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Shorty11857 on 01 August 2010
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Kynes said:
unknown_soul89 said:
Kynes said:

AFAIK, and if wrong please correct me, there is a small but important difference between what Sony considers sold, and what MS or Nintendo considers sold. If I'm not mistaken, Sony considers a PS3 sold when they receive the order, but MS or Nintendo provide the number of consoles not in their hands anymore. This could explain that bigger difference between Sony numbers and VGC numbers, than between MS or Nintendo numbers and VGC numbers.

 

I don't know in the console world, but in networking devices, there is a 4 weeks delay between your order and when the product leaves the manufacturing plant. This 4 weeks delay could explain that difference.

if you take away a third of the shipped for the last one of Sony the tally does become 314,260 instead of 2 million but I'd need evidence Sony counts it differently then MS

314260 or 1519370?

 

I'm not sure where I've read it, I think in one of The Source analysis. Maybe someone in the know can confirm or deny this.

I think I remember seeing it in one of their financial reports but I can't be sure but I'm near certain you're right about what sony do