50% of PlayStation 3 Owners Use Online Service

Sony shares some of its more interesting facts about the PlayStation Network

When it comes to online console gaming, Microsoft's Xbox Live is the undisputed leader. But not all games are on the Xbox 360, and Xbox Live isn't the only service in town. Sony's PlaySation Network is the foundation of PlayStation 3's online strategy, and unlike Xbox Live, it gives a great deal of control to the developer.

[mighty_douche]

I would of thought every PS3 owner with an internet connection would be online, FREE.

[fenderputty]

of Digital Distribution would have us believe, I'm willing to bet half the people still don't have high speed access to internet. Some might not care as well.

http://www.websiteoptimizat...

I have no idea how factual these stats are but, apparently 40% of Americans have high speed of some kind. The rest are on Dial Up.

[Nostradamus]

I had Heavenly sword, and Ratchet, and uncharted.

I couldnt get online, because they are all single player.

Thats probably one of the reasons its only at 50%. For online gaming, I stick to my 360, thats where all my friends are.

Now that I have Warhawk, Im on alot more.

[deeznuts]

Well, everyone with a ps3 with it connected is online for free, that's for sure.

I have two friends who haven't even connected their PS3 to the internet yet. There are still a lot of people who think of their console as a single player machine or offline multiplayer.

Also not everyone has a broadband connection, and even less have wifi or an ethernet connection next to their ps3.

[Syko]

@Mighty....

Same thing applies for the 360. It is free to get online and use the marketplace and limited chat functions. You just have to pay for multi-player. Still even with the free Silver account option 360 users sit at about 50% online too. Some people (sadly) might not even understand the online capabilities of their console. Worse yet some people still have dial up....More than you think too.

[Hannah Montana]

"Recently, game developer Capcom has expressed mild grief over the 150MB limit size on Xbox Live Arcade for its upcoming Street Fighter II HD Remix and Bionic Commando Rearmed, stating that the Xbox 360 would run with lower resolution artwork than the PS3 version in order to accommodate Microsoft’s 150MB limit"

Where's inyourmum?

[Cwalat]

man what are ppl up to ?

Its goddamn free and ppl wont make accounts ?

[RecSpec]

Everyone is talking about UT and Warhawk, but Sony really needs to push their PSN games to have multiplayer. I mean imagine if High Velocity Bowling or PixelJunk Monsters was online with voice chat, that would be sweet. Of course this number hopefully will go up when Home is released.

[DJ]

Or just don't care about online gaming. The figure makes sense.

[Shaka2K6]

70% of xbug 180 owners already have the RROD.

' ' Microsoft's Xbox Live is the undisputed leader. ' '

lmao xbox lagive sucks as,
i rather pay for PSN then get xbox lagive for free, xbots can keep that garbage overpriced service since they have such low standards.

[Danja]

thought more ppl would have used the PSN since it's free..but 50% of the entire user base..is pretty damn good...

[Lucreto]

I don't play online often but I sometimes play Resistance. My PSN code is my user name for people who are interested. I have Unreal but my controller is damaged and the character keeps running off on me so I will wait until dual shock to play it.

[Amagai Shuusuke]

PSN just needs those games that people get
addicted to online. Call of Duty 4 & UTIII are
good examples. But its the exclusive titles
that will really increase that percentage.
Metal Gear Online anyone?

[cellypower]

will be great.

[Lucreto]

Metal Gear online will be good. I can imagine all the players running around wearing boxes.

[Homicide]

Warhawk is a pretty good game. SOCOM needs to come out now!

[Kojima touches kids]

Metal Gear Online needs more thought. If I see a carboard box, i'm going to shoot it.

[Lord Vader]

Wow, that's pretty interesting with PSN being free...

[Shadow Flare]

yeah it is interesting but not unexpected. Because it basically proves what everybody knows already, in that xbox 360 has the hardcore crowd and ps3 has a hardcore/ casual crowd. The fact that psn is free just shows that most ps3 owners don't care that much for online no matter how good it is

[The Lazy One]

it has a hardcore/movie watching crowd, if that's what you mean.

[LastDance]

buying mediocre games from big game companies is not a good thing mate;)

[PStriple703]

dat's wass up i play everyday!

[PSWe60]

Love WarHawk and I still play Resistance online.
over 5 million PSN users? that's pretty good. how many X-Box DEAD users are there?

