Average PSN user is male, 28 and educated

PS3 fanboys generally come across as emotionally retarded 14-year-olds with severe learning disabilities and a crippling dependency on the validity of a hunk of plastic as a means of proving their own worth. Amazingly, however, the users more commonly associated with the PlayStation 3 are educated adults with decent jobs. Quite, quite amazing.

"Right now, it's primarily male," said PSN director of operations Eric Lempel when asked about the PSN audience. "The average age is 28 years old, in usually the middle- to higher-income range. They over-index against those with graduate degrees. But it's expanding."

This news is pretty good, as it proves that the sniveling fanboy class truly is a minority.

[Nelson M]

Average Xbox live user is 15 and is Thick as Sh*t, uneducated, lives in his moms basement or a Trailer and still wets his Bed

[Shane Kim]

That pretty much sums it all up. Plus they suffer from diabetes mellitus.

[54percent]

Average bot loser... I mean user

[Foliage]

The average 360 user has faced RROD thanks to the 54.2% failure rate.

The average 360 user is 14, male, home schooled, a virgin.

[Bordel_1900]

I can confirm that this article's assertion is correct.

[IcyJoker187]

I wonder what it is for the xbox?

[Lucreto]

I think I read somewhere the average is lower around 16- 20 but there would be older as well.

It is the price that caused the averages, the high price was affordable by people working a normal job or like me a part time job. The 360 owners are made up of college goers with a part time job and some paid by parent.

[Lifendz]

I guess I'm the average PSN user. It sorta makes sense. I figured educated people with some disposable income would opt for the PS3. We want the most bang for our buck.

[paul0388]

And I'm 21, Male, and college educated. Great demographic though, from what I've experienced I can confirm it.

The average Xbox live demographic is probably 17-20 year old high school dropouts who still live at home with mommy. (My younger brother actually fits into this demographic as do his Xbox live friends).

[locos85]

Here is the 360 demographic.

[paul0388]

You hit the nail on the head, LMAO!

[Arthur_]

..remember filling out some sort of survey for this?
I sure as hell dont.

How did they arrive at this conclusion?

If Aaron Greenburg said the average XBL user was a 30 yr old College grad, with a PhD in Physics, would you believe it?

lol.

Show me some research to support these claims, and then I'll buy into it.

[Raf1k1]

Arthur_ makes a good point. Claims should always be backed up.

[locos85]

They do ask you for information when you sign up for PSN like DOB. The education and income? I'm not sure where they got that.

[SupaPlaya]

I am 28, male, currently a software developer. I hold a bachelor in computer science and master in MIS.

"PS3 fanboys generally come across as emotionally retarded 14-year-olds with severe learning disabilities and a crippling dependency on the validity of a hunk of plastic as a means of proving their own worth"

I believe they meant fanboys in general.

Assuming that the survey is somewhat accurate, that may explain why PS3 game sales tend to have longer legs. For example, I personally don't like paying full price for a game when I can get the game a few months later at 50% the price. I.e.: I bought SF4 for $20 + tax from Gamestop last month. Not saying that a game won't sell better at $20, but I believe that an older person with more responsibility will have an easier time holding off on buying a game.

However, being older likely means having a job and more responsibility. I game like 1-3 hours a day now, compare to about 3-6 hours a day back when I was a teen. This translates to buying less games (at least for me) as I'm not able to finish the games that I currently have.

[TheAntiFanboy]

I'd imagine most of those 28-year-old educated players are probably actually taking the time to enjoy their console rather than rage on N4G, hence why we don't see them as often here as these statistics would dictate.

[Cold 2000]

1.7 makes a great point.

Because otherwise that would mean that all them hardcores like Locos85, Pennywise, Gwave, Greywulf, Darkrider, Ultimolu, Eagle 21, Flipmode Saaking and the rest are actually adults ??

My gosh...

[TapiocaMilkTea]

I knew it! Thanks article for confirming.......

[pixelsword]

...except I like all consoles, but don't own the Wii (I'm not suggesting that the article states that the average PSN user doesn't like the Wii). I must say though I do not use XBL because I am in favor of Net Neutrality; so I guess I do the majority of my gaming on the PS3 come to think about it.

Well, maybe until ODST, that is. ;)

[raztad]

Quite accurate description of myself, but I'm 30 actually :D. That makes sense, $400+ for a console is a high entry price, no every parent is ready to fork that amount. I expect the average age to drop though. The $300 price tag will increase substantially the userbase.

