The console war is only beginning.

Trade firm Robert W. Baird & Co.'s Colin Sebastian said that his company expects to see "relatively balanced sales" at the end of the current launch window, according to vg247.com.

The general consensus, according to Sebastian, was that the PS4 was expected to get off to a much better start than its Xbox One counterpart. However, Robert W. Baird & Co. expects both Microsoft and Sony to meet sales goals. Both companies are predicted to have sold 3 million units before 2014, and 5-6 million by the time Q1 concludes.

"We believe the news also helps to provide some better visibility for GameStop's holiday sales, and bodes well for software publishers Activision, EA and Take-Two," Sebastian said. "Our latest check on eBay suggests more than 25,000 Xbox One and 50,000 PS4 sales on the online marketplace to-date, with both platforms selling at healthy premiums over MSRP.

"Our checks show strong demand for next gen hardware among both game enthusiasts as well as holiday shoppers, and most retailers still have open orders for both platforms," he stated. "We note that PS4 tends to see more demand at specialty retail (core gamer focus) with the Xbox One getting a higher profile at big box retailers. In addition, our checks suggest solid attach rates of new software in the range of 2.5-3 times the hardware installed base."

At this point in time, people around the world continue to speculate upon which console has the edge -- even though neither console has been out for a full month. The numbers will mean very little until the holiday season calms down. Once 2014 rolls around, the numbers will level off and become much more steady, providing analysts and others with more predictable trends to pay attention to when it comes to sales.