I almost, for the tiniest moment, thought that when I clicked on the article they would be quoting a MS representative actually stating 'sold to customers'. But despite what Just_Ben claims this is more astroturfing/ random fact nonsense. To my knowledge none of the big 3 have or will ever actually give their sold to customer data. If we are lucky we get the sold to retailers. Sometimes we are lucky and an item is completely sold out like the Wii and we get to check our numbers but this is not one of thse times. If anything I think the 11.6 million number is either out of date or it means there are less 360 sold than I think. The retail channel has to be absolutely crammed with these systems for Halo 3. Ever since the holidays last year every big box store has had shelves upon shelves of these things.
Final* Word on Game Delays:
The game will not be any better or include more content then planned. Any commnets that say so are just PR hogwash to make you feel better for having to wait.
Delays are due to lack of proper resources, skill, or adequate planning by the developer.
Do be thankful that they have enough respect for you to delay the game and maintain its intended level of quality.
*naznatips is exempt
