Somini said:
It's a record, the rest doesn't matter. There is no reason to get defensive or spin this.
Every record or fact can be spun if needed these days, but that is not what is being discussed here. |
Not disputing that it's a record, and an impressive one at that. But, it's disingenuous to intentionally leave out the very specific wording that Sony themselves used, that it is a record amongst PlayStation consoles.
JRPGfan said:
Mandalore76 said:
I don't see the Wii mentioned anywhere in Zhuge's tweet though. And the link to the Sony announcement is worded very carefully to state that it is the fastest selling console in Sony history, without mentioning all time console history. PLAYSTATION®5 SURPASSES 10 MILLION UNITS SOLD, REMAINS THE FASTEST SELLING CONSOLE
IN SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT HISTORYSince launching in November 2020, PS5™ global sales have outpaced PlayStation®4, SIE’s previous record holder for fastest selling consolePS5 is the fastest-selling console in the company’s history and continues to outpace sales of its predecessor, PlayStation®4 (PS4™). Wii launch 11/19/06 - 7/28/06 = 252 days to reach 10,169,429 units sold PS5 launch 11/12/20 - 7/18/2021 = 249 days to reach 10,000,000+ units sold Very important caveats to note: I don't know what date the Wii crossed 10m units sold. |
We do know.
As of June 30th 2021.
(when they collected sales data, and reached this conclusion. Granted even then, perphaps not all of it is upto date from all area's)
The PS5 was over 10m sold through, to consumers.
So its atleast 18-19 days less than what you wrote above.
Though that hardly matters much in the grand scheme of things. |
Sony put an * next to the 10m announcement () and then clarified the * stood for: * As of July 18, 2021 . So the date I used was directly quoted from SIE.
