PS3 forecasts: Setting the record straight, wondering about their Q2 report

[NJ5]

KruzeS said:

NJ5 said:

Just for completeness, let's think about the possibility that we're wrong and they do mean 11 million with the old counting method:

I'm sorry, but you probably are wrong.

You make a forecast saying you'll run 11 miles till the end of the month. The following week you say: "I'm going metric, but I still mantain my forecast". What does that mean? That you'll just run 11 km? No, because that would be changing your forecast. If all they say about the forecast is that they're keeping it, you can't just go and change the units.

But hey, think what you want. This is all just a ploy from Sony after all.

Effectively that's what they said. They said both things, that they're keeping the forecast and that they're using a new metric for what the forecast is about. There's an ambiguity here, but judging from their declarations I'd say they are going to use the new metric exclusively from now on.

And yes, no matter whether I'm wrong on this point or not, the forecast is still misleading...

EDIT - as for your analogy, it would be more accurate if you had said:

You make a forecast saying you'll run 11 miles till the end of the month. The following week you say: "I'm going to change how I count a mile, but I still mantain my forecast".

That's much more similar to Sony's statements. Doesn't look so clear now, does it?