It means they already sold 10M to end users, but they pretend they haven't even shipped it yet because they are modest like a saint and they don't like to brag.

Truer words have never been spoken.

It probably means they are beyond 9.5m shipped and therefore they can use the term "nearly" since it is within a close margin. If it would be "above" 10m, it could be anything up to 10.5m.

It means microsoft havent really changed their shady wording

it means xbox is winning.

probably means 7-8 million actually shipped, with another 2 million ish related to planned SOs with retailers that are now somewhere in MS's distribution system.

/ Dead.

OP: Well, that's nearly impossible to say.

IMHO they probably are at ~7 millions sold with 2+ million shipped cause stores are preparing for black friday.

Sony probably did the same and,judging by PS4 global appeal,they shipped even more.

I would say, MS ~9million shipped and sony 18.

Fuck knows, it means MS should have waited to actually ship 10m and then speak up.