EDITED: This phrase is very telling about the fanboy, ermm writter of this article:

"PS3 fanboys generally come across as emotionally retarded 14-year-olds with severe learning disabilities and a crippling dependency on the validity of a hunk of plastic as a means of proving their own worth."

I guess he/she loves to call xbox fanboys, "xbox owners" or "xbox users", or "xbox fans". LOL

[bunbun777]

30 years old here-- 100% mamale--- and well--my mom says I'm really smart--

just know when you add sirsmokesalot69 on your PSN friends-- its some guy that plays and smokes, and is educated... in playing and smoking.

[Syronicus]

Although, I am in my mid thirties.

[INehalemEXI]

This is shocking it's like they know who I am , and gave out my info ...I feel so nekkid to the world.

[FlipMode]

Seems about right, very pleasant on PSN, not childish like.......other places.

[anh_duong]

can't rely on this data since a lot of kids register older than 18 to get into psn.

i would say the average age is much younger since only under 18s are included in the survey but in reality we know a lot of under 18s use psn.

[oohWii]

It this is true; things doesn't boad well for the average PSN user. I think N4G would make an excellent sampling of what is on PSN. And simply based on the maturity level of the users on N4G, if these guys are 28 years old and educated, then we need to be getting money back from our universities. Either that, 20 - 28 year olds are some of the biggest douche bags on the planet.

With that being said, I call bullsh!t, there is no way 28 years old behave like this.

[LazyDevs]

I understand now why PSN is not very competitive when it comes to online gaming. Younger gamers is far superior in gaming skills than older gamers.

[Syronicus]

And yet they are inferior when it comes to proper grammar... Keep trying little man.

[locos85]

Yeah because you guys don't have bills and a family to support. The man of the house can't stay in front of his TV all day playing video games.

[eagle21]

There used to be a post made by Torrence Davis weekly titled "Fanboy Of The Week." I remember how upset many users were (including myself) that were targeted by the biggest xbox troll site at the time, Bit Bag. To make a long story short, the week he attempted to post one about the infamous "eagle21" it of course failed approval but I posted an epic post that rings true to this article about PS users. I remember xbox fans saying, "just because you went to a top university it doesn't make you any better."

[Shadow Flare]

Read the description to this article. This article has got on the front page. Yet if were to write something like that in the gamer zone i'd get banned.
Explain?

[sorceror171]

@1.21 - Well, I counteract at least one sub-18er. I just turned 40. But I'm educated and economically all right, so I fit that part of the mold. And you know, to a limited extent I'd even agree with LazyDevs. I know I can't match the reflexes of a caffienated 13-year-old, or waste hours/day practicing a game.

But strategy, on the other hand... heh heh heh.

[kenkaniff]

you are on my friends list already- This is bx2syr. I haven't been on in a while because my PS3 got the yellow light of death. Oh and I am 26 with an MS in Education.

[lokiroo420]

I'm sure Sony has credit card data that could back this up, for all those wanting proof.

[anh_duong]

Well the author is actually a retard since he doesn't use his brtain and realise that a lot of gamers say they are older than 18 when they are not. Stupid monkey brain blogger

[mingeater]

you just to have to read what gets wrote on here by the people that follow sony to know that this is undoutably true!!

although, i question how accurate this claim really is....any exec can say anything really, there is no way anyone can prove or disprove really.

but from own experiences on the psn, i would say that most of the olders gamers like myself must not wear headsets. because until i finally gave up wearing one on the psn, i never really heared many older gamers talking on there>

[ThanatosDMC]

Last night on MAG beta there was a kid who kept on asking people to add him on their friends list and he kept on whining about it. He sounded like he hasnt even hit puberty yet. It was hilarious that he couldnt cuss.

But yeah, older demographic play on the PSN. [UZI] clan on MAG beta are a bunch of funny brits when they get killed.

[Joey Greco RULES]

i was gonna say that.

@lokiroo: that credit card data you speak of, tell PSN absolutely nothing about the user. All it tells PSN, is that they can afford to buy content. The personal info contained on a credit card account, can only be seen by the credit card company.

@locos: a lot of kids put an older age on XBL, because of privacy restrictions, content restrictions, and parental controls. i'd like to think that most under-age PSN users do the same.

