Explanation: Why Gran Turismo 5 Prologue sold less than people expected

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FishyJoe said:

Ail said:
So the game sold less than 400k and is sold out at most places.
Based on retail preorder you would have expected Sony to ship 1 Million copies.

So where are the mission 600 000 copies ????

A pre-order doesn't necessarily mean that all copies will be shipped the first week. A retailer might order a certain amount for the first week, then order some more copies on following weeks for restocking. In both cases, they would be counted as a pre-order.

 That explains a lot