MikeB on 03 September 2009
@ billsalias
A goal is the end you hope to achieve with your actions. In this case your action is sharing your opinion, what is it you hope to accomplish by doing so.
Better accuracy, like I stated before. This regards all the data here, including the PS2, which I never owned. I hope ioi can find out where the huge gap between sold to retail and reported figures originate from.
For example in the past I stated that I expected the PS2 to still be a viable platform in certain markets, VGChartz claimed it was dying quickly. With the console beating both PS3 and 360 last quarter it's obvious VGChartz can be pretty wrong.
It's a hobby discussing this stuff for me, to see how well I am able to predict things ahead and such. But in general I am far more a tech person than a sales person.
early slim shipments
Unlikely, stocking so far ahead costs retailers money. Sony warehous stocking is in theory possible but we are talking about sold to retail figures.
pushing stock ahead of the manufacturing switch over
Retailers usually only buy new stock when the old stock is nearly running out. That's a very common approach for sales company.
timing of shipments such that PS3 had a big shipment right before the end of the quarter
Look above.
It's cute that you want to change my mind, but sorry your arguments won't. Nor is there really a need or is there?
