"The 2008 Digital Entertainment Survey said watching HD DVDs was expected to have the highest rate of growth in 2008 compared with any other form of entertainment."

"Of the 1,600 consumers surveyed, 24 percent said they intended to watch next-generation movie disks in the next six months. Almost 40 percent of the sample have or have access to a high-definition-ready TV.

"It's great news for Sony who can expect the PlayStation 3 (with its Blu-ray capability) to become the must-have gift this Christmas," said Charles Moore, TV and Film partner at media law firm Wiggin who produced the report with research experts Entertainment Media Research."

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSL2950137120080303

Hopefully Sony's PlayTV for the PS3 catches on as well:

http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/tv/16089942.html

Combined with Home and an awesome games line-up this is set to become an amazing year for the PS3! 

>"The 2008 Digital Entertainment Survey said watching HD DVDs was expected to have the highest rate of growth in 2008 compared with any other form of entertainment."

HD DVD. *sighs, turns in tear at the mentioning of those words*

DAMNIT, way to be sensitive!

I think when they said HD DVD, they meant Blu-Ray Disc, right?

@ kingofwale

They meant high definition movie discs, 'HD DVD' (tm) is dead and was crushed by UK (European / North American and especially Japanese) Blu-Ray sales last christmas.

This year is going to be alot better for Sony....  now i just want them to release the OLED tv and hook that up to blu-ray... that would be sweet

they already released the OLED TV, am I not right? Saw it at Sonystyle.ca

but I'm NEVER playing 2500 dollars for a 11 inch tv. I might not be super rich, but that's just ridiculous

It's great news for Sony who can expect the PlayStation 3 (with its Blu-ray capability) to become the must-have gift this Christmas," said Charles Moore,

something tells me it will still be the wii.....call it a hunch

@MikeB:

If I had enough patience, I'd dig all the surveys you were posting about last year, which were supposed to prove that the PS3 was going to outsell the 360 during Christmas in America.

One would think that these surveys should mean something, but so far I haven't seen it in reality.

Looks like this is going to be the year that the PS3 takes off, it has already started anyway and will continue more so this xmas than last :D

You better quote me then. I'll do it myself:

MikeB at VGChartz wrote (15 November 2007):

"an independent survey indicated the PS3 was higher on the wishlists of US residents for christmas than the XBox 360. So I still have hope for the PS3 to beat the XBox 360 this holiday season globally."

And it did! Please provide credit when credit is due NJ5.

The poll was for US, and the prediction for worldwide... Sorry but I can't give you much credit for that one, even though the conclusion is correct ;)

If the same thing happens now, Blu-Ray won't take off in UK (where the poll was made), but worldwide it will? :P