times stronger than their predecessor is not going to create a dent in the sales. However, it would be idiotic to say that there won't be any decline at all. PS2 continued to sell at a respectable rate even in 2007 when God of WAR 2 was the priced exclusive. Many consumers at the E3 2006 expo were held back at the idea to buy the then next gen consoles (360 or PS3) when GOW 2 could pull an amazing feat on PS2.
The large chunk of growing user-base in Europe and Japan will continue to contribute for the sales of both PS3 hardware and software units for a longer period. This could be owing to its multiple quality exclusives. MGS4, God of War 3 and many JRPGs will still find a gaming audience. I'm not excluding Americas and other regions under the EMEA as there will be a minimal yet sustainable contribution from them too. And this makes a mention about how Sony‘s marketing failures in the region proved costly against its competitors. But over the longer period certain lessons were learnt and they rectified some of them beginning with the launch of the slim model in 2009 at a competitive price. The price point will be reduced to a level appealing to the mass-market until 2016.
This post is also targeting at those who believe that PS3 will never surpass Wii. How are Wii and Wii U doing currently in comparison to PS3? What are the reasons for them doing so? These are the questions one need to know the answers to, before blatantly opposing the probabilities put forth by articles such as by this thread’s title as well.
