Another analyst's tossed in his two cents regarding projected sales for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Kaufman Bros. analyst Todd Mitchell has estimated that thanks to the massive sales being generated by Bungie Studios' Halo 3, Microsoft could be looking at increased console sales by the holidays.

Mitchell estimated that total Xbox 360 consoles sales by the end of the year to be around 17.1 million. Predictions aside, it is tough to deny the flood that Halo 3's generated come launch, with US sales reportedly topping US$ 170 million within just 24 hours.

But while all looks rosy for the 360, Mitchell predicted tough times for Sony's console. The analyst cited the PS3's high price and lack of "compelling content," and stated that the company stood to face "a worse case scenario" come the holidays. Todd predicts that total PS3 sales by the end of the year would total 10.3 million. He also estimated that Wii sales would total 19.8 million within the said time period.

It'll be remembered that earlier, Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter made his own estimates. Pachter's predictions included the possibility of a 80GB PS3 marked down to  $499, and of the release of a 40GB PS3 costing just US$ 399 before Christmas. And in the case of Master Chief's big boost for the 360, PS3 dudes might just be getting their own comeback by way of Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid 4, although that'll have to wait.