Variety follows up on the latest NPD data and breaks the sales into percentage decline and growth for each console. Most notably, Variety predicts that Xbox 360 will likely extend its sale lead over PS3 in August. Variety also predicts that Microsoft will “completely dominate” in September and October, following the release of Halo 3, over Sony’s “large but lower-profile array of exclusive games.”

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