Get out your aluminium foil hats guys and gals, it's time for conspiracy theory time. Today we'll be uncovering the unbelievable truth behind the PS4's secret selling sauce.

No-one for the life us really knows why the PS4 is selling so well. If you're completely honest with yourself, you have to admit that the current games lineup leaves a lot to be desired, especially so when looking at exclusives. The PS3 is simply a much better value proposition at this point in time (and has been since the PS4's launch), with staggeringly more bang-for-your-buck.

Don't fall for the hype

People are apparently running wild through the streets, purchasing PS4 consoles at every corner simply on hype alone. Even Sony themselves have admitted to being completely dumbfounded by their latest console's selling success.

"...we do not completely understand what's happening."

"You need to understand why your products are selling well so you can plan for the future, right?"

"I'm asking marketing people to tell us why."

"where did they [the buyers] come from?"

-Shuhei Yoshida, the man with the plan

But are they really?

The shocking reality, guys and gals, is that Sony employees have been secretly purchasing PS4 consoles and returning them to Sony HQ, where they are promptly reshipped to retailers.

A batch of Sony-purchased PS4 consoles ready to be resent to retailers

The RROD/YLOD strategy for inflating sales was too risky to implement again this generation, and was found to be less cost effective than this nefarious reselling scheme.

"Beep.... bee-bee-beep", the sound of another PS3 sold

There are actually as few as 2 million PS4 consoles in homes, the remaining sales are simply filler. Online severs are mostly filled with bots masquerading as humans and Sony employees on their lunch breaks.

Yoshida posing as a random gamer online

If this continues, the PS4 is set to shatter records and "sell" well over 300 million consoles.

Well there you go, you heard it here first. Just be cautious when responding, assume all comunication is being heavily monitored. Until next time, keep watching the skies.

Dis is true

I was looking for the link to a fake article site.

I didn't find one.

This conspiracy seems a bit too opinionated to be a valid conspiracy.

Sony employees must be paid well!

The risk of being caught out by a single leak from one of their many employees, purchasing the systems, is too great. Not to mention the huge cost of the operation when Sony is in big financial trouble.

I thought it was about the secret drug stash behind the HDD.

That's to be covered in a future Conspiracy Theory Time

Am green sky and i greatly enjoyed this.

Would also kind of explain why half of the early adopters don't have plus subscription for online play. :P

Lolll wow! They sure are more dedicated than MS employees during x1 launch! :3