No ones saying that a price cut won't help the PS3. It certainly will. The point is that for every person that buys a XBox360 that is one less sale for the PS3, since most people do not buy more than one console. If Sony wants to make the most $$ on software sales it is important to have better hardware sales now verses the 360, not verses the 360 a year ago. They do not want the PS3 the be the GameCube of this gen, sales wise. (No I am not bashing the GC, that was my main console last gen.) So Sony needs to think how to improve their sales during this down economy, esp since game sales are at an all time high, so they can capitalise on it. Even if this means biting the bullet and reducing the price of the PS3 by $50-$100 and increasing thier short term losses.

Well, its just my opinion, but, for the, the real "battle" started when the launch of the ps3, so from 11/04/06 to 01/03/09:

ps3: 19,312,564
360: 22,145,581

So, it have sold 3 millions more, not great, but, with the 5 milions than it has before the ps3 launch, no matter how you see it, the xbox 360 its 8 m over the ps3 right now and thats a big advantage

8 millions= 1year sales..

For you the battle started at the launch of the PS3,so why the 5millions?

22 145 581 - 5 000 000 = 17 145 581

The 5 millions wasnt an exact number, i was to lazy to search the real number, i just wanted to say than, since the ps3 launch, the 360 has sold 3 m more than the ps3.

If could be right than those 8 m are 1 year sales, the actual number show ths ps3 still losing against the ps3, and those are the number than you have to see, 360 seling 900k vs 500k ps3 (even worse than the last year) is not very good, and i my opinion, they need that pricecut.