PS3 sales surpass Xbox 360 (Shipped Numbers)- report

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riderz13371 said:

MB1025 said:
Just need a quick explanation.

Why do shipped numbers mean anything? Shouldn't the only thing that matters is how many people actually buy your console? I mean just because you ship your console doesn't mean it actual sold it would just be sitting on a shelf. Or when companies say shipped to they also mean sold?

Shipped is sold to a company. The retailer purchases that product to put it on store shelves. Sony/Microsoft don't give away their products to retailers for free...

I understand that, but just because a companies buys your product to put on the shelf doesn't mean a thing. You don't make consoles to sit on shelves. You make them to sell to consumers who then turn around and buy software. I see to many people getting so excited over shipped numbers all the time when I would rather have sold numners.