Cant really see where if one catches another is even relevant anymore. What is more relevant is how are the loses of both MS and Sony this gen going to affect our gaming in the future.

No, he rounded to the nearest integer, which lowers accuracy but makes sense.  You provided hundredths of a [edit:  week], and were off by .07 weeks. 

So he was right and you were wrong. 

As the inventor of rounding to the nearest 1/4 integer I find your post intellectually dishonest.

For the topic, I don't see the PS3 catching the 360 anymore. The window for that closed on the holiday season of 2008, where the 360 severely trounced them. And, Sony won't admit it, but of the 3 companies, they are the one most in need of a new system that will be accepted. Nintendo seems as though they may finally be finding the demand line for the Wii, so they won't want to run it into the ground. Microsoft finally has a successful system on their hands, unlike the original X-Box, not to mention that, while still small, they have gotten some ground in Japan, so they'll want to stretch that as far as they can. Only Sony seems to not be as well accepted everywhere, and needs something to refresh their image. But they won't, since they'll lose face with their 10-year plan, causing other sorts of damage to the company.

But this isn't to say that Sony can't still put up a fight. What I see them doing is "adding value" to the PS3 in April/May, by increasing the hard drive sizes. Come August or September, they'll do a $50 price cut in the US (and similar cuts in other regions), then do a marketting campaign against the Wii. (Despite Sony's claims, yes, they are in competition.) They'll take their now $350 model, and try showing how much more you can get for the extra $100. This is the easiest angle for them to market for the holiday season, since in the average consumer's eye, there is little difference between the PS3 and the 360, especially when looking at the game shelves. So they target the people looking at something different. Whether it succeeds or not is tough to tell, but it's really the best angle they have for this year that I can see. Like it or not, Sony's exclusives have shown a history this gen of simply not pushing hardware. They need to reach out and find new people, of which the easiest way is to let Nintendo get their attention, then wow them away to the PS3.

Except the threads then will be "Can the PS3 wipe out the 360's 12m unit lead by 2013?" And everyone will already know the answer. (Just like now)

Are you serious?

Many GREAT console games have come to Xbox. You're referring to the Halo series as a bunch of mediocre games. Your entire post showed you're fiercely anti-MS, and that your opinion isn't worth taking seriously. As for what MS brought to the table, they brought us the online console gaming that has become standard. If Xbox Live hadn't pushed things, this would still be fledgling at best.

The chances of the ps3 outselling the 360 are growing slimmer each week, the 360 leads by 8 million and counting. I like to think about that lead as a buffer that allows microsoft the time to respond. They are a patient company, everyone had written them off last year and they still ended up outselling the ps3.

Will the ps3 start selling more then the 360 each week at some point? Certainly. But microsoft will literally have YEARS to mount an effective response and this gen has shown that microsoft can and will respond aggressively when the time is right.

Online would be "fledgling" if not for Xbox Live? No, that's going too far. But it would likely be less robust.

the ps2 is still selling because the ps3 isnt backward comp. If it was the ps2 may have been dead by now to be honest. Erm the next box is said to be forward comp so the 360 should lose sales accordingly

Another thing going against the PS3 now is with so many people having Wii and Xbox 360's - other wants to get them as well so they can play with their friends. I was going to get a PS3 for Blueray (bonus game machine) but blueray players starts at $100 now. I ended up getting a $200 player that comes with a remote and 3 movies. So basically the perceived value for the extra $100-$150 against the other console is non existent.  It will all come down to the games and experience.