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pezus said:

Puppyroach said:
Considering the official shipment numbers from MS, these numbers seem quite correct. Impressive to see it that high despite the higher price level. However, the numbers for both consoles aren´t really impressive at this point I for some big news at E3.

What does shipping 5.1m up to the end of March have to do with the sales numbers weekly now? I don't see how we can draw any conclusions from it at all, especially given MS recent statements about halting production for a while.

Yeah exctly and if we are using shipping as an indication, surely we should use the shipping 5.1m vs 7m sold...  that would suggest that on the whole PS4 is selling above MS significantly...I dunno, it seems pretty easy to understand why people are concerned about the numbers, but there will always be one or two who argue the opposite.

The only reason i could see this week PS4 being lower than XBO would be stock issues, but I dont think there are massive issues with PS4 stock anymore that would give XBO any kind of significant lead. Taking into account that Sony has tradditionally sold better across the year (except for winter when Xbox would claw sales back)... the figures do not explain any reasoning. 

So I guess what I would like to see if this site would be taken seriously is like a chart track/NPD analysis of how they came to the numbers. i.e - Sony had shipment issues this week, leading to a drop in sales, while MS had a number of sales of their console. blah blah blah. But I can see why sites like neogaf dont like VG... but I like the site for general news and chit chat....