PS3, Slow but Steady?

I hold no particular console company above the others. I judge the merit of a console based upon what exclusives they have, and how well their system performs. Until recently the Xbox 360 was winning the console war in an overwhelming manner. I am not implying this in a financial sense but purely based on quality. It is generally known that Nintendo has hit the gold mine with their console, but in all honesty, it kinda sux. Sure the DS is a great handheld and is definitely worth its pricey tag however the Wii is performing astronomically well, despite the fact that it has very few quality games. I am getting off topic, a Wii bashing post, with relevant figures will be done some other time. The thing I am starting to ask myself is, if the PS3 is beginning to gain ground. 

Up until recently the PS3 has had very few exclusives, thus diminishing the point of buying the most expensive console on the market. Their online has effectively been bashed by critics as being backward and unimpressive and their sales figures have been pretty abysmal. However 2009 looks to be a fairly good year for the PS3 as it announces a fair amount of exclusives and sees advancements in its online services. Games such as; Drake's Fortune 2, Heavy Rain, Yakuza 3 (the modern yakuza version) are all being presented solely on the PS3. The victory of Blu-Ray as the future media format further benefits the PS3 as a console, furthermore the greater quality in its manufacturing processes guarantees a greater degree of reliability.

The PS3 still needs to make significant headway to even pace the Xbox 360, however it is worth keeping an eye on it as it isn't the total failure some believe it to be.