It's just because everything else is doing puke.

I can't see why you'd be proud of outrunning an old man on a wheelchair or a 12 year old whose weight in kg is ten times his age.

yeah, best games, and lots of games, a lot of unique games, variety! and just because psn is down doesnt mean it wont be up again... still the best thing out there

I've always chalked it up to simple hubris. Seems like there's a pattern of a company dominating for two generations in a row before they just get all up their own ass and feel like they can do no wrong. I mean, after Sony waltzed into the console market, slapped the shit out of Nintendo and Sega, and sold an unprecedented number of consoles two gens in a row, it's not hard to imagine them feeling like they had the Midas touch. Thus the $599 PS3 with Genji as a launch title.

OT: My theory is that consumers are taking pity on the poor thing.

I don't think it has anything to do with that, but moreso the lack of GAMES.  Wii hasnt really had anything interesting come out in a long while,  and the 3DS launched with an unimpressive library. I remember the DS struggled too for this same reason. 3DS will pick up in the holiday season and begin its climb. Wii needs games like Zelda, big titles to push it forward.

Probably has something to do with the PS3 having a constant stream of quality first party exclusives as well as a constant stream of quality third party titles.

In short, it always has something new to play.

Because customers are smart and know the PS3 is the best. PSN is just extra icing on the cake of awesomeness that is the PS3.

/Fanboy

Its because new customers won't be affected by the psn issue other than no online for a week or two, and they probably think since it happened once sony will do everything in their power to prevent it from happening again. PS3 is also by far the best value in terms of price. Just think about it for a bit.

msrp prices

PS3 price changes $499/599->$599->$399/499>$299/$349 In total PS3 has gone down in price $200-$250 in price from launch with a 100-260gig improved harddrive and removed backwards compatibility.

Wii price changes $250->$200 In total Wii has gone down $50dollars since launch with no significant changes that im aware of.

360 price changes $299/399/->$349/$279/$449->$299/199/399->$199/299 In total 360 has gone down $100 dollars in price from launch with an added 4gigs flash memory, or 112gig improved harddrive, and wireless wifi.

People are too often running around claiming the ps3 is owning even while being the most expencive. It is ridiculously low priced compared to its competition for the tech inside of it. Its like showing off that a 1080p 3d lcd tv with free cable for life, is outselling a 720p plasma tv with a $60 suscription, and a boob tube tv from over a decade ago, when all of them cost within $100 of each other. There is a reason sony is making the least amount of money from its gaming divison by a huge margin despite having steller software sales over the past few years. It has been forced to cut prices far more than its competition. 

The PS3 is without a doubt building the best games library out there. It does make a difference when those titles start getting price cuts, AAA quality such as Gran Turismo 5, Uncharted 2, God of War 3, etc.

Not Sony's fault people didn't want to hit a giant enemy crabs weak point for massive damage in a battle that actually took place in ancient Japan.

its got the games and features and is more affordable now, just wait till ps3 hits mass market price no other console will be able to match it. ive said it many times before sonys mistake was the high price point and its cost them the gen.