Regardless, any victory from Sony is a pyrrhic victory at this point.  I somehow incorrectly assumed that they would have alienated their userbase by now.  If I paid $600+ for something that I could get for $400 a year later, I would be so po'd (Assuming Backwards compat is a non issue).  I guess early adopters are used to being screwed. 

I want a PS3, but I am not going to risk buying it now when the machine seems to get a new SKU and price drop every 5 months.  I am surprised so many people are doing so. 

I'd like to see them succeed, but I am not going to help bail them out.  I'll let others decide its fate with their hard earned money. 

Sony already made the biggest turnaround in gaming history ... blowing the market domination it created with the PS2 and now playing catch up with the 360 ....

But concerning this holiday season - the 360 still outsold the PS3 by 300K units in October and by 39K (or about 29% of PS3 total sales for the week) in the last week of October so the gap is getting larger not smaller in terms of installed base.

Can the PS3 outsell the 360 for a week or two or maybe a whole month (November or December) .... possibel but the sales trend doesn't support that outcome.

On a side note VG has overestimated PS3 sales and underestimated 360 sales for July, August and September (compared to NPD) so I fully expect to see 360 numbers adjusted up by 10% for October and PS3 to be adjusted down by 15% for October ...

Nope because Nintendo has made the biggest turn around in gaming history.

From the dark days of the gamecube to the phenominom that is DS/Wii.

Anyways I still think the PS3 will come a good 2nd and they could reclaim the number one spot with the PS4, who knows.

I don't know. Maybe...

Right now though it seems like Sony is doing everything they can to sacrifice long term sales to boost short term sales.

I think they are panicing too much. The new USA adds seem more like "Energize your base" adds instead of "Get people who want a Wii or 360 to change their mind and get PS3" adds.

The cut down to the 40 gig only seems like a move to just sell the 60's at the cost of PR if they bring another higher model with BC to europe. (Since they said they had no plans to.) Or if they just don't and keep the 40 gig there only they are sacrificing console sales to boost software sales... which seems... weird. I mean it's good when your the market leader, but when your as far behind as sony is that's just a losing duck and cover strategy.

Maybe there plan is to just scarifice the longterm sales to get a giant boost of momentum and hope the momentum causes them to make back their long term sales.

 Ouch.

Didint notice :D

The article refers to vgchartz numbers :D

Any how, I do think sony will make a comeback next year, but I doubt the ps3 can manage to take 2nd by then end of 08. I am hoping sales explode, I seem to enjoy playing warhawk with friends as oppose to some strange poeple on the other side of the planet...

Europe is sony's without a doubt. So is japan(talking 360 vs ps3) still its not enough for them to take out the 360.

Probably not, but the most accurate answer is, I really don`t Know...

I see Sony making it to 2nd., but def. not 1st. Nintendo has this generation and it is for the best. Sony has made too mistakes this gen. and I think they have been humbled enough to realize that brand name alone will not get them the market share they once had. Maybe next gen Sony can make up for it and regain the top spot. I believe I am already excited to see what happens next gen. haha

The thing is that the article's title lost me right there. The PS3 has had lackluster sales for less than a year. Nintendo has had decreasing sales since the end of the 4th gen. For Sony's sake, I hope they don't have a bigger turnaround then Nintendo, as that would put their game division in dire straits before it happened.

So you think PS3 will win cuzz of FFXIII?!... Pfff, why do u guys really think that game is gonna make such big waves in the industry to carry the PS3 through the year with elevated sales and let it win...?! I don't see Mario pumping Wii sales THAT much that it really is gonna make a diference by half a million. Or Halo 3 for that matter... It didn't elevate the X360's hardware sales THAT MUCH... C'mon now, for real... If FXIII were to pump PS3 sales... It would put them somewhere into the 100.000 for first week or something... Nothing mindblowing like 0.5-1 mil to let it be the winner for 2009... Why are u guys so ignorant?!

And btw: FF and DQ games sell the most in Japan (and FF in America) and Japan 1st week is mindblowing high (SOFTWARE WISE... NOT THE HARDWARE ON WHICH THE GAME RELEASES) and 2nd week drop-off can be as high as 75%...