@jarrod

If MS ever has a winning console, I imagine some Atari fans (I´m sure they still exist :P) will be really glad to see an American system on top again (something no one´s seen since the Atari 2600).

One of the consequences of the crash in 1983 was how the dominance shifted from the U.S. to Japan due to the success of the NES....all 'winning' systems have been Japanese since then...some of those Atari fans probably want to see an American system be the dominant force once again.

Yeah I think the majority of the generation is already done. This generations hardware sales to date (Wii, 360, PS3) = 77.17% of last gens (PS2, Xbox, GC) hardware sales to date. Even taking into account predicted increased demand this generation, I think its safe to say the generation is more than half-way done. A $200 PS3 slim and 360 Elite will produce a really nice boost but those who get the systems then will be late adopters (ok maybe not. Maybe theyll still be considered late majority).

It's not gonna be either Microsoft or Sony.

Don't be surprised if Nintendo gets 100% marketshare eventually. Now that would be surprising to a lot of people.

In reference to your signature, it looks like Kevin Butler has been working his way down the management chain.  Eventually he is going to be part-time sales clerk at Best Buy the way things are going.  And yes, people will get MORE than enough share of da BOOM from him.

If any hardware giant gets 100% marketshare, that will only hurt the industry.

Why are you always SAYING MIKE FROM MORGANTOWN WHEN YOU POST!

I cant believe you guys think thats sony almost used all of its trump cards. First of all i dont think the PS3 "slim" is actually sony's ps3 slim. It was just a way to cut prices so they can compete. In all interviews sony never refers to the new model as the ps3 slim. even on the box it doesnt say ps3 slim. I have a felling that in a year or two sony will redesign the ps3 again and it will be slimmer. Who knows sony might be successful with the MOVE. There is a chance they can bundle MOVE with GT5 if GT5 has Move support. Who knows? I actually think Sony will catch up to microsoft this gen.

Nope, the OP is right.

Unless there is some killer app (like wii fit) that literally forces the 30m users to want Natal/Move (and that's a big if) they will be far less than 20% of the userbase and do absolutley nothing for the overall product.

MS/Sony really needed to wait for the next gen to introduce motion of their own. 97% of games that are going to have support for Natal/Move will also have standard controls and that is what the greater majority of existing gamers will be happy with. Wii was successful because the standard controller was the wiimote.

However, I think there is a small chance PS3 can still catch 360 in the long run IF it last on the market at least a year longer than the 360 does.

It's his signature. Just happens to be a real one- unlike most of the sigs on this site.

Actually, its not his sig as its in the quotable box. That means he actually has to type it in each time.

However, its pretty good that he never forgets.