Microsoft: on PS3s recent sales surge "We expect it to be short-term and we expect them to be back down to third place soon like they’ve always been.”

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scat398 said:

C_Hollomon said:

scat398 said:
The comment didn't seem bad at all, but whats with the mistatment by the blogger saying the 360 and the ps3 sold the same in 2008. If you want to over hype someone's fairly harmless remark, atleast don't look like a fool by throwing out bad numbers to support your claim.

They did sold about the same.  Look it up.

VGChartz Hardware data for the period 06th Jan 2008 to 27th Dec 2008:

 

Console	PS3	X360
Total	9,682,583	10,554,378

Like I said, the statement was harmless, but the bloggers misrepresentation of the facts is the real problem.

 

http://www.gamezine.co.uk/news/ps3-and-360-sales-equal-in-2008-$1264624.htm

 

personally the numbers we get from sony and microsoft are the important ones as they are the closest we can get to knowing proper worldwide sales for the consoles. i know its shipped or whatever people like to say here but its close enough! it was a dead heat between them last year.