| Downanime00 said: And what make you think that the numbers is any wrong anyway. I take that 82 million compare to 81 million is kinda big. Maybe their number are 500k off, it still doesn't change the fact that the PS3 outsell the X360 WW. |
On the 17th of October, Microsoft announced that they had sold (shipped) 80 Million Xbox 360 consoles.
Around the same time, VGChartz numbers showed that the 360 had only sold 78 Million units at retail.
VGChartz estimates for the 360 are simply too low. There is no chance at all that 360 stock would be so high at that stage of the Year with sales down by quite a lot heading into the holiday season. Over 2 Million consoles in stock is simply too many consoles in stock. Furthermore, VGChartz numbers show that the 360 shipments as of 17th October didnt actually sell out at retail until the very end of December. Its simply unrealistic.
For a comparison.
On the 6th November, Sony announced that they had sold (shipped) 80 Million PlayStation 3 consoles.
Around the same time, VGChartz numbers showed that the PS3 had sold 78.7 Million units at retail.
This is a more realistic total, because 1.3 Million consoles in stock during the Holiday season is about right, despite sales being down. To be fair in the comparison, the PS3 shipment would have been sold out mid-December.
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In short, no official numbers we have had from Sony or Microsoft indicate that the PS3 has passed the 360. Its going to happen at some point this Year, but currently no evidence we have supports the claim or VGChartz numbers.
Its best to wait until we get a shipment confirmation.
