9th November 2010, 2:02 PM
Seriously though, I do know how hard it is to find out the real hardware numbers. Uness the manufacturer says exactly how many they shipped, it can be extremely hard to figure out... just read that Sega-16 thread I linked, about the various efforts to figure out Genesis sales. Despite all that we still don't really know.
... And ah, the controversy's about the 360 v. PS3, and their "PS3 above 360" numbers, which aren't backed up by the facts. Makes sense, all other controversial numbers on those slides (Pong, maybe the 2600, Saturn, Dreamcast, Genesis, PS2, N64, Gamecube...) are older systems, and getting those numbers a bit off won't cause anywhere near the press that saying "PS3 is above 360 now!" will.
... And ah, the controversy's about the 360 v. PS3, and their "PS3 above 360" numbers, which aren't backed up by the facts. Makes sense, all other controversial numbers on those slides (Pong, maybe the 2600, Saturn, Dreamcast, Genesis, PS2, N64, Gamecube...) are older systems, and getting those numbers a bit off won't cause anywhere near the press that saying "PS3 is above 360 now!" will.