PlayStation 3 hits an install base of 6 million worldwide

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Originally Posted by joeorc

Ephraim also mentioned the latest Australian sales figures for the PS3. He highlighted that the GfK figure was actually a little dated, and the final numbers sat somewhere closer to a total of 64,000 units sold in Australia to date. He also said that, on a slow week, the PS3 was selling around 2,500 units - putting it ahead of all other direct console competitors in the market. Globally, the PS3 has racked up a total of approximately 6 million units sold.

what he is saying the chart was not upto date. sony had already shipped (6) million systems back in the end of MARCH 2007. because SONY was counting Shipped systems as Sold then the data was not as accurate ,because the systems were already sold to retail. not consumers what sony has released last month to SHARE holder's is from now forward they will only count what is sold through also and not just what was shipped. its so they have more close to the accurate #'s that they can measure for the share holder's

You have made everything make more sense, now.
The only thing is...how can you call units sold to retailers an "install base"? I can't remember any company EVER calling units sold to retailers an "install base"...have you? I don't remember Sony using that for the PS2...do you?

VGChartz would be COMPLETELY off if what you say is true. No one should expect VGChartz to be 100% accurate. It is meant to give a ballpark figure and is based on numerous verifiable sources (Nielsen would be one of them). To be off by 2.1 million units would utterly ruin their reputation for being fairly accurate. Does that mean I should boost all their console numbers by 2.1 million? Do you see the problems this creates?

I would like these numbers to be true. But, for me to believe 6 million units have been sold already, I would have to disgard a lot of sources and things I believed was true for 7 months. I could do this restructuring, but not without more proof. I do not want to play the factless fanboy, if this isn't true. Information must be scrutinized before using it. Do you understand where I'm coming from?