Screen Digest predicts that PS3 will dominate next year

With the Wii still going strong despite the shortage, it looks like Nintendo may very well be this year’s winner of the next-gen console wars. But what about next year? Well, media analyst firm Screen Digest predicts that 2008 may be the year of the Sony PlayStation 3.

Find out why after the jump!

People love dramatic comebacks, and consoles are no exception. With the Nintendo Wii still going strong despite the shortage, media analyst firm Screen Digest predicts that while the Nintendo Wii may win this year’s next-gen console slugfest, the following year may very well be the year of the Sony PlayStation 3.

According to Screen Digest, Sony’s multimedia services and exclusive titles could very well turn the tide of battle in favor of the PS3 next year. Piers Harding Rolls, Senior Games Analyst for Screen Digest, had this to say:

One of the market shifts to watch out for in 2008 will be the continued evolution of Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 from games consoles to multi-media hubs. Now that these multi-media services – online video, IPTV, digital terrestrial TV and PVR functionality – are now available or poised to come on line in different markets, this ‘hub’ strategy is emerging as a key console battleground for Microsoft and Sony.

Then again, only time will tell whether these predictions actually come to pass or not. Regardless of who comes out on top next year, it’s the consumers who stand to benefit from the efforts of the “The Big Three” to outdo each other.