Research Findings Put PS3 Ahead of Xbox 360 and Wii

New research has shown massive consumer belief in the PlayStation 3, and waning interest in Xbox 360.

According to the study by Los Angeles based Interpret, 8.9 million U.S consumers 'are prepared' to pay full price ($500 or $600) for the PlayStation 3 this fall, compared to 5.7 million consumers who are willing to buy Wii at $250 and just 800,000 people who are willing to pay full price for Xbox 360 ($300 to $400).

[Funky Town_TX]

It could/will happen again. Sony has better brand trust, and a bigger fan base. When it comes down to it, it will be about the games. Viva La Killzone PS3.

[Maddens Raiders]

I cannot wait for that game to drop. God, I hope KillZone 2 shreds on PS3. I might have to quit my job for a while when it launches - LOL

[Jak4ever]

Sony seems to be gaining serious steam when it matters the most, and thats good for this industry. Its becoming harder and harder to bet against Sony retaining its lead in the console battles, but we willsee what happens.

Dont know about selling the Xbox though, Mass Effect looks sick!

[achira]

wait till the game will be released then you will see that it was cgi what they showed, like GRAW, Oblivion, etc.

[Daewoodrow]

Am I missing something here? How do you make a claim as to what 16 million people will buy from a sample of 2000?

I seriously doubt the plausability of this though. Sure enough, interest in the PS3 could be higher than the thousands of internet polls i've read stated, but not by that much. Somewhere along the line this data is being corrupted, even fanboys should agree this much.

[achira]

have you ever heard something from statistic ? 2000 are enough for 16 milions.

[Daewoodrow]

0.0125% of the total consumers they are predicting for. You think that's a GOOD SAMPLE?? When I took my course in statistics they suggested a minimum of a 5% for a random sampling. This is a web poll with a control study of phoning up random people, which is dodgy enough, and then they go ahead and cut the sample size down by 8000X.

[bohemian 23]

So why isn't this on the ps3 part of the site. I want 360 news when I come to the 360 part of the site not Ps3. Typical of this site though they let anything in as news and insert it in random areas.

[Bhai]

Its one hell of a strong fanbase, and man its not even the launch yet, PHEW !!! Really MS has enjoyed their one year of lies on an uber-pc machine but public knows what a generation-leap thay always get with a Sony PS machine and that why they've gathered again. Great work folks !!!

[Sphinx]

When has MS lied?

[The Snake]

More importantly, has MS lied as much as Sony?

[Sphinx]

...that people start to see the error in purchasing a PS3 within its first year of life. Well, we'll see how everything turns out soon!

[jacen1000]

Wii Sales: Double PS3
Or so predicts investment firm Wedbush Morgan, anyway. Details here.
by Matt Casamassina

October 10, 2006 - In a recently released research brief, investment firm Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter predicts that sales of Nintendo's forthcoming Wii console will be double those of Sony's PlayStation 3 system this holiday season.

"We think it is important to note that we expect total U.S. software sales of only $144 million for the PS3 and only $288 million for the Wii, with additional European software sales of $156 million for the Wii in 2006," says Pachter. "These figures are based upon an estimated sell-through of 1.2 million PS3s in the U.S. and a tie ratio of only two (given the likely limited release slate), and sell-through of 2 million Wii hardware units in the U.S. and 1 million in Europe with a tie ratio of three."

Wedbush Morgan's stance on the holiday sales war is realistic. After all, Sony has announced that there will only be 400,000 PS3s available for launch in North America. Nintendo, meanwhile, has stated that that approximately one million Wii systems will be ready for launch when Wii debuts, with another three million coming through December.

[Jak4ever]

Do u really believe this????.. seriously??

Wii sales will double the Ps3? come on dude.

seriously.

[zypher]

the analyst by Wedbush Morgan was for the launch period: and its predicted greater Wii sales were more so forced by Sony's lack of available PS3's. this study by Interpret is more or less predictions of the outcome of everything, in about 6 or so years. both firms have valid points; though a prediction is still a prediction. it's an admission that you MAY be wrong, thats why it's not considered factual. guess we should all just sit back, wait and see; while in the meantime we should enjoy gaming irrespectful of Sony, Microsoft or Nintendo.

[jacen1000]

yes like u believe the main topic:)
and isent that what people said when the DS vs PSP battle started? seriously??

