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[sharkey360]

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Yakuza Team Targets the West With New PS3/X360 Title - Xbox360 News at IGN

[sharkey360]

"Shipped" is not the same as "Sold."

When Microsoft announced that it sold through 2.5 million units, company spokespeople were very clear that number represented actual, retail sales. Those aren't units that are sitting on store shelves or in a warehouse somewhere. Every single one of those 2.5 million Kinect units was purchased by a consumer.

Sony on the other hand announced that it had shipped 4.1 million units to retailers. The company has not disclosed how many of those 4.1 million were actually bought by consumers. There is no way for anyone outside of Sony to know if those units are simply sitting on retailer shelves collecting dust, or if consumers are lining up to buy them.

So why didn't Sony simply announce the number of units sold?

No one really knows the answer to that outside of Sony, but it does beg the question, if Move really was outselling Kinect, why wouldn't Sony want to highlight that fact?

Instead of giving us actual numbers, Sony issued a press release which merely highlights how adept the company is at producing Move units. It says nothing to the question of how well they actually sell.

Microsoft on the other hand, laid bare its actual sales numbers without any pretense.

While it is impossible to do a direct sales comparison between the two announcements, one thing is certain -- Microsoft's position shows that the company has much more confidence in Kinect than Sony does in Move.

Sometimes what a company chooses not to say can be just as telling as what it does say.

Worthplaying | Move vs. Kinect - Shipped vs. Sold

[cxtknight]

I'm playing Kinect with the bundled Adventures game at the moment and the only time I notice any lag is during the 'Rally Ball' activity. And even then, it's barely noticeable and nothing to a point where it ruins the experience for you.

To be quite honest, that's not the hurdle for Kinect at the moment. It's actually the play space. You need at least a 6ft distance from the sensor for single player and around 8ft for a 2 player experience. Now if you got a huge lounge or entertainment room then it's not an issue. However for people who lives on small apartments or for those who plan to setup Kinect on their small bedrooms, can be a problem.

thx for your input bro, it's nice to hear that coz im reaaly plaaning to buy a bundle....pohon hehe

[kinns]

bro quick question. sa threads you keep talking about the must to change the dahboard ba or the firmware to play AC:B?

is it really needed or thats just for 1 game? do i need to get my console's firmware change to paly future games?

if so ako nani ipa tour_jacks!!!!! hahah cuz if its for 1 game lng nevermind.. but if needed for the future games then lets go~~`! heheh thanks

[AlucardChristian]

It is for future games.... so far, ac:b og need for speed(not sure pero mao ni akong mabasahan sa boards na lain) mangita og new dashboard...

[EmoYBien]

mga masters gi unsa man ninyu pag avail sa gold membershipok raba dri

[psycho101086]

Nitry ko update sa new dash..so far makaplay mn ghapon old games pero sa ACB un4tn8ly disc error..

[AlucardChristian]

I'm selling my unit.. this sucks kay d cya ma upgrade iya dvd drive.. atot.. T_T

Gonna buy a new asian one again and this time sa iTech na dyud ko mu palit... grrr...

hahay, agwanta ko sa akong US... atot, gamaya sa games ma duwa nako ani wui.. T_T

[psycho101086]

yahooo!kaduwa nako Assasins creed Botherhood!

[cxtknight]

yahooo!kaduwa nako Assasins creed Botherhood!

mahal paupgrade bay?