But yeah, I would still want to know where they are getting their numbers.

[PrimordialSoupBase]

Shame that demographic doesn't carry over to this demented website.

[popup]

There is only one fanboy. He/She has 160,000 accounts.

[Black Maverick]

"Well the author is actually a retard since he doesn't use his brtain..."

Oh, the irony...

[LazyDevs]

@ Syronicus,locos85

Then correct me on my grammar then. I mean if that is the best argument you can do....well i understand it hurts doesn't it. And just cause i said younger gamers are better than older gamers doesn't mean i am young.

[40cal]

Average PSN user is male, 28 and educated

Funny, That's describes me to a T.

[Syronicus]

The only thing that hurts around here is your pure fanboyism. Well, reading your posts hurts my eyes too but that's another story.

[TotalPS3Fanboy]

I am wondering if the average 360 user is male, 12, and uneducated?
Someone needs to take a survey of the 360 users.

[cmrbe]

Not surprise at all. I am 29 and I am studying for my masters of geographic infomation technology at Melbourne Uni through correspondence as I am working as well.

Despite what this guy said about PS fanboys. I know most of them are adults becuse most I have come across have good sense of humour and I am sure they like playing around with the kids. Just check out the open zone of this article. Apart from a few x360 fanboys like breakfast most are offensive and can tell they are young by the way they think and respond.

[pilotpistolpete]

Slightly younger, but fits my description!

Go edumacation!

[jack_burt0n]

Jim Sterling

Def has some serious inferiority issues, maybe he is insecure about his weight, looks, employment you cant really blame him for that though.

poor dude :)

[Oztheboss]

I think someone just got their feelings hurt. :(

poor dude

[Arthur_]

YOURE A FOOL AND YOURE WRONG.

IF YOU REMEMBER ONE THING IN THIS LIFE, MAKE IT THIS: **If SONY says something, it MUST BE TRUE**

[caladbolg777]

In a way, I sort of agree, but probably not for the same reasons. If you are familiar with Jim Sterling's writing, he comes across as a truly sad individual. He's very bitter. And I'd agree that it's probably his weight (and consequently the humiliation) that has a lot to do with it. Poor guy.

Every time I read his articles on Dtoid, I just end up feeling sorry for him.

[redsquad]

"PS3 fanboys generally come across as emotionally retarded 14-year-olds with severe learning disabilities and a crippling dependency on the validity of a hunk of plastic as a means of proving their own worth"

As a 'responsible journalist', shouldn't he knock the PS3 bit off the beginning, just to be balanced?

[Mr_Bun]

I think you answered your own question with the "responsible journalist" part

[PimpHandHappy]

got a good job
consider myself middle class
home owner
Harley owner
car owner

WILL NEVER OWN A 360
sorry but it lacks in many many things
FPS is not one of em

my adult friends that JUMPED IN early never use a headset when playing online... whats that tell ya about XBL

[LazyDevs]

Do you think anyone really cares what you own and what you and your friends preferences are. Just as long as it makes you feel better is all that matters though.

[Armyless]

I think you have it backwards. Nobody in here cares two whits what you think.

[LazyDevs]

Do you think i care, i am not here to suck face with you fanboys i am here to voice opinions and prove points. Do what i did to the other guy ignore him.

[Pebz]

You sort of have to wonder how and why they get this, private I might add, information.

"Right now, it's primarily male," said PSN director of operations Eric Lempel when asked about the PSN audience. "The average age is 28 years old, in usually the middle- to higher-income range. They over-index against those with graduate degrees. But it's expanding."

Of those things listed, only age (gender is optional) is something you fill in on the PSN registration.

Perhaps there is a very obvious and valid explanation to this, but otherwise I feel people should be more worried about that than whether they statistically belong to a group that is somehow better than some other statistic group, or something like that.

[pilotpistolpete]

I'm wondering the same. Where do they get the stats for education? Or are they all part of PS U.

[Sarcasm]

Yeah it's interesting how they came to this conclusion.

The only thing I know they have is DOB and CC information.

[DelbertGrady]

...and still lives in his parents basement.

[maira]

just copying our jokes :P...to think this much time spent at home u could be a bit creative!

