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[impertinence]

Bunchedundies said:

impertinence said:

Don't make stuff up, all I said was that it does not follwo logically that because a certain situation was true one month that it will be next month. If it was possibly to logically infer sales numbers based on historic trends, we wouldn't need trackers like this and NPD since the numbers could be logically inferred anyway.

That doesn't mean that sales trends and historical data doesn't mean anything, all it means is that these tools are indicators of what will happen, not proof. And no, a sudden shift in market preferences is not impossible and it is in no way obvious and common sense that relative sales numbers wouldn't fluctuate from motnh to month.

ttoally disagre, consumer sentiment does not change unless there is a market force at play to change it, the x1 actually went BACK UP to 499, anyone can see it is assinine to think x1 will outsell ps4 after going back up 50 bucks. You are saying all these economical experts, trending, statistical analysis is for Naught? PS always outsells xbox WW, this gen is no different......nothing except something drastic will change that so no it is no logical to rthink out of nowhere the market will change.

Disagree all you want, it's still wrong. Consumer sentiment can change very quickly for no predictable reason and it happens all the time. And again, your comparison to market analysis being for naught is a strawman. Sales trends, previous data etc. are all just indicators people use to make their best guess. With the gap between the two platforms in question being what it is it would be assenine to think that just because one has sold better than the other, it will continue to do so forever. It is especially assenine to claim that logical thinking will necessarily lead to that conclusion, which is what you said.