Please read page one AND TWO before commenting.
http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3155102
I found this article rather good..
The last item on page 1 is misleading - comparing the price of the PS2 as offered on eBay then to the retail price of the PS3 as sold in stores is an apples-to-oranges comparison. They should've compared the $600 then (about $200 more than retail) to the $1,500 now (about $900 more than retail).
There's also a backlash by consumers who don't want to buy anything Sony anymore just because of how Sony has mistreated its consumers, either directly or indirectly.
Or the reasons it wont: http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=1&cId=3155102
I recall lists like this being made for the Xbox360 when it came out how it would fail as its like a dreamcast coming out early, not adopting new tech, blah blah blah, it would currently appear to not be the case.
I will bet heavily that the PS3 will succeed in a big way. However I believe that its success is directly linked to the success of the Blu-Ray technology.