Almost every day there's another research firm releasing the results of their analysis of the next-generation videogame market, and Research and Markets, an international market research and market data company, has released a 27 page prediction of videogames over the next few years.
The highlights include speculation we've all heard before. Research and Markets says Xbox 360 will pull ahead of PlayStation 3 through its early launch, but Sony will regain leading control of the market by the end of 2007. Nonetheless, the report predicts Microsoft will hold a substantial 30% of the hardware market by the end of 2010.

Research and Markets also foresees online gaming becoming an increasingly important part of the gaming experience, with Microsoft's Xbox Live service leading the charge. The research overview provides no speculative details on whether Sony or Nintendo's services will be comparative.

The next-generation console market as a whole will actually peak in 2008 according to the report, eventually generating $21.9 billion, whereas software sales will rise through 2010 at $16.8 billion.

The full report promises to compare all three next-generation hardware releases, though the overview provided in the press release and on Research and Market's website doesn't provide any insight to what, if any, impact Revolution will have on the market.

well done PS3

The PS3 may not be selling as many units right now but I have a feeling consumers might be more willing to shell out the $100 over a 360 when new games are out and people find that the Wii is gimicky with less extremely impressive games. Tekken 5, Virtua Fighter 5, and NBA Street Homecourt are really going to show what the PS3 can do.

I seriously doubt that report's accuracy.

Its More An Assumption i guess

i am sure, ps3 performance is going very sharp

I repeat, I sincerely doubt that the PS3 will lead in 2007. The 360 is just on too huge of a roll.