@Dragon lord

Article is called "Revenge of the PlayStation 3"

8. PS3 gains steam in US
7. The little PSP is a big help
6. The other guys may screw up
5. PS3 ports will start to shine
4. Blu-ray is winning
3. PS3 empowers the players
2. Home unlocks its doors
1. The games

I think it's the other way around.

uh.... so now suddenly the blu-ray win is relevant? Wait, I thought people said it wouldn't sell PS3s :(.

There is no spike. 60k/week (post holidays), and selling at the same rate as other devices - considering that the competition (Wii + 360) have been supply constrained in the last month:

http://vgchartz.com/hwcomps.php?cons1=Wii&reg1=America&cons2=PS3&reg2=America&cons3=X360&reg3=America&start=38991&end=39488

There are plenty of PS3 units out there - if it would have sold say, 350k - 450k - *that* would be a spike.

Its still selling less than it was, say in November '07 in the US.

Its understandable why people are excited - its almost like the 360 outselling the PS3 in Japan.

Lets see if it can repeat two months running!

+1 for shams,

even if I think EVEYRTHING is selling less than in Nov07

and yes, the BR is a good help in NA

Yes, most definately. How much? Don't know, but it's clear that some people are buying PS3 for BR.

In 2007 BR was a hinderance - now its switching to an asset: as MadSkillz says, why not get a free console with a BR player, or a free BR player with a console...?

It's a factor and IMO it's a factor which will play a larger role as Blu-Ray movies take off further and the HD DVD camp admits its defeat (a reason why Microsoft may push the HD DVD camp to carry on a little bit longer to produce misinformative analysis of the market.)

However for the PS3 Blu-Ray is mostly relevant with regard to gaming, no disc scratching, much less drive noise, good solid constant streaming speeds and a lot more space for developers to work with.

With regard to those for who Blu-Ray movie compatibility is the main factor for buying the console, IMO the bulk of them will investigate the PS3's other abilities and buy games for themselves and / or the rest of their family, maybe not as many as a hardcore gamer would, but IMO don't write such people off at all.

Many hardcore gamers will buy a PS3 when GT5, MGS4, GTA IV, FF XIII, KZ2, R2, etc, etc hit the market.