Microsoft: VGChartz uses "polling based methods" to track sales

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Jordahn on 15 November 2010

Nomad Blue said:

Jordahn said:

So we are to NOT believe VGChartz's numbers, but we are to believe that is costs less than $60 to make one Kinect unit?

Nope. The cost of the Kinect parts was said to be <$60, but that doesn't mean the cost of one Kinect unit <$60.

Okay...

So we are to NOT believe VGChartz's numbers, but we are to believe that it costs less than $60 for the parts of one Kinect unit?

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chapset on 15 November 2010

I can see the 360 being undertrack from now on by vgchartz :)

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Squilliam on 15 November 2010

Well when they release their sales numbers and they are proved to be completely different I will take their word on it.

Tease.

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Darth Tigris on 15 November 2010

Squilliam said:

Well when they release their sales numbers and they are proved to be completely different I will take their word on it.

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Mummelmann on 15 November 2010

Squilliam said:

Well when they release their sales numbers and they are proved to be completely different I will take their word on it.

I'll laugh my ass off if the numbers correspond well.

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Capulous on 15 November 2010

So this wasn't any official comment? It is just a "source" at MS responding to a question from the creator of the forum post you linked to? Don't see what the fuss is about.

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darkknightkryta on 15 November 2010

So we shouldn't even listen to NPD who do polling? So all those press releases from MS when NPD releases their numbers are a sham? :O

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damndl0ser on 15 November 2010

To everyone talking shit at this announcement, just wait and we will see. Either MS will be eating the crow or you will be one? I for one think the numbers must be seriously fucked or they wouldn't comment about them so I will wait and see and possibly be wrong too. I guess time will tell, but I will take their numbers over anyone elses, because instead of dozens or hundreds (at best) of polling they have thousands and tens of thousands....

Long story short, wait and see.....

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