| javi741 said: The idea that Sony is lying about the sales numbers doesn't make sense. Even if you want to use the argument that "its not illegal to lie about them now 10+ years after discontinuation". Sony was still reporting PS2 numbers after that 155 Million mark, just combining it with PS3's just to make the PS3's sales numbers look better at the time. Based on those numbers and reports from Sony people have done the math that puts the PS2's sales numbers anywhere between 158.9-161.9M, which is right around the 160M range which falls completely in line with the 160M sold figure. |
To add onto this, it still is considered illegal to lie about sales numbers of a product even well after it's been discontinued. It makes sense why, investors don't only care about current sales numbers of supported products, they also care about the company's history to determine if they have a good enough track record to invest, and even sales numbers from discontinued products can influence investing decisions.
While supposedly lying by adding another 5 million to an already high and successful 155 Million sold console thats been discontinued for 13 years from a reputable company & brand like Sony/Playstation is unlikely to be a significant influence for investor decision-making and maybe not enough to raise eyebrows from legal authorities, it would be stupid and unnecessary for Sony to feel so insecure about losing their #1 bestselling console spot for a console that's been discontinued over a decade and does absolutely nothing for their bottom line that theyd risk lying about their sales numbers just to keep that record. If Sony was truly worried about that and was actually making that a priority, I'd be heavily concerned about the company's future if they're that worried about that over making money.
