what if the ps3 ends up finishing 2nd? How would u feel about ur definite prediction?

if that happens alot of people are going to leave this site and never come back.

That depends when you define "finish" is. Finish could mean until the next gen arrives. Finish could mean when the consoles are discontinued. 

I personally believe you "finish" the second the next gen comes. I mean the PS2 is selling today, but many argued its battle was over in Nov 2005 when the 360 launched. 

Imo, a $199 pricepoint won't do anything drastic.

isn't the yen too strong at the moment to sell a console like the ps3 (with expensive technique compared to wii) without a loss for an official price of $199? i know it costs sometimes only 199 but just because the retailer is selling it for less. i see some people purchasing a new ps3 as replacement then which wouldn't bring any money from game sales and i don't know if people purchasing nowadays their first ps3 would buy a lot of games. but sure, if they would still make money with the console and maybe 1-2 games, why not, great for people who still don't have a ps3

I think the actual PS3 model is to get a price cut to $199 and a new PS3 superslim is to be revelead by $249.

who would u consider to be included in this.. many.. considering when the xbox 360 launched, the playstation 2 outsold it it's first year by a landslide.. and I believe the ps2 also outsold the 360 it's 2nd year by a landslide too..

but thats irrelevant because the PS2 was a competitor to the Gamecube and Xbox. It was more like 360 was outselling the as yet unreleased PS3 then it was loosing to the PS2. 

Point is though that if PS3 doesnt take 2nd place when the Wii U releases or if were really playing fair, when the next Xbox/PS4 releases, then it is considered that it finished last, despite it still being on the market.

The spotlight essentially moves on and where the big 3 stand at the moment the spotlight moved is how they are remembered.

Yeah. I was all over your mom like a landslide too. 

Jokes aside.

The interest in the current gen consoles will suffer from the release of WiiU. Further more with the release of the next gen. 

So the "Winner" should be declared when everyone's interest are still present. I mean whats the use when no one is listening? 

Whether or not your trying to "delay" the end of this console race or not. Its up to you. But ill choose the time when people are still actively talking about it. 

There is no such thing as playing fair though.. fact of the matter is people will remember the lifetime sales of a console not when it ousold x console.. last gen was over when most game developers moved over to current generation consoles, the playstation 2 was still receiving far more ip than any other video game system in 2005.. and was the best selling system in 2005, and I believe 2006 as well..