Standalones owners by far buy much more movies than game owners. While some game owners buy movies, they buy far fewer movies and some don't buy any at all. This is proved by the fact that there are 6x as many Blu-Ray players sold as HD DVD if you include the PS3, but the market is split 60/40 in software sales.
And for the record, Warner Bros. who is format neutral agrees with me:
http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/ne...vd-claim.phtml
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Originally Posted by Warner Bros. Senior VP of HD Media
Taking a swipe at the Blu-ray stats that are bolstered by the number of PS3's sold, Steve Nickerson, senior vice president, high hefinition media at Warner Bros sates:
"These figures are especially important because the standalone player market is by far the biggest driver of movie sales in the long-term."
"This is simply because those who buy a standalone player are interested solely in buying and watching movies and other video content, whereas those with HD drives built into games consoles are primarily interested in games."
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Independent studies also verify this as well:
http://www.thediffusiongroup.com/The...-Uncertain.htm
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Originally Posted by Diffusion Group
13% of gamers use their console for movies. Of that 13%, 75% are only using standard DVD.
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