Kagan Forecasts Xbox 360 Sales Win in 2006, PS3 to Lead in 2008

According to new forecasts from analyst firm Kagan Research, its forecasts are claiming that Microsoft will break Sony’s North American market share dominance in 2006, leading with 54% of hardware unit sales. But Sony’s PlayStation 3 will eventually lead in sales that will peak in 2008, according to the company.

Kagan’s research presumes that Sony’s PlayStation 3 will hit the U.S. marketplace in the second half of 2006. Under these circumstances, the firm forecasts that the PS3 is likely to surpass Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in cumulative sales by 2008. Kagan forecasts 17.9 mil. consoles sold in the U.S. in 2008, with PS3 accounting for 54% of next-generation game hardware units purchased that year, the Xbox 360 for 24%, and Nintendo’s Revolution for 22%.

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