The issue is this: In all reality, there are only 2 horses in the biggest sales race: Sony and Nintendo. MS isn't a compeditor, as there is a 0.0% chance it will win Japan, the 2nd biggest market, thus eliminating them from the race. We must focus on what strengths Sony is going to have to actually beat the powerhouse that is the Wii - there's nearly a 4m unit gap that seems to be widening. Sony has to focus on their titles, and securing multi-plat X360 games. The Wii isn't competition for the PS3 as much as the DS is. Ironically, most support is going from the PS3 to the DS, and not to the Wii. Because of this, it might not help the Wii as much as it's hurting the PS3. Despite this, Sony has to focus on increasing sales next year, and the year after that, as Sony will never get up if it can't secure future titles like FF 14, new Dragon Quest games, more Capcom, Namco and EA games. If it can keep those + broker new deals with T2, it stands a chance. However, the real question will be how well Sony does in Europe. The 360, although not in competition for the grand title, will be a much more fierce competitor for the PS3, as it's the only system capible of stealing games fro PS3, to which it's done a great job thus far. To really stop the hemmoraging, Sony has to ensure that despite the 360 getting so many new games, that they keep alot. If anything, Sony NEEDS to start shipping about twice the titles it is via their own 1st party and 2nd party, as they've seem to tied both consoles for 3rd party exclusives.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
