akuma587 said:
You are right about them counting PS3's in the video player total which skews it, but the other article is talking about disc sales exclusively.
The majority of PS3 players appear to be utilizing their Blu-Ray functionality as well:
Buried under predictions that 2012 will bring dominance for Blu-ray over DVD and breaking news that the PS3 just may have had a hand in winning the format war the Entertainment Merchant's Association 2008 Annual Report on the Home Entertainment Industry holds survey results showing 87% of PS3 owners reported they watch Blu-ray movies on their console. That's a stark contrast to last year's NPD survey indicating 60% of owners didn't even know it played them. We don't know what's behind the jump, be it better marketing/consumer education, or something wrong with how one the surveys were conducted. You can mull that one over during the fast money round while also peeping results that say 22% of HDTV owners think they're watching HD programming, but in fact are not -- not like we haven't heard that before.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/04/8...s-survey-says/
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Likely the difference between those two surveys is one asked "Did you ever watch Blu-ray in your PS3."
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"Did you watch Blu-rays on your console at least once a month."
I mean... in many cases the PS2 has come with a movie, or if you bought one you got free movies.
If you can provide the actual survey it's fine... but the Blu-ray Assosiation magazine has been used for excessive spin before.
