Maybe on the internet forums, but in real life, people don't come flocking into stores when a new game comes out to buy a system.  

If you need any proof of that, look at GT5.  The game that was going to close the gap, the savior of the ps3, didn't have much of any noticeable impact on sales.  

Like I said, small bumps is all we will see from here on out.  The Libarary of games are pretty much established, there are multiple games on each console that could appeal to different demographics, so it isn't like one game is going to push a huge amount of people to one system.  

The time for system sellers is over, now all the console manufacturers are doing is trying to retain owners interest with new captivating software.  

Edit: On second thought, there is still a limited market for systems sellers, but it is on Kinect and Move, as both peripherals try to appeal to a casual demographic that neither the ps3 or xbox had before.  However, there aren't going to be any core games that are going to cause more than a slight bump for a week or two.  So all this Killzone or Gears talk is useless.  They'll move software, not hardware.

I think it's fair to blame 360's low sales in January on shortages when Microsoft themselves announced shortages for at least the month of January, and noting that on the prior week PS3 marginally outsold the 360, but this week, the week of LBP2's launch 360 outsold the PS3. 360 was selling about 30% in November and December, why would that stop in January? Kinect is still outselling everything else, except LBP2 on launch week, but I guess we will have to wait until next week to see if 360 opens the gap a bit more or not.

GT5 barely budged PS3 system sales, and GT is quite literally 10x as big of a franchise. Twisted Metal will not push a noticable amount of consoles. Last Guardian might push consoles in the grand scheme, but on week 1 you will probably not see a boost, at least no more then the boost LBP2 gave, so maybe 15%?

Also, please use periods! That entire comment was one giant sentance and it's hard to read when it's all expressed as a single point.

Did you look at the link? 16 360 titles, compared to 18 PS3 titles, and in the grand scheme the sum of all the 360 games will sell more then the sum of all the PS3 games. Ontop of that, chances are MS has more Kinect titles planned that we just don't know about, I just can't see Sony supporting the Move as much as MS supports Kinect.

There is no reason to beleive PS3 has more software in 2011. It just has more sequels. Of the games listed 8/16 360 games are sequels/prequel (and thats counting Star Wars Kinect as a sequel), and 13/18 of the PS3 games are sequels/prequels, plus one straight HD port (ICO Collection).

I just don't understand how you think PS3 has this massivly larger software lineup, because I've shown it doesn't. Yea you say Sony will likely announce 7 more titles (ontop of the rumoured titles included in the first 18), making 25 exclusives for 2011, but if thats the case, MS will likely announce significantly more Kinect titles.

In the end, you just mock the 360 lineup because it's star titles are sequels (Gears 3, Forza 4, maybe a Halo remake, and Project Dragoon/Steel Batallion for Kinect), but in reality PS3 is the same (Uncharted 3, Killzone 3, LBP2, Twisted Metal, and The Last Guardian).

Also if you've ever played The Last Remnant, it's pretty good. It was ported to PC, just never PS3 because Square Enix and Tri-Ace agreed to make 3 of their RPG's 360 exclusive outside of Japan (Infinite Undiscovery, The Last Remnant, and Star Ocean). This is the same concept as Atlus agreeing to keep Disgaea and Demon Souls PS3 exclusive, when Disgaea could easily be ported onto the Wii. As for Infinite Undiscovery, it's an under-rated RPG, it's better then FFXIV, and probably going to be better then FFXIII-2.

GT5 did boost PS3 sales, just no more then Halo: Reach boosted 360 sales. lol

I still think a new Halo or CoD title will boost sales. If you look at console sales in 2010, you will see a huge spike on the week CoD and Halo were released. I think if one of the two HD consoles has significantly more exclusives, then you will notice that the respective HD console will get more advertizing, and a slightly larger bump in the holiday season. I mean no game will be as impactful as Kinect, but Kinect definatly helped 360 sell maybe 1-2 million extra units in 2010. Large games like GT, Halo, and CoD should do the same, but in a smaller scale, maybe 1/4 as big.

So say in Fall 2011 ALL of PS3's exclusives get delayed. No Resistance, Uncharted, Twisted Metal, The Last Guardian, none of it. Say no CoD:MW3 on PS3 for an extreme, impossible case. People looking at a new HD console will walk into a Gamestop and see ads for Modern Warfare 3, Gears 3, Kingdoms, Forza 4, and Kinect games like Steel Batallion and Project Dragon, but see nothing specific to the PS3. 360 will get maybe 3 million more sales then PS3.

