PS3 to Close GAP With 360 (Yearly sales) within 4 Weeks!

[theprof00]

Demotruk said:

theprof00 said:
and now look how ridiculous all those average weekly sales quotas are.

Why, do you not understand averages? Average doesn't mean "typical", it factors both typical and atypical elements in. So a typical week can be somewhat lower than the averages mentioned in those threads, but the atypical weeks are rare enough that they don't usually bring the average up massively.

It's not that I don't understand them, it's that they are completely useless. THey are really only for lulz and for creating a false sense of security. Just look at the responses on those threads from people who believe the averages.

"Oh the ps3 has to outsell the 360 by 8k a week for 3 years to catch up, and it's been selling 18k less for the last month. Never gunna happen"

In one month, it might make up 40 weeks of sales. At any given point the scales could be weighted in either direction. MS could sell two mil in one month when Natal comes out. MS could hit shortages, you never know and it's not a very good indicator of anything other than which console is on top at the moment.