You guys forgot to throw in the X360's 3 year warranty. Every time I've heard of someone buying a replacement unit, they get theirs repaired and then sell it on e-bay. So in reality, people are still playing the systems. The PS2 had Disc Read Errors and the only way to get that fixed was by buying a new unit. If you want to talk about a system with inflated sales, you should be talking about the PS2.

Here's what I don't personally get.

Let's assume these numbers are true, and that Xbox sales numbers are inflated because of people buying replacement consoles.

What does that say about Sony, that people would rather go out and just replace a console that bricked on them, maybe three or even four times, than they would buy a PS3?

Seems like a pretty scathing indictment of the market's opinion of Sony if people are willing to spend more than twice the price of a PS3 to keep replacing a 360.

If I was a Sony fanboy, I would try my hardest to pretend this wasn't true.

I have a friend who bought 4 ps2's because of DVD drive issues, so let's say 140/4 it's oh look there were only 30 million real ps2 users.

I think Ms would not count repaired consoles as new sales.

Excellent point.

A random blog - yawn.

Thanks for earning a spot on my 'Ignore poster' list!

The PS2 in the only console I've had die on me

My fat PS2 died and was replaced with a slim version.

So what ever the PS2 is said to have sold take away 1

What? Are you serious? Do you not read? Where in my post did I deny that the Xbox sells less than the PS3? To the contrary, I said the attachment rate on the 360 is higher than the PS3. Let me bold it out for you. This means it moves more software than the PS3! All I am saying that the gap PS3 vs 360 may be a bit smaller than people say it is, nothing more.

I really don't think the failure rate makes that much of a difference. Most people will get it fixed when it breaks; not buy a new one.

There is the extended warranty, but some places that wouldnt even matter. Here in Norway consumer law gives us 5 years warranty on electronics products like these (and there are similar laws elsewhere in Europe), so it doesnt really matter what the manufacturer warranty is; they have to follow the law. If it breaks due to a design flaw, they have to fix it, replace it or give you your money back.

I realize that for Americans tho, extended warranty is VERY important in the case of the 360.

We've known that for years but the gamefaqs posters bring it up every so often.