However since PS3 has an exclusive lineup, the boost each console gets will be pretty even.

My point was only that big budget games still affect system sales, they generate hype and people looking for a new console know 360/PS3 have the games they want. Will the difference grow or shrink because of this? No because both Sony and MS have a strong exclusive line-up.

However I still think the difference will grow because I see MS publishing several Kinect exclusive titles this year, and thats just an experience PS3 cannot emulate, so people who are interested in Kinect (which could almost be considered a new system), will see 360 is the only console which offers controller free gaming.

Still, I agree with you in the end, I know new games will only make small bumps to hardware sales, but if PS3 and 360 had a significant imbalance in the number of exclusive games (specifically exclusive blockbuster titles), then I could see one console selling better then the other. I also think Kinect software will drive hardware, but it won't necessarily be limited to individual games.

What does this gap actually mean?

Brand dignity. P**** size, power. You know, the usual....

Oh so what you're saying is that a lot of people who post in this thread have mental illnesses and therefore ought to seek treatment?

The better question is did you look at the link it's missing several confirmed ps3 titles (Hyperdimension Neptunia, Ar tonelico Qoga, MLB 11 The Show, PixelJunk Shooter 2, Journey ect.) and many on there are on therer for all systems are just rumored and ones probably won't even come out in 2011 not to mention not even confirmed 360 exclusive or 360/pc, that list just isn't accurate in the least and seems to be just trying to make MS and Sony look even.

360 always sells more on the holidays because it's cheaper and they advertise more and Sony always stomps them in between and usually ends up with 1 million closer, and thats when their line up software is even, the question is why do you think it won't change, and LBP 2 not effecting sales is pretty meaningless if someone didn't buy the console for the first one it's doubtful they will for the second.

When I mock halo, forza and gears it's not because their sequels, it's because of how much MS is milking and dependant on them, most of Sony's sequels this year were fresh (and rather innovative) IPs, halo and gears are getting stale.

As for last remenant they canceled the ps3 port after already announcing that they were going to have it in 2 weeks, I don't doubt that they counted it as one of them but they pulled the plug because of it's poor performance and Star Ocean is on ps3 so there goes your credibility 

..... wow thats harsh, I was just kidding. People like to debate about stupid things. This is no different from desputes between Android and Apple phones, or Mustangs and Camaros. It's just what guys do, were suppose to be compedetive.

I asked people if I was missing games in that link. Hyperdimension Neptunia is definatly one I missed, the others you mentioned I have never heard about, and isn't PixelJunk and arcade game?

Which 360 exclusives listed are not confirmed exclusives? The list wasn't made by me, I just added to it, so I would like to know,

As for your coment on 360 selling more during christmas, that was only last years trend. In 2009, the 360 was outselling the PS3 during the year, and the PS3 outsold the 360 in christmas and in 2008 it was opposite that again, exept during the year sales were pretty tied. So there is no garentee PS3 will outsell the 360 during the year. In 2010 PS3 started strong due to the effect of the PS3 Slim/Price cut, I think Kinect will do MS the same boost. So maybe in Fall 2011, if sony does something smart, they could lead the fall. We don't know. However looking at sales now 360 was below PS3 due to shortages, and now 360 is slightly ahead of PS3. Next week PS3 won't get the small boost LBP2 gave, but 360 should still hold strong.

Wait, Sony's IP's this year are fresh, but 360 isn't? How is Uncharted 3 "fresher" then Gears of War 3. How is Resistance 3, and Kilzone 3 "fresher" then Forza 4, and Steel Batallion? This sounds pretty biased to me. Both the PS3 lineup and 360 lineup are heavily focused on sequels. You probably are just more interested in PS3 sequels, but that doesn't mean that it's lineup is therefore "fresher."

Star Ocean is on PS3 only as the international version, and I forgot that was released outside of Japan. Still, MS and Tri-Ace had an exclusivity agreement, I guess Star Ocean, like Final Fantasy XIII was too good to keep on one console. Personally I believe The Last Remnant wasn't ported because they built the game for the 360, and due to the different way the PS3 performs, it just couldn't run on the PS3. Anyway, this is off topic.

I was just kidding.