Really bad predictions for console sales

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agabara said:

ferret1603 said:

You do realise the VG Chartz numbers aren't entirely accurate? The predictions are remarkably close to this site's numbers though, which suggests the correct figures are in this region.

 

Yes, I realize that VGChartz numbers aren't entirely accurate, but a prediction of 8 million yearly sales for Xbox 360 vs. 11 million by VGChartz numbers seemed to be a big discrepancy for me.

So I guess this all could be excused if VGChartz's numbers get adjusted down by a few million in the future. I didn't realize that this was considered a normal amount.

 

You have to remember that the starting point numbers for the year would be different as well.  You can't use VGC numbers as the starting point for their predictions either.  VGC may have 11 million on the year but so too might those other tracking firms.  We don't know what numbers they had for Jan 1, 2008.

 

The discrepenscies can vary quite lot, especially as time goes on.