| Jaeron said: First off, I said an INDEPENDANT survey: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6215590.html Second off, Microsoft said "We've sold over x number of systems!" Which was a substantially higher total than the actual number of systems shipped. The reason for the difference was explained by the fact that they were using the refirbished systems as a sold unit when they replaced a RROD system. You can call BS on it, but do a little bit of research. It happened. Beyond that, every single system replaced by 3rd parties, (Best Buy Black Tie protection, Wal-Mart replacement insurance etc..) those without a single doubt count as not only a unit sold, but a unit SHIPPED and sold since the 3rd party replaces the failed unit, not Microsoft. Microsoft was called out on the "We've sold more units than we've shipped!" and they were the ones that explained it with the replaced systems explanation. So yes, they did acknowledge that. Call it BS all you want, do some research and you'll see what I'm talking about. Again, this is NOT a fan boy argument. My 360 gets the most play, it's my favorite system of this generation, and hell.. I've bought 6 of them. Only 1 Wii. But facts can't be argued. |
You're either seriously misinformed or a terrible liar. MS reports shipped figures, so they've never reported sales numbers higher than shipped figures, that is absurd, it is in itself a contradiction, I cannot believe you can't see it. RROD units are replaced and not counted as another sale at all, doing so would violate GAAP and MS would liable to investors. Replaced units are a depreciation expense that in no way goes to shipped figures or sales.
I hope you're joking with the Gamespot poll.
