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I agree with half of the message. There is no doubt in my mind that PS3 sales will endure longer than Wii sales. Plainly put, the Wii for the most part is a novelty system, 99% of third party titles are horribly designed for the controller and frankly, games just aren't as pretty as on ps3 and the 360. The PS3 is used by a lot of people as more than just a console, many use it as a home theatre hub. Between being able to play blueray, being able to stream info to a psp, including whatever ps1 game you want, I see the PS3's livelyhood outliving the Wii's.

However, like you said, to achieve those numbers, sales need to increase like my patience when dealing with most people. That I see as a problem, because frankly, the majority of people that truly utilize the ps3 to its maximum potential have already been in the "Playstation 3 is the shizznit because playstation 2 was the best EVAR!!!!!11111oneone" camp for a while. And the only time sales tend to uncharacteristically surge is at launch or if a killer exclusive app comes out after the consoles come down significantly in price.

Furthermore, in order to topple xbox in sales, PS3 quickly needs to put together an online service to match the xbox's. For all the bitching I commit to concerning the cost of the xbox gold membership, for the most part, i DO get my money's worth, and then some. If Sony wants my business, they have to show that the online component of their console can be better than Microsoft's.

Like I'd said before, though, the second possibility that may lead to a surge in sales is a killer app after prices have dropped. Right now, sony is in the perfect position to drop their long due "halo killer". That being said God of War 3 is en route which is sure cause waves. If Sony releases a kick ass game with wide appeal in the near future, with at least a year and a half left in this generation's console wars, and then package it WITH the console, then I can see these numbers happening. However, knowing Sony, their response will be that the PS3 needs more power, after a small fusion nuclear generator to power the even more needlessly complex processor that only marginally outperforms the cometitor's cheap triple core, they will then continue with their plans of world domination.