Well, it's a combination of a tough economy, the current recession and tastes and preferences.

CheekyIchi

Its only not selling because Sony don't advertise quite as much, plus the fact that everyones mate has an Xbox so they want an Xbox too, no point being one of ten mates who has a PS3 when the other 9 have an xbox.... Just the snowball effect.JohnF111

[QUOTE="conistant"]360 released one year before compared to PS3 and hence has a lead.It is outselling the PS3 mostly in America and not the rest of the world.Fightingfan

Wii was a year late too but Nintendo used the Wii remote blinding and convincing people that it was revolutionary when in reality it doesn't detect 1:1 movements and is not very accurate plus the Wii graphical ability is not too much higher than the GameCube. Basically Nintendo lied to all of their fans like me. And a lot of parents and non gamers bought them thinking it is an fitness machine.Unlike the last gens now we see more competition on the Videogames consoles. Yeah Micro$oft was competing last gen but they were the last to enter it, were new to the videogame world and almost everyone was only getting the PS2's because of the games it had available. This gen was the opposite, Micro$oft launched the first HD console on the market a year ahead of Sony and they made all the arrangements to launch a buch of great games and receive more third party support with well know franchises.

I find it stupid that ignorant people like the OP keep focusing on how much a corporation like Nintendo, Micro$oft and Sony sell. It is just plain pathetic to spent almost every free time on the web talking and getting worry about the total sales of the current consoles.

Honestly... was this topic really necessary? Pachter's an analyst... and everyone knows analysts are like the weathermen of the games industry. They give you a vague idea of the future, but they're usually wrong.

Vari3ty

Remember that Kevin Butler TV add,dont believe everything you read on the internet. That guy needs to watch it lol. The tactic is now hitting the family market like the nintendo wii did and Microsoft and Sony are following. Personally I think montion gaming sucks. Stick to controllersfusionhunter

Every time i see an article talking about this guy Patcher that's supposed to be a videogame annalist it end making making me laugh. I was on gonintendo.com and there was an article about him telling that the PS3 and the competition need to be priced lower than 199.99 for hardware sales to peak. This is the same guy that's been telling Nintendo will may launch a HD console each year. My gosh he thinks he knows everything.

I don't know if i am wrong but man some people think every console needs to cost $99.99. Personally i don't see the PS3 getting a price drop to $99.99 or even $149.99. For a PS3 to be $99.99 i must be very unreliable using the cheapest components available in the market. I thinks it may be possible to see a $199.99 PS3 when the PS4 or whatever it may be called arrives or get announced but not later. This gen Playstation have many features with many uses unlike pass gen consoles.

In the end i think gamers should focuse in getting the PS3 if they want and have the money instead of be waiting to see price drops because the longer you wait the sooner the new system will arrives and replace it.

it's not good.. it means people will steal games and then sony will try more and more to go the digital download route which will make it worse for players in the long run (see PSP GO). gamers should just pay developers for the games they love... they'll actually enjoy them more than just downloading a ton of stuff for no reason and then not playing any of it.

just_nonplussed

[QUOTE="PetJel"]

I can see how people can pirate a game or two on the pc but on a console is just so.. "meh" or something. Just buy the game. :\

JohnF111

[QUOTE="Dahaka-UK"]

All really poor excuses to open the gateway to piracy and no people DON'T have the right to do whatever they want with their ps3s. They have the right to do what Sony allowed them to do.

dantesergei