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silicon on 11 December 2010
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Reasonable said:
binary solo said:

I'm confused. If we take the most recent week's sales as an example 1/5th of PS3 sales is about 120K, 1/2 of 360 sales is about 360K. That's about a 3:1 ratio not a 5:1. If we are talking total Novemeber sales then 1/5th PS3 vs 1/2 360 is likely to be even closer than 1:3.

If Pachter is only talking North America / USA then it makes sense. So for the purposes of this site which is really focussed on global sales then the information is a bit misleading unless it's put in the proper context.


Don't be confused.  The 5 to 1 comment doesn't actually fit the numbers quoted as being behind it - i.e. it's wrong according to the numbers, so far as I can see.

In US, I can see data that could argue 4 to 1 (still big whipping) but not 5 to 1 while worldwide it more like 3 to 1.

The 5 to 1 comment is US only for a specific period of time and it seems probable it's actually an inaccurate ratio or 'somewhat bizarrely' a rounded up ratio from just over 4 to 1 to 5 to 1.  Also, I'd note that the whole ratio is based on trying to guess unique Move purchasers vs Kinect from bundles, etc.  In terms of actual, physical units it's unlikely to be anything like that.

The reality is in NPD, US info there's never seen as any need to call out US only, and when people quote or use US only info they also don't.  I can understand when a US based org reports on US it doesn't feel the need to call it out - makes sense - but as you say as soon as the info is quoted generally in a worldwide context it would be helpful if that was called out.


The 5 to 1 rerfers to console bundles with Kinect or Move.

It's not total console sales, or kinect vs move sales.

So it's not necessarily wrong.