Online retailer Play.com is taking six times more pre-orders than it received for PlayStation 3 than Xbox 360 - and 15 times more than the Nintendo Wii.

That' s according to head of games Gian Luzio, who told GamesIndustry.biz that PS3 is " the most pre-ordered console yet" for Play. The retailer is offering a GBP 524.99 bundle which includes first-party titles MotorStorm, Resistance: Fall of Man and Genji.

" Figures from the US show that Blu-ray movie sales are outselling HD-DVD by a factor of 2:1 since the launch of PS3 and we have similar sales expectations.

" In addition to the games and movie growth we expect to see a large increase in the sales of 1080p TVs to make full use of the PS3' s superior resolution," he concluded.

It' s not just Play which is seeing healthy pre-orders for PS3, according to Sony. A spokesperson told GI.biz, " With an unprecedented day one shipment of 1 million machines into Europe and a software catalogue of over 30 titles available at launch, retailer feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.

" Woolworths, Amazon and Play, to name a few, are reporting record breaking pre-orders and an overwhelming demand for PS3."