[Jak4ever]

Thats a possibility.. Wii dominating sales to this degree is not. If you believe this will happen then contact me because i have a picture that was taken of Elvis in 2005.

DS vs PSP is a whole different ballgame genius.

[THE TRUTH]

To games! I think we will all have a better view of who is in better position to be #1. One game could really break this wide open, but at the same time each region is interested in different games so it could be a combination of games that appeal to all regions. I'm waiting to see peoples reaction once PS3 and wii demo stations show up. I feel there is a large percentage of gamers that haven't seen the videos of PS3 or wii games so I think after they see and play these games most gamers will make their decisions then

[headblackman]

no need to drag this out at all because everyone here already knows that this is total bullshittinginthetreewiththebi rsandthebees

[jacen1000]

u sure it isent a pic of u, i was told u are a mad elvis fanboy

[DJ]

for the first few months, simply because there's such a harsh shortage of PS3s. But Sony's console will probably be in first place by holiday '07 due to the extremely high demand and enormous lineup of triple-A titles coming out month after month.

Final Fantasy, Metal Gear, Heavenly Sword, Killzone. Those are the most anticipated non-launch titles at the moment, and they're gonna generate a monumental amount of buzz.

[Jak4ever]

Ok, this makes a little more sense, but anyone who seriously believes that Nintendo will dominate over Sony and MS needs a healthy meal and vitamins before leaving the house.

[jacen1000]

and still none of them titles will hold a candle to what zelda will have sold by that time im afraid to say i think.

[HRP]

Those 8,900,000 consumers sure are going to have a lovely time fighting over 400,000 Playstation 3 units at launch.

I know I can't afford a Playstation 3, but in this day and age of HDTVs and crazy flat-panels I guess it makes sense that so many people are willing to fork out the cash for it...

[THAMMER1]

Both consoles will be in homes in Nov. 17th up untill they are able to ship more. People will be egar to compare. Once people see that the PS3 is not out doing the 360 by what they they think an extra $200.00 should do they will say screw $600.00 get a 360 for $400.00 and a few games too.

[Maddens Raiders]

In the words of the the great Notorious B.I.G. Sony must feel like...., "and that's not all...they keep praying and praying for my Down-Fall...."....It is MIND-BLOWING to me how many people say they hate Sony. WOW. I think all of the negative Karma and spouting off is only going to make this company even more resilient and continue to DOMINATE the gaming industry for the next ten years. Lemme give you HATERS of ALL things SONY a hint: This company has what's called in business - a massive pre-installed fanbase, cultivated over the years since the drop of the first walkman and then the PS1; which equals loyalty, which in turn equals sales - Long term sales. No one cares if you love or hate something or call a company "liars" - as if you're best friends with Billy Gates. GMAB - all companies lie...it happens in business modelling, forecasting, etc. The bottom line will be sales 5 years from now and last time I checked -its' not 5 years from now, yet! So, love your 360, your GC, whatever - I don't care. Why do you feel it's you're "duty" to tell people how ya feel about another system you don't like and probably don't even play, jeeesh...., "and that's not all...they keep praying and praying for my Down-Fall...."..... Okay, begin crude, bombastic, fanboy reply......Now -

[bohemian 23]

Beta,minidisc,Umd,Blu-Ray, R.I.P. Sony is taking it's dying breath and it sure stinks! MS and Nintendo have this so called war won before it starts. I hope you guys like 600 dollar paper weights.

[Ravenator529]

Is the survey itself.

Its based off of 2000 interviews!

Those numbers were then combined with a population census from 2004.

Its a BS manipulation of numbers!

You will never get accurate numbers from interviewing 2000 people. You are doing more assuming than anything else.

The only true test will be "consoles sold"!

These surveys are garbage!

[FordGTGuy]

even if they have a fanbase that big(Which I very much doubt) they can't even meet that demand with the amount of consoles at launch. Another thing just because 5 million 8 yo clicked on a poll doesn't mean their parents are going to buy them a 600$ console.

Another thing your talking about a poll that was created after the Xbox 360 launch and the last time I checked MS sold more then 7.7+ million consoles and now add-on the 800k+ and you have over 8 mill and then include the many many many more other people out there that are waiting for fall and christmas to get theirs Sony doesn't have a chance.

Sony lost when they missed this yeasr Christmas and that when the 360 will sell in very high numbers.

[Ravenator529]

The information was taken from 2000 interviews. They then plugged the information from the 2000 interviews and used a 2004 population census to draw up their conclusion.

