Where did SONY say this? I see a subtitle for the topic that says this. Does Sony say it, anywhere? Actually, what they say is this: 

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced PlayStation(R) hardware retail sales reached more than 3.9 million units in North America...PS3 retail sales reached 1.2 million hardware units during this holiday timeframe.

@Bod

Retail sales as in sold from retail to consumer.

1.2 Million Consumers Join PLAYSTATION(R)3 (PS3(TM)) Family since Black Friday
By Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.


Sony said that ^^^^^^^

Everyone of these threads kills a baby.

If you don't shut up and stop posting them we will all be hanged for genocide.

You must live in an alternate dimension from me. That is nowhere in the article. Here is the entire thing:

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Jan. 6 --

"The PlayStation brand ended the year in a very strong position and clearly indicates more positive momentum going into 2008. We are particularly pleased to have sold through 1.2 million units of PS3 during the holiday selling season," said Jack Tretton, president and CEO, SCEA. "The strong PS3 sales also further establish Blu-ray's dominant position as the high-definition medium of choice for games and movies. Consumers are clearly responding to the expanding multimedia capabilities and a great line-up of over 200 games."

Sales of PSP reached 1.4 million units during this same timeframe. The success of the recently introduced Daxter(TM) PSP(R) Entertainment Pack and Star Wars Battlefront(R) PSP Entertainment Pack have continued to swell the PSP install base. Upcoming platform defining software such as God of War(R): Chains of Olympus and Final Fantasy: Crisis Core will further increase PSP momentum in 2008.

PS2 sales exceeded 1.3 million units during its eighth holiday season. The industry's most successful platform is poised for another great year in 2008 with the continued success of the critically-acclaimed Buzz(TM) and SingStar(R) franchises.

About Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. continues to redefine the entertainment lifestyle with its PlayStation(R) brand, including the PlayStation(R)2 (PS2(TM)) computer entertainment system, the PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) entertainment system, the ground-breaking PLAYSTATION(R)3 (PS3(TM)) computer entertainment system and its online and network services PLAYSTATION(R)Network and PLAYSTATION(R)Store.

Recognized as the undisputed industry leader, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. markets the PlayStation family of products and develops, publishes, markets and distributes software for PS2, PSP, PS3 and PLAYSTATION Network for the North American market. Based in Foster City, Calif. Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. serves as headquarters for all North American operations and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

"PlayStation", "PSP", "PLAYSTATION" and "PS one" are registered trademarks and "PS3" is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

SOURCE Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.

What you posted is nowhere in this article. You simply made it up.

The entire press release can be found here. The comsumers line is a subtitle of the press release

ioi will never add it.

then sony is mixing up their crap here, because they have sold to retailers AND sold to customers and im guessing the retailers part is the CORRECT ONE.

Also sony could spin it and say that selling to retailers means joining the playstation family, i would not put it past them

 So Sony wrote the title of the SunHerald article as well? If so, then Sony did say it. I'm still rather suspicious of the conclusions to be drawn, but at least Sony said it. 

why would he add a press release from sony

I think what the artcile states is clear and simple:

1.2M since Black friday, according to sales from retailers. So yes sony must have tracked retail sales, and the time they said wait for NPD to see numbers was in october for the 40gb release. When they released some percentages which were correct.