Shinobi-san said:
Icyedge said:
Shinobi-san said:
Theres stil some things that cannot be explained though, like the fact that MS announced it was +66 mil sold to consumers, not shipped.
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They actually changed their wording from "66 million users" to "66 million sold". If it is sold to consumer there was no need to issue a press release. Definitely look like a PR mistake. In any case, they should always use sold to retailer figures, its the only figures that can be 100% accurate.
Update: During its CES press conference last night, Microsoft referred to "66 million Xbox users" and the number of Kinect units shipped.
In a press release this morning, the company clarified these numbers, stating that "Xbox 360 has sold more than 66 million consoles" and that "Kinect has sold more than 18 million sensors around the world."
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/121/1216177p1.html
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"Xbox 360 has sold more than 66 million consoles" well that statement doesnt neccesarily mean it hasnt sold through 66 mil 
But yeah a PR mistake would atleast make things more feasible...which actually stil leaves room for some heavy overtracking/undertracking.
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Yes, but I like I said, if it is sold to consumer, there was no need to issue a press release the next day; 66 million users = 66 million sold to consumer. I agree its not rocket science though, they may have wanted to hit on the nail some more. But then you also got the NPD numbers. I know sometime there is un-reasonable hate on here (not just on here, everywhere), but its not the case in this thread. Its all good for MS and its fan if its sold to consumer, but in knowledge of current facts, its questionable.
