Microsoft EDD – Q1 FY 09 – end Sep 30, 2008 – SIMPLE ANALYSIS

[bumidan]

Maybe. We would never know.
But based on EA numbers (which hosts games for PS3 and Wii apparently) - the GAAP numbers are different from their "internal" numbers.

Just to sum up again:
For EA (PS3)

They report a GAAP Revenue.

However, for comparison (unit) purposes, they report a different number
-- reflecting the one time revenue

eg. Madden = 2 million units PS3 (*example only)

they report their number like $50million - soyou can compare the numbers last year...

then they report the financial/public/GAAP number - like $30 million
-because a game like Madden has online component, and revenue is not recognized yet.
the next $20 million in this example, will be reported over the next few quarters.

FYI.
You can look up my previous EA post to investigate if you wish.

Thanks...