[wxer]

actually its the other way around
that topic the other day shows that the 360 fanboys uses their xbox the most

and that shows they really got no life
and they are the ones that lives in their mother basement
playing all day and night

while in the ps3 side it was normal
cus they actually got lifes and girls and alot of other stuff to do

[IDetonation]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!
Girls and other stuff?
Do you even know what a vagina is?
xDDDDD

[wxer]

"Hahahahahahahahahahahaha haha!!
Girls and other stuff?
Do you even know what a vagina is?
xDDDDD"

lol
yah

i dont know about you
but you seem like you heard of it in you school or something
dont worry
you'll get one sometime

[Shane Kim]

If you want to know what a insecure teenager sounds like take a look at Detonations post. It's a typical insecure, pre-mature, comment from the xbot community.

[TheBlackSmoke]

The bots play more on their 360 because they game as soon as they get home from school up until 2am. rinse and repeat.

[Kamikaze135]

I sort of always saw this to be true, lol. Wii users are in the Tween to Teen range and 360 users are Teens to late Teens. That's on average, of course.

[Pizzagaki]

I will be 28 in 2 days, i am educated, and i do not use PSN.....

[droid and bot]

well
i see you in almost all of the ps3 articles in the openzone bashing the PS3

why im not surprised?

[BlackTar187]

Get a life bro

[Boody-Bandit]

I guess that would make you below average.

[ForROME]

Amen to that, thats to funny, I am 28 an IT Director\Business owner with a Degree, sounds good to me!

[table]

It also makes sense when you play online. There is a world of difference between the sort of characters you hear over xbox live headset as opposed to PSN.

[Dark360]

Average PSN user is male, 28 and educated = single,fat and most likely gay...hahahahahaahahahaha

[-x.Red.x-]

stop looking at the mirror

[lh_swe]

A trend between homophobia and bisexual tendencies has also been shown since something like 40% of the population have bisexual tendencies (if only slight) and many of those people (mostly american, and jamaicans surprisingly) are brought up to think that homosexuality is un-holy and very wrong thus those with bi-sexual tenedencies start to fear their own urge (if only slight) and thus form an active hate against homosexuals to suppress their own feelings concerning the matter.

This is something I read in a study done by a collection of Universities, mind you my only opinion in this is that homophobia is a sign of ignorance(derived from immaturity) and a lack of education on the matter.

[droid and bot]

wrong post

[Xbox360Elite]

So these 28yrs olds don't have a life and no girlfriends because they spend most of their time on PSN HOME so sad.

[Model]

hypocrite much ? you and your butt partner Soda troll in almost every ps3 article and yet you accuse other people of not having a life

[dustgavin]

Don't you and Soda have an avatar twitter party to attend?

[TheBlackSmoke]

I bet you get a boner from showing off the masterchief armor you stuck on your mii-crosoft avatar. Keep digging for a comeback child.

[Xlll]

I'm 26 married with a kid. Your 14 single and the only sexual experience you had was when your uncle bob touched you in your no-no spot.

[DJ]

It's primarily PS3 or PS2 owners. Some Wiis collecting dust here and there. When i got a PS3, the price wasn't a big deal, so I guess I really am in that demographic.

Kind of wierd, but it makes sense. I started gaming back in the PS1/N64 days. Now I'm an adult making my own cash. And, as you can guess, the people in my age group want the most bang for their bucks.

[Double Toasted]

so I could honestly say the report is true, but here's the thing...I prefer LIVE atm...waiting to see what Uncharted 2 does for me though.

[ForROME]

@Yellow light of death, think on this cupcake

Since you are so good with numbers if you did the launches of both PS3 is on better pace than 360, and would be out selling it, if it wasnt a yr head start, I'm sure you factored that in because your a cup cake and good at math

Next, Adults buy systems at a slower rate then younglings cupcake

Also last Gen, did you have an xbox? I did, and I considered it better than PS2 but the install base was much less, did that make it inferior ?

Geese cup cake, come on already and get it together in that cupcake brain...

[zaldare]

19, Student.

[man0fsteel]

i'm almost 27, a PS3 owner, and I have a college degree, My profession is in Annuities and Wealth Management :p

[SupaPlaya]

Did you have anything to do with the Madoff?

Just kidding :D

[man0fsteel]

its all about the Ponzi scheme mofo!! haha!! i'm playing. Not at all :p

[XsteveJ]

"PS3 fanboys generally come across as emotionally retarded 14-year-olds with severe learning disabilities and a crippling dependency on the validity of a hunk of plastic as a means of proving their own worth."

