The 360 and Wii were supply constrained last year at this time, so the jump in increased numbers would not have been so big otherwise.

PS3 is not catching 360 this gen. It's just not. Might it sell more eventually, after MS moves on to its next console? Perhaps, depending on how long Sony sticks by the PS3 versus moving on and retrying it with PS4.

But an 8 million and growing gap is not turning around any time soon. That's 80k a week for 100 straight weeks. Good luck.

@Christhor:
They must support sales as much as strictly necessary to keep new games coming and avoid a downward spiral. This need satisfied, even with a cut if strictly necessary, obviously they won't cut prices easily anymore before production costs aren't low enough. This is still a difficult period, I'm not meaning due to the crisis, but regarding costs, but as time goes by, despite PS3 remaining more expensive to build, components cost difference will lower up to a point retail price difference won't matter so much.

 I am not saying the PS3 is doomed, but don't spin this like the Xbox360 would be in serious trouble.

can anyone remember what happened last to the 360 prior to its price cut? It dropped sales. I have spoken to several people who are holding back buying a ps3 as they await a price cut. People are telling them to wait ( I know that since I've told all my friends to do this who want to buy a ps3).

Whether we get one or not, the bottomline is, the rumoured price cut is possibly another factor why sales are down.

I think a price cut will all depend on how well KZ2 shifts consoles. If there is a surge in sales, they will hold it off for longer. 200,000 a month is still pretty good for a console twice the price of it's competitor. The profits made from a surge in sales will only benefit Sony and ps3 owners as it will allow Sony to re-invest it on the IPs we are all waiting for.

What? It's selling better than it did last year.

I swear, some people appear to live in fantasy-land.

Maybe some people think that Steam is available on the Xbox 360 and its losing it?

There was actually proof that the price cut was coming last year, it was leaked by retailers.  A PS3 cut is pure speculation, people who are waiting now might be waiting for a whole year, if you're gonna wait for a year you might as well be waiting for a wii price cut and probably another 360 cut as well.

MEGA LOL!

Its only the beginning of the year. I think we should just give it a couple of months and see where the sales go along with their exclusive software titles.

Squilliam da funniest guy in show business, lol