For those of you who are trying to compare this gen to last gen in regards to Sony is only doing so to downplay the potential surpassing of Xbox 360 sales. This just shows how important the Xbox 360 being ahead of the PS3 is that important to you.This gen is this gen and last gen is last gen, two different gens that have different offerings. It's that simple. I for one do not care when the PS3 surpasses the Xbox 360 in sales or what place it's in. In its current third place status, The PS3 has offered more quality software support than any past third place console. Also, its software offerings it at least on par with its competitors. So without actually researching hardware sales numbers, you wouldn't know that the PS3 is in third when its software selelction is at least as strong as the competition. The biggest success factor here is how close PS3 sales are to the Xbox 360 when you consider all the blunders the PS3 faced earlier in this gen, all the advantages the Xbox 360 had over the PS3,, Microsoft's "deep pockets," and Sony's financial woes. This the reality of this gen. So congrats to Sony and the PS3 for plowing through it all to keep giving us a terrific gaming experience.