BMaker11 said:
And yet, the article writer proceeds to say "it's not a major difference". So maybe he doesn't know the difference between shipped and sold. And casual readers are probably not gonna click every hyperlink in an article, so they'll see "4.2M PS4s, 3.9M XBones, not a major difference" and think they are equal. Remember the thread about Aaron Greenberg giving out the 3.9M number, and people called it out, and ioi said that he wasn't being misleading about the sold figure (although Greenberg said "sold" in the tweet)? Well, this is what happens. People are quoting the shipped figure, which is way higher than the sold figure, and it makes people think that the PS4 and XBone are on equal footing, currently |
And yet if you actually click the link like the post you quoted says, you see he does know and even details the difference.
Maybe *gasp* he simply doesn't believe the difference is big? What is it in terms of units sold, a million or two?
It's hilarious how some of you who know the difference and understand these PR statements and executives remarks perfectly well, continue to fight the good fight "for the little guy" or whatever this nonsense is in regards to. I mean, does it really bother you that Reader 425 might read that article and think the consoles are "close" when they (in your opinion) aren't close? Who cares?
And does it bother you equally as terribly when a company like Sony releases PS2+PS3 numbers, or PSP+PSV numbers? I highly doubt many criticizing MS have an issue with that.
