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In the PR news release about its official expansion into Latin America, Sony states:

...already consisting of an active worldwide install base of 21.3 million PLAYSTATION(R)3 (PS3(TM)) computer entertainment system ...

 

Ref: http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=ind_focus.story&STORY=/www/story/02-20-2009/0004975832&EDATE=

 

That number is about 1M more than what VGChartz has the PS3 listed as selling. So there are three possibilities.

 

1. VGChartz has undertracked the PS3 (a less than 5% error).

2. Sony is quoting sales to stoores (which is what they know).

3. Sony misspoke (which happened by 10M on the PS2 sales).

 

My money would be on No. 2 -- but any of these or a combination thereof is possible.

 

Mike from Morgantown



      


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