PS3 widening the gap with 360: gap is now 1 million

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Somini said:

Conegamer said:
Yeah, probably. Not by much but it'll grow. Also, the gap is more like 930k but the point still stands.

I no longer feel like the PS3 will get near 100mil however. 90-95mil most likely. Which is still incredible considering the beginning of the gen.

One thing i've noticed about you, is that while you're no troll, you're always very pessimistic about anything PlayStation and very optimistic when it comes to Nintendo. Not taking a dig at you, so don't think i'm attacking you or anything of the sort, but have you noticed that?

It's pretty much certain by now that the PS3 will surpass 100 million units and the Wii sales as well. Expect it to happen somewhere before the summer of 2016. 

 

Well, it might be realistic.  The PS4 is "only" releasing at $400 so the initial gap won't be as big as PS2 vs PS3, which might lead more people to jump to PS4.  Also, it is getting harder and harder for companies to justify FABing a custom chip for 10+ years.  Finally, what about USED system sales.  I think more people on this site are concerned with the 100M mark than Sony is. 

Bottom line is overall the PS3 was successful.  You don't need to hit some arbitrary number to prove that.  Especially after a rough start compared to the PS2.  It's "legs" were impressive.  I definitely don't think 100 million is certain like you say, but I wouldn't rule it out completely either.  Definitely going to be a stretch.

IMO, the console generations will get shorter and shorter.