| 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. |
I thought they had changed that? At least there was some definition of 'shipped' change from within the Sony camp in recent years. They used to count 'shipped' as in transit from manufacturing plants to warehouses, but changed to be in line with the MS and Nintendo definition - in transit from warehouses to retailer outlets. Maybe I'm wrong...