So lets just say that 1200 out of 2000 of those interviewed said they were buying a PS3.

The company then takes that data along with the population census from 2004 of 13-54 year olds and equates it out.

The problem is that all of these numbers listed is from a series of 2000 interviews! Thats it!

[Maddens Raiders]

....*yawn*.....

[Dancryer]

Im tired of this crap, I come here for real Xbox360 news and all that gets posted here is Sony Fanboys wishfull thinking !

Next ! ............

[PS3n360]

The sale of consoles is really irrelevant. In fact the company that sells the least consoles actually makes more money since both MS and Sony lose a ton of cash for each console sold. The real winner is the company that sells the most software since thats were the recoup their losses. So far Xbox 360 has the highest rate of game purchases for any console (console price a factor) so i declare MS the victor here so far. When you consider that a large part of the Sony fans budget will deteriorate in the console purchase there isnt much left for games. I know this doesnt apply to everyone it is just how I feel when I consider buying a PS3 next year when they start shipping bundles.

[Anerythristic26]

They interview an apartment complex in California and that tells us what the nation thinks. Blech! Also we have to consider the questions asked did they ask any of these 13-54 year olds if they already own a 360 ? Or did they just ask them if they were willing to buy a PS3 ? I own a 360 and am willing to buy a PS3 , I'm also happy to inform you that my opinion counts for 400,000 people - Woopppeee!

[Dusk]

During TGS 06, Famitsu did 2 polls where 360 games received 60% of the votes from Japanese gamers. They then assumed 60% percent of Japanese gamers wanted the 360. I believed that about as much as I believe this. Polls are crap. The questions are dubious. The selection of people polled is dubious. Etc. Crap. As for TGS, as soon as it was over, more polls appeared with 60% Wii, 35% PS3, 5% 360 and Wii wasn't even at TGS. Which polls actually mean something? Answer: None.

[Maddens Raiders]

Polls are Never used and are never a good forecasting tool.

Sincerely,
Politics and Business

P.S. - beautiful avatar...LOL

[PS360PCROCKS]

wow I didn't even read the story but um duh the ps3 has more interest than xbox 360 right now, it's about to be released, the only way to fully tell what's going to happen is next christmas when everyone has decided what they really want

[FKN Unbelievable]

That's bogus Right there, i would'nt believe that sh1t. If they sold 10 million if not more at full price..............Awww Forget it it makes no sense to go on its bogus.

[BIadestarX]

Time will tell. This poll is probably not considering something call brand recognition. PS2 it's currently the definition of games. Like Atari and Nintendo once were. At first when you asked people to chose between the product they may say one thing, but as time goes by and people are educated and learn the differences then things can change. Did you forget about the PSP? at first just everyone picked it. Everyone though that the DS was going to be a piece of crap. Now the DS is giving the PSP a hard time.
So, lets wait until november until people start asking questions, about price, games, online features, etc. Only time will tell. The PS3 may be #1 again, or maybe the 360, or even the wii.
Also, it may not be the time for Sony to be removed from the top; M$ knows that. I believe the xbox 360 is just the 2nd round of attacks from M$ to weaken Sony; M$ is known to do this. 1)Launch a product to asses the battle ground, learn about your enemies strength and weakness (Usually late as the xbox was launched later than the PS2), 2) Launch another product to cripple/damage competitors image, and force them to make mistake by launching another product earlier; taking as much market share as possible, and 3) Create a product that competitors can't compete since it's not profitable and is too early. If you look at M$ strategy; that's exactly what they are doing. 3-4 years now when Sony is still trying to reduce the cost of manufacturing PS3 in order to make a profit (as indicated by many analysts) microsoft will strike again with the XBox 3 or wherever they call it; forcing Sony fall behind. The good thing about it is that PS fans don't have to worry about anything for now; and who knows maybe in 3-4 years you will not even play video games.

[FeralPhoenix]

Yeah, the other day I was just talking about how "polls" can be misleading and basicly unreliable.....they are a good tool to guage how people feel at any given moment....but because of so many variables they can "end up" very, very wrong....now that doesn't mean that I'm saying PS3 won't do well because I believe it will especially over the holiday season and actually only having 500,000 consoles available won't be nearly enough....but again "polls" are only a "snapshot" in time....Politics is a perfect example; Politician "A" could be up this week and lose to Politician "B" next week. Humans are fickle, they are easily influenced and change their minds all the time, especially when money's involved....I mean saying you want to buy something, and actually buying it with your hard earned cash is two different things. For my part I predict that if BD format does well...then PS3 will outsell the 360 in 2 yrs, but either way the winner(most consoles sold) this gen will be a close race...somebody will end up with a 10% marketshare advantage IMO.....remember I said it.

