Why don't Sony and Microsoft update their top selling games every financial period?

[sales2099]

DonFerrari said:

sales2099 said:

It does set one up for failure. Like if you list it for one you have to list it for all. And not all games will be a sales success but might be still popular on Game Pass. It’s free ammo for console wars. The system in place now is fine. Both Sony and MS announce milestones as they see fit and that’s fine with me. 

Sony announced milestones for several games, but not for all. Nintendo also only keep updating their top seller. So nope, you aren't obligated to give info of all, but sure people can assume that the ones they don't aren't doing great. Thing is, currently the lack of information on sale of HW and SW at all is really an indicative of exactly that, even more when they stopping to talk about sales entirely started after the lackluster sales of X1 after the first year reaching near 10M shipped and the "only holiday sales mater".

I can see that but there’s also an element of mystery. Not saying stats on anything doesn’t mean everything is doing bad. No ammo for console wars and they focus on their changed agenda: total players due to Game Pass pushing.