Cognitive dissonance: Wii U won't reach 25 million, but PS3 will reach Wii lifetime.

[kristianity77]

I can't see the PS3 getting to Wiis figures, not a chance.

Assuming that VGChartz is reasonably close with their numbers, the the PS3 so far this year has sold 600,000 consoles (to 21st March). So you could assume that it might well sell another 2 million over the course of 2015.

So you could be looking at the PS3 being on 87.5 million end of 2015.

Beyond that date you can only see the PS3 sales diminishing at a quicker rate.

So lets say its 2 million for 2016, 1.5 million for 2017, 1 million for 2018. That leaves us at somewhere between 91-92 million. Will the PS3 even be manufactured at that point? Difficult to call but you'd imagine that the games by then will have totally dried up. So my guess it, PS4 will get to about 92.5 million before time is called.

As for the Wii U, it's got literally no chance of hitting 25 million. I'd say less chance that the PS3 hitting 100.

I'd be surprised if the Wii U made it to 20 to be honest all in all.