8.9 million U.S consumers willing to pay PS3's full price

All ye analysts who predicted that the PS3 has priced itself out of the next-gen console wars, prepare to eat crow (if you're in the US), humble pie (if you're in the UK), bad sushi (for Japanese analysts) or stuff your face with your foot (for everyone else on the planet).

According to Interpret, an LA-based global research firm, 8.9 million U.S. consumers are willing to pay the full price for the PS3 (US$ 500 or US$ 600). In the same survey, only 5.7 million consumers said they will buy the much cheaper Wii (US$ 250) while only 800,000 consumers will shell out US$ 300 - US$ 400 for the Xbox 360.

Interpret says that the actual PS3 sales will be limited only by Sony's availability to supply the rabid demand for the PS3, while Microsoft is expected to hit bumps at its current price. Of course, the Xbox 360 has already sold a few units since its launch, so less new purchases are expected. However, the firm says the availability of the PS3 and Wii will further test the Xbox 360's drawing power which has been unchallenged since its debut almost a year ago.

[FordGTGuy]

And Already proven BS

[Dante1]

I bet if it were Xbox 360 it would be true and not BS!

[Dante1]

I bet if it were Xbox 360 it would be true and not BS!

[Dante1]

So i'm guessing we will get like12 to 20 M PS3 sold before a price drop is needed, then we get a few more million, and eventually 10 of million casual gamers start buying it and it's another round one by Sony!

[FordGTGuy]

because the 360 has been out for over a year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

[specialguest]

i think this is somewhat true to an extent. you have to keep in mind that the majority of gaming consumers don't get up to date insider info like we do. we read about the good/bad news everyday and we're more informed than the casual gamers. the casual gamers only see the positives of the PS3. (casual gamers)"wow! cellchip, 1080p res. and a cheap Blu-Ray player! wow!"

[FordGTGuy]

The Price Tag

[scriptkiddie]

"the casual gamers only see the positives of the PS3. (casual gamers)"wow! cellchip, 1080p res. and a cheap Blu-Ray player! wow!"

Most casual gamers don't know what a cell chip is, and 1080P and couldn't care less about BlueRay. At least most everyone i know including most all parents that i know.

[TheMART]

Major bull this is and virtually impossible.

I am believing the sales @ Xmas when Gears of War will sell 360 and no PS3

[Tut]

The stores carrying XBox 360's better hope so as well as Microsoft. All of the stores in my area are having a hard time selling them, which was first an assumption then proved by an employee at my Best Buy who I bought my TV from. I have already seen a bunch in pawn shops (thank you crackheads and meth addicts), being sold for parts, and as "trade-ins" at a few of my local game stores. I actually find that kind of comical, but at the same time I want them to sell.

How many units SOLD are they up to now? I don't care about shipped units, they mean nothing.

[ApocalypseShadow]

28 - you can't say a sequel
shadowgamer - 4 Minutes ago | Let him/her speak
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.
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[power of Green]

Thats just isn't alot of people compared to the PS2 fanbase Sony better hope that number is wrong!. Anyhow the games will sell the console's Period!.

[power of Green]

I wonder how they did this BS poll anyhow, did they call up 10 million people?.

[LAWMAN]

like when they do presidential canidate polls. Did you expect that they called up 50 million people to find out who they were going to vote for???

[power of Green]

You do care about units shipped that's where the 100 million PS2's sold number stems from. Sony made their money when they got shipped thus the 100 million sold.

[Shadow Flare]

8.9 million people READY AND WILLING to pay the full price of the PS3 is a hell of alot more than the 5-6 million xbox 360's currently sold that microsoft had to tempt and attract gamers to buy

Point in case 8.9 million PS3's are probably definately going to be sold in the US when stock arrives

Meanwhile microsoft is still trying to ATTRACT people to buy their consoles and so far they've only sold 5-6 million 360's

And the 8.9 million people willing to pay full price for the PS3 is only in the US. The 5-6 million 360's sold covers the whole world. I wonder what the worldwide figure for PS3's wanted are

Roll in the PS3's

[DJ]

But that was before TGS. Nine million is even more impressive, especially since that's just the US figures. Once more and more people get exposed to the system through the press and hands-on experience that number will definitely skyrocket.