By the way if anyone is interested my PSN ID is ARQUITECTORTURA

[DiabloRising]

PSN is great, but I'd still like to see Sony step it up a bit.

1) Redesign the store.
2) Allow devs freedom, but initiate STANDARDS. All games must have voice chat for instance.
3) More PS1 titles!
4) More classics! I love titles like Stardust HD, but I also want titles like TMNT, AvP, the Simpsons Arcade, etc etc. Give us both!

[MaximusPrime]

how about adding PS2 titles? Im sure i heard Sony is planning to do that.

[Ridrick]

To bring us Genesis and Dreamcast tites to PSN.

[name]

Well alot of PS2 users never even played online until they got a PS3. Whereas the Xbox crowed most likely owned a dreamcast as well, and they followed the lineage of online gameplay.

[DrakenSilverwing]

Sadly i of all people don't have internet at home.. dont have a computer at home as well.. if i want somethin downloaded i take my system to work with me, set it up and take what i want then be done with it, or use my psp.. or usb device of some kind... or whatever, sadly.... i don't play much online, not nearly like i want to (specially sense i have 37 games for the system.), only if i have my system at work and on break.. heh.. altho i have made a deal with my neighbor to allow me to hook up a wireless router so i can have access online without myself paying at all!! hah, i'm just buying the router.. and it benefits them as well..i find my ways tho....no matter how much i know i have been missing lately...

[khellendros1]

I'm one of the few that prefer to play off line. Online multiplayer is just not that important to me. It's cool to have if I want to play online but I rarely do. I've played the most online with UT3. If I had a 360 I don't think I would ever pay to play online. Maybe when GTP comes out I will.

[Ridrick]

Best online game on PSN!!
Just started and cant get off playing.

psn id:jplusa

[Tempist]

According to this only 8% of the 50% of people using the PSN are women. Home is shaping up to be quite the manly man's world.

[PimpHandStrong]

i bet that % works across the board

but yea most ppl wont be looking at HOME for the women

[Stubacca]

I have my PS3 connected but online gaming has never been my thing. I just enjoy campaign or story modes in games. I don't mind the odd game of Resistance or Warhawk online but it's not the reason I buy games.

[kewlkat007]

If you have an Xbox 360, your probably using it to play games, morso than to watch a DVD. If you are watching content from the Store than you are using the Live connection as well as for Multiplayer gaming , if you pay the monthly fee.

As for the PS3, like I will continue to say, the user-base will be skewed for a while. What percentage are only using it for Blu-Ray purposes and not games? What percentage do not have Broadband Access? since it is a free service , you would expect everyone to just log in with no fee, as with the 360 you know who is paying, so easier way to measure.

I guess give it time and thing will change but for a "FREE" service I would think at least 90% use it.

[fenderputty]

I posted a link from 2006 claiming that 42% of Americans have high speed connections. I'm sure Europe is the same to not far off. That alone right there screws with your "scewed user base" theory.

[kewlkat007]

plus I'm not stating facts.

PS3's user-base is skewed...my Opinion.

Skewed vs Screwed you know the difference?

[MaximusPrime]

im online, free and loving it.

This is livin'

[tatotiburon]

50% are watching BR movies, nothing more

[Pain]

Please go kill your self.

And By that logic half of the Xbox owners are waiting for the console to come back from Repair's,

[Goodfella78]

the xbox sheep are happy to suffer yet another problem because of ms locking out devolopers like they locked out the harddrive so they could further decieve silly amounts of money for not a lot of space for that money, from the ms sheep. like sony never would and did nt and yes people i will finish with this the best things in life are free for ps3 fans like u and ps3 fans like me.peace out.....

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

You would figure, since it's free, it would natrualy have more users than Live. Guess you do get what you pay for after all.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

One is a pay service with over 60% and the other is free with only 50%.

[InYourMom]

%60 of a much larger install base as well(6-7mil more).

[eyeDEVOUR]

that just proves that there alot of idiots paying for a limited service on a limited half assed machine...thats all lol

[AlterEgo]

that 50% of PS3 users don't download the DEMOs?

or PSN games?

That's why attach rates are low :(

On TOP of not gaming online???

Man o man.

[InYourMom]

considering Sony was saying not long ago that Online gaming wasn't necessary. Glad they turned it around and got a decent online service in place that looks to be getting better and better rather quickly.

This is a good example of how competition(XBL) is a good thing.

[LastDance]

online gaming is giving hours of mindless fun in the expense of well thought out stories and memerable single player campaigns.