Hmm...that's an interesting observation. And XBOX fanboys don't?

I'm so tired of this "console war." But I guess it comes with the internet territory...

Why can't we all just accept that each system has it's own strengths and flaws, and just get along and enjoy GAMES? Isn't that what we're all here for? Cause we love games?

[wxer]

"Average PSN user is male, 28 and educated"

thats why xbox live full of kids that dropped school

and thats why they got the ps3 ( the ppl that got a ps3 )
they are educated and smart
they know which console is better

while on the 360 side
their mother did the decision and got them the cheaper console

Microsoft really knows how to get money out of stupid kids

[IDetonation]

Huh?
xDDDDDDDD

Including you, retard. xDDD
I can already tell your 14.

[wxer]

i dont own a 360 or xbox live .....

nice fail

[TheBlackSmoke]

There are smart people and on the opposite end of the spectrum there are 360 owners.

[divideby0]

The author clearly come across as emotionally retarded 14-year-old with severe learning disabilities and a crippling dependency on the validity of a hunk of plastic as a means of proving their own worth by writing senseless articles in a means of attracting attention to themselves.

why the author is not perma band from this site is amazing...
I requoted him, just to show what a loser he is.
There are special needs kidz, who shouldnt be called in this lite.

and I have been a charter gold member for life and without a shadow of a doubt, Live has more kiddies than PSN anyday

[FordGTGuy]

Are usually around my age, 21, or even older. I think its dumb to think that not every console has their little kids who run around like idiots. Not to mention that educated 28 yo probably has a uneducated kid who also plays.

I've played against many 40+ yo on Xbox Live also but I think it also depends on the games you play. I find it funny how the first day PS Home launched a bunch of kids ran up to the first women they could see and started dry humping them after that I didn't touch home for a very long time.

[Double Toasted]

I've played against a few people in their 40s, two men and one woman, in Halo 3. The funny thing is, they didn't even know each other...it was a rare experience though that hasn't happened since, but then again I haven't played Halo 3 in over a year...sooooo.

[droid and bot]

IDK about you but every time im on xbox live
its full of kids screaming in my ears
after one month maybe like of using
i really started to play with out a headset

[Double Toasted]

If you're playing Halo 3 then don't expect anything to really change. I play Gears 2 a WHOLE LOT and I rarely hear anyone younger than...18(?) probably. I guess that pin points the people who don't like Gears,lol.

[FordGTGuy]

Xbox Live since its launch and have never had a problem finding a mature person to play with actually i've found over 100 mature people to play with all the time as my friends list has been full for a very long time. Its funny the average age of people running around disagreeing on Xbox 360 articles is male, 28 and educate wow sounds right huh?

BTW I do own a PS3 and I do have a PSN account.

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

Micro$oft have just sent out the Crayons and Colouring Pens so the ChatBots can fill in their Forms!!! ;-D

[keysy420]

every ps3 owner is educated makes good money and knows value and realizes the worth of a ps3 and the quality of good games. however the kids on the 360 side are unknowingly of quality and dont understand that ps3 owners get mad when you say their system sucks and you wont buy games, us ps3 owners are like wtf why are you not buying games for the ps3 it doesnt make sense. like we need kids too to support games on the ps3 if they dont then this gen is doomed.

That is because as soon as m$ and developers learn this like they have. you get announcements like all games dont have to run in at least 720 p and stuff like that because kids dont know the difference.
its like get them hooked and keep giving them the same thing.that is the reason why ps3 owners get super pissed. like these dumb a$$ kids are fcking up the industry. i own 3 and i buy games so get off that fanboy stuff youngsters

[LinuxGuru]

22, graphic design degree, PSN user.

[Veneno]

The guy just pulls stuff out of his buns all the time. One of the worst journalists ever.

[IDetonation]

Hmmm.
I think most people on Ps3 ARE a bit older as the Ps3 is more computer related.
Im 19. Own both consoles. In college. With a job. So idkkk.

And for the fanboys, yes, i have a girlfriend.

[TheSadTruth]

average psn user =/= average n4g user

[SIdepocket]

Judging by this site and the Playstation forums, you'd never know it.

[IDetonation]

I agree 100% with this.
This goes for 360 fanboys as well.

Umm.