[Yo Wassap]

Why does everybody make such a big deal out of Killzone, it was rubbish the first time round and will be rubbish this time.

[ApocalypseShadow]

is rubbish until you play it.like halo 2.great multiplayer,crappy story.it's sad though that fanboys have to keep defending companies that don't care about you.one article states microsoft's games are the top games people are wait for this fall.xfanboys agree.another article says that ps3 is the system people are willing to spend 600 on,pfanboys jump in.a lot of you need help.support the games and the developers,but don't worship these companies.open your eyes.

[uxo22]

Should this survey have been conducted before any of the systems were released to get an objective view. I'm sure that most of the people that they asked about this console stuff were still in the market for one.

In my opinion, I think they should have added the number of xbox360 sold in the survey area as people wanting a 360. Therefore I feel that this survey, doesn't truely paint the picture.

[D3acon]

I have no doubt that the Wii will do well for Nintendo. Nintendo is good at what they do, I belive most people will purchase a next generation console and the wii.

The only thing I'm worried about from the wii is the way it controls. It seems great now, but what about in the next year or two, it seems a little to gimmicky. I want to see more game titles not gimmicks like warrio ware that use the controller. They need REAL games like Zelda.

The coolest factor for the wii is for the next star wars game, I'm not a huge fan but I like it pretty well, when you get to actually use a light saber. If Nintendo is on its Ps&Qs they will release a light saber type wii mote, possibly with built in light saber sounds or something. So remember I said it first.

[TheMART]

I have a new title:

"Exclusive Games, Online network and soon 10 million units sold Put 360 Ahead of PS3 and Wii"

Now that's proven

[DJ]

Microsoft sells 10 million consoles. They've still got 4 million to go. BTW, last time I checked PS3 and Wii both have exclusive titles and online services.

[uxo22]

What's the name of those online services that you spoke of. And do you have any details as to how they will work.

Just Curious.

[DJ]

Bastards are keeping everything secret till the last possible second, hehe. The tentative name is the Playstation Network Platform...which is a lame title so hopefully they have something better in mind.

The Nintendo online service is called WiiConnect24. Both services have similar functions and abilities, and as much as I'd like to compare Sony simply hasn't given out enough final information. The basics that we know of are text and voice chat, video chat (on PS3), ranking, etc.

If someone could fill me in on multiplayer details for Wii that'd be sweet. PS3's service has free multiplayer, and the way that Sony set up their online network is a hybrid of Xbox Live and normal PC gaming.

Sony has dedicated servers that developers can run off of, but also gives developers the option of maintaining and customizing their own servers. Some developers love to have full control over the online experience of their customers while others might not be able to handle it and thus rely on Sony's internal network.

Since you use a single User ID/profile across every title the disjointed setup of the PS2's online network is gone. =]

[uxo22]

THanks DJ

[TR0N]

about the 360's future. Hi microsoft, i hope you are reading this. My adive is that you lower the price by $50 and by no later than november. My gamertag is TheAnomalySOS.

[shortyNZ]

sure interest in the g@ystation is high! i cant wait! because for once i want to see sony go the way of the saturn and dreamcast, its about time cos they have no fresh ideas anymore and when they finally do incorperate somthing new its just an idea they stole from another company, they try to compete but only copy, and still the same controller design? ugly dated looking console? tacked on motion controll? everybody is itterested in the bad news, dont mean they want a g@ystation tho

[Arkham]

And there we have the final word on the PS3. Let's all take a step back and acknowledge this well thought-out precis on the status of the next-generation wars. Bravo, shortyNZ, on taking the time from your butt to type that out.

[HiSpeedSoldier61]

how you recognize the gayness in everything else, but yourself.

You can scream that PS3 is going to fail until your a$$ bleeds, but that doesn't mean its going to happen.

Get A Life, Kid!

[ChickeyCantor]

"8.9 million U.S consumers"
XD hahah and there will be 400.000 ps3's this fall? XDDDDDDDDD? XD?????