[darthv72]

just because it is free doesn't mean it is for everyone. Same goes for the paid service. Yet if you are paying for it then you are more than likely using it so I retract my last comment.

My good friend is deaf and he goes online now and then but not all the time. Especially seeing as he is deaf he really cant communicate with the online crowd. He sticks to just dl demos.

I like to play on live (no PSN yet) but I am not hardcore enough to dedicate 2-3 hours a night anymore. UNO is my thing. That and Halo3/COD4

[undacovabrothe]

Considering that its not as developed as xbl yet and a lot of other factors that come into place. Most ps3 users dont buy ps3 for online most ppl who focused on online went for 360. Also for the fact that most users dont buy ps3 for online its because they dont have a broadband connection. I keep telling my cousin to get 1 and a lot of his friends have ps3 and also dont have a connection main reason why hes not bothered. Most people I know like playing multi offline co-op games and sports are much funner offline/competitive.

[PimpHandStrong]

what that number will be in 5 years

even at 50%

thats alot of ppl

[pwnmaster3000]

hhmmm.. not really i got a ps3 and so does my cousins and a couple of friends, but i was the only one that actually played online untill my friend accedently broke my router and ps3 owners doesnt need online we have lots of good games with good single player and with actually good storyline. thats the only thing 360 has is online. were do u think 360 will be at if none of the console had online

[pwnmaster3000]

his dik

[name]

Murs sucks.

[pwnmaster3000]

but actually he's alright i only like dark skin white girl and a couple. i like nujabes, brother ali, Jazz liberatorz, and some others.
Do you even listen to underground

[RecSpec]

Make more PSN games with online and that number will jump to an absurd amount. Bowling with my old friends all over the country would rock!

[PSWe60]

I had my PS3 for about a year before I got cable internet...been online now for since then and couldn't be happier.

[ElementX]

More than 50% of 360 owners have Live.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Over 10 million

[ElementX]

And it's a PAY service!

[undacovabrothe]

But the majority of the ppl buy 360 strictly for online service so their numbers are kind of disappointing. Online is not a really a selling factor yet for the ps3 and most ps3 users dont really have online which is why ps3 is their choice it gives us a great experience when ur off line as well as online.

[jax07]

As fun as WarHawk is it reminds me of why I dont like online multiplayer. Most of everyone doesnt communicate and when you try t they form little clicks and talk sh*t to you. Then you do find that handfull of people that want to strategize and they end up quitting because of the jerks that dont. Also what do you get in XBOXLive that you can on the PSN? I was just wondering what you have to pay for?

[jax07]

Suikouden 3. Pick it up if you havent tried it. Its an rpg for the PS2.

[Boink]

MS has connected about 60% of people to their service, a number of which pay for it.

Sony connects 50% to a free service, and it's something to brag about?

I mean good for sony they are getting people interested in their online services, but I wouldn't be bragging yet.

[Bubble Buddy]

Do they count the people who buy a huge number of ps3s for a different reason than gaming like when the navy bought 200? :p

[kewlkat007]

I don't see how you try to defend that...just take a look around the Ps3 is bought for more than just gaming. It's aimed morso at 2 different markets.

[Bubble Buddy]

Oops, srry. I didn't see it. You do have a good point though about the movies and games, bubble up : )

[eyeDEVOUR]

well if they bought those 200 (not for gaming) then there probably not online...captainobvious lol

[sumfood4u]

Like Everquest or Final Fantasy Online!

[DJ]

Which is pretty close to the 10 million Xbox Live users. Only difference is that Xbox Live is supporting both Xbox and Xbox 360 owners (Microsoft doesn't like to reveal specifics). Having a 50% adoption rate makes sense since Broadband Internet still isn't standard.

[GETPWNZORED]

True hardcore gamers play on Live. Nuff said.

[HarryEtTubMan]

hahahahahahahahahahhaha sureeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee keep trying to convince yourself of that. Too bad its in last place in sales and PS3 has all the best online games coming this year. ALLL OF THEM. Too bad PSN has dedicated servers and Xbox Live doesnt. 2 bad there are half a million joining PSN EVERY MONTH. THAT IS ALOT. PSN will be HUGE by the end of PS3's life lol. Too bad PSN will have EVERYTHING and I mean EVERYTHING XBL does for FREE.... in a matter of about 2-3 months. Its coming.

PS3 FTW

mgs4 FTW!