*cough* open zone.. *cough*

[omegaortega]

28 yrs old with decent money? I'm sure since the system is $299.99 now a lot more fools will be joining in.

[spunnups]

I wonder what the avg age of an XBL gamer is...14? That's my guess. There sure are a lot of annoying 14yr olds on XBL. And if you think I'm lying, go play Socom:Confrontation and join any server/any time of the day and try to find ONE person who hasn't hit puberty yet. Good Luck.

[corywebb93]

You ps3 owners should go to college so one day you can be intelligent and next time will do the righ thing and buy a xbox console instead

[dustgavin]

You keep saying you are educated but cannot seem to spell simple words such as 'right'.

[Waldex]

Xbots are poor, uneducated, stupid and retarded... jesus... the world is an ugly place after all.

Thankfully not for everyone, we... the Droids... as you call us... usually have HDTV's, a niiiice income, and 3 or 4 girls to hang out whenever we want.

And also we have the better games... What do guys like coryweb or the other xbotelite retard have?, a cheap console that breaks all the time and a great carrer at McDonalds, even if they are 25 already.

Suck that MotherFvckers!!!!!

TREY 4 LIFE!!!

[Shane Kim]

This guy speaks the truth.

[TheBlackSmoke]

Its kind of ironic that the majority of MS d!ckriders who get all excited by extra pixels on the 360 version on a multiplat are playing their games on a 14" Standard def TV in the bedroom they share with their little brother.

[cr33ping_death]

well im 27 and did some college :) smart but lazy....not much into writing papers :)

[corywebb93]

the xbox 360 owners must be a typo

[Lou Ferrigno]

cory,your moms calling.. she wants you out of that basement to go take a shower cuz you smell like bullsh!t.

oh and stop having your mom type your comments for you.

"360 fanboys generally are as emotionally retarded 14-year-olds with severe learning disabilities and a crippling dependency on the validity of a hunk of plastic as a means of proving their own worth"

^^ now THATS more like it. here ya go cory and trashboxelite.

[NegativeCreep427]

"PS3 fanboys generally come across as emotionally retarded 14-year-olds with severe learning disabilities and a crippling dependency on the validity of a hunk of plastic as a means of proving their own worth."

For once corywebb doesn't have his head in the sand like a stupid kid. There is a typo: in the above statement, "Xbox 360 fanboy idiots" should be in place of "ps3 fanboys" Then it all makes sense.

[neogeo]

and I own a PS3 only. To be honest, one of the many reasons I dont own a 360 is that Im just to old for it.

[JonnyBigBoss]

I'm 22, Male and educated. I guess I help this beautiful statistic.

[Double Toasted]

and I've probably said this before, but, Sony fans on this site act like 360 users on LIVE...interesting.

[SuperStrokey1123]

Not sony fans, SOny fanboys. And with that small cahnge you would be correct.

[FwanK]

In fact... im 28 and edukeited

[SuperStrokey1123]

This is pretty much me, Im 28 with 2 degrees and two certifications. Awesome possum.

That being said education and age doesnt make a person mature nor sensible as im sure we have all experienced in online games.

[pokeystaples]

26, female, BA, married, middle income, phat and slim.

We own a wii, the two ps3s, an atari, and a genesis.

I don't own an xbox and don't plan on buying one. I have played one. I have three or four friends who own 360's, about half have finished college. I just have no interest in the system. I don't hate it or wish it dead. It just does not offer games that I find interesting enough to warrant yet another console in our home. .

[pokeystaples]

Don't use me to make a point.

Two nights ago I was playing fat princess online and got stuck with the middle school brigade. I have never heard anyone beg for gameshares before, but these kids were begging and talking about unrelated crap NONSTOP. Both systems have their irritating youngsters.

[learte]

25 engineer degree, with girlfriend. and i do play xbox with my friends but they are all under 20 and my friends that do have a PS3 are al over 21. I swear i am not making this up, but that doe not mean anything but that the xbox appeals more to people under 20, and that is cool don't be offended by it. Cheers to gaming and drinking with your buddies!!!

[jag_stilvecchio]

For the PS3 by a company called Big Sky Communications. They asked some basic background info and for likes and dislikes for the PS3 and PSN.

I fully believe that these results are accurate. I'm 28 and grew up with Playstation so it's only natural that the console sits in my home theater now. The vast majority of my friends are educated - at least a 4yr degree some with advanced degrees. Almost every one of them has a PS3 and the average age is 27-28yrs old.

