I know I will probably get beaten, locked in the closet, or put on some kind of suspension for asking but why was it when X360 sales were brought into question a few months back based on what they said they had sold (we all know they track the same as PS3 and Wii) and X360 got a boost but when recent proof from Sony says they are at roughly half a million units sold they don't get the same treatment?

I haven't posted anything in a few months but have been reading daily. I love this site for the information it provides and the overall pretty cool community. I won't be leaving as regardless of what happens I will continue to read and visit but I don't understand why the above has occurred. Yes we all know I love Sony and the PS3. I know many of you think brand loyalty is retarded or some other wonderful descriptive term. It is still a VERY common occurrence in the marketing world, although I agree it is fading. I am entitled to have this opinion and I respect others who don't. I personally do have many issues with the company known as Microsoft but I don't wish the X360 (or fans of it) ill will. I even *gasp* call some of them friend.

Anyway, I am just a tad irritated to see the confusing logic used to deal with sales on here at times, BUT I still respect the heck out of you guys who put the numbers together, it is a lot of tireless and thankless work you do. I just don't get how Sony can state the number (which VG was very close to) and then it be ignored unlike what happened with X360 not too long ago.  Just something I had to say. Sorry to have bored anyone who came to my thread

Shipped vs sold. - When a manufacturer says it sold xxx number of consoles, it is referring to how many it has sold to retailers. i.e. shipped. This website as well as NPD and the various others, all estimate how many of those have actually sold to end users like you and me.

So, I am not sure of the source of your 360 point above, but I do now more recent Sony example is from what they sold to retailers (shipped) through March 2011. With that this website was within a reasonable amount of estimated sold to consumers already, so no need for an adjustment.

The same exact information was offered by X360, they said "sold" but they meant shipped the exact same as PS3 does. They adjusted X360 accordingly but have not done so with PS3.

Well, I would need proof here as I've never seen this site adjust for figures from manufacturers. Maybe it was simply timing with other events. Basically, you usually have 1-2m difference between LTD of a manufacturer's total and that of this site and that is definitely within reason.