[tudors]

theres plently on Xbox-live.

Educated in a private boy's school hey ;)

We get it lol.

[Lex Luthor]

Lol, how the hell did they manage to find this out?
Unless sony asked every PSN user what education they have and how much they earn i'm calling BS.
Bullsh!t.

[jag_stilvecchio]

Probably not if you're an uneducated X360 owner!

LOL! I kid. :)

[tudors]

Most of my friends on Xbox-live are older, most have great jobs, one in particular is a self made millionaire, most have both systems, and most prefer Xbox-live over PSN, and this is down to the communication side of things due to it's ease of use and you guessed it cross game chat and party features, if this was a feature incorporated into a PSN update then maybe they would switch but regards the article I totally disagree, but yes I agree that there are also a lot of imature little S*its also.

[MaximusPrime]

Im 26, my brothers are 21 and 28. PS3 is right console for us.
Our buddy list are mostly average 24 and easier to enjoy playing games with.

[HueyNewton2008]

LoL i been waiting for a article regarding this to come out. When i was gaming on a 360 2 years ago before i switched to PS3. I used to get called the N word non stop while plying Halo 2, and while playing NBA 2k7 some dude sent me a photo flipping me off because i beat him. So many little kids and people with southern accents on XBL and it drove me crazy. Currently on PSN i will turn my mic on only to drown certain people out if thier acting immature which rarely happens even while playing COD4. PSN is less annoying to me and most of people on my friends list are those with whom i communicated with while online which says a lot. Laughing a little trash talk and whether i win or loss i usually end up getting a friend invite. On XBL my blood pressure would go up and my wife would wtf is going on lol cuz she could hear all the craziness after i broke my mic. But anyway there is a huge difference regarding maturity level and education people that play online and from MY experience XBL was like being present at a clan rally with all of the hitler youth included.

[ps12&3lover]

i believe this is true cause i will be 27 on sep 5th,i have a great job an make good money and of course im educated...i own a ps3...

[tudors]

"i believe this is true cause i will be 27 on sep 5th,i have a great job an make good money and of course im educated...i own a ps3..."

You expect anyone to believe you with a comment like that.

[ZOMBIEMAN1]

last night this article was put under a different title but it was changed and as i said there this was just another cheap shot destructoid resident fanboy jim sterling took on the PS3 community i'm not saying he's baised because he's calling out PS3 fanboys this which i agree some PS3 fanboys here fit the description i won't mention any names ( Chad Warden Returns ) my problem is he only calls out PS3 fanboys and turns a blind eye at the 360 fanboy community if your a real gamer and a PS3 owner that's not a fanboy i tell you this destructoid and jim sterling should be removed from game journalism as jim sterling also made another article were he attacks the PS3 version of Bayonetta by saying PS3 version sucks this man and site should be banned for there constant baised articles that clearly need to attack PS3 and it's fans so to jim sterling from destructoid here's a fvck you from the PS3 community

[davidrx7]

Im a dead ringer for this as well, 28 yr old male with a college education so thats stats for ya!

[hakis86]

"PS3 fanboys generally come across as emotionally retarded 14-year-olds with severe learning disabilities and a crippling dependency on the validity of a hunk of plastic as a means of proving their own worth."

This is the definition of a fanboy, wether it's product x or y, or company a, b or c.

I wonder why this got approved..

[chisox100]

28 years old........People who are 28 are more likely to do research before they make a big purchase than a 15 year old......so PS3 Users are smarter : )

[Anti-PS3]

I fall into that category. I am 26 with a EE degree.

[creeping judas]

well I guess that at the age of 38, father of two kids, I don't fit the mold??

[JJFNIGHTS80]

I'm 28yrs can't afford college, still living at home. You can say that I'm a LOOSER who can't do s$%t. No Degree no nothing. SO this article is not fully correct cause I'm one of the 28yr old still don't have a college degree can't even afford to go to school. I'd rather pay my own money going to school instead of doing a loan instead of being in debt. All guys who are college degrees graduate probably some are rich kids with rich parents who don't even have to pay their own school.

[tudors]

Bit late but I had to reply to your comment. Just wanted to say good luck, stay positive, money doesn't make the man.

[bjornbear]

aO.O