PSN matches Xbox Live user base

[Nerdkiller likes BD]

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/11/19/...ive-user-base/

Yes its finally happened. What Microsoft did in 6 years, Sony did it in 2. This may be because there are multiple accounts on some machines, but this is still a bid day for Sony.

I think around Febuary (month I signed up), there was like under 3 million signed up to PSN. Now, in less than a year, there was just a huge spike.

[Marine Mike]

Originally Posted by Nerdkiller likes BD

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/11/19/...ive-user-base/

Yes its finally happened. What Microsoft did in 6 years, Sony did it in 2. This may be because there are multiple accounts on some machines, but this is still a bid day for Sony.

I think around Febuary (month I signed up), there was like under 3 million signed up to PSN. Now, in less than a year, there was just a huge spike.

I currently have 3 PSN accounts that I use for various reasons. Would that be included? I think the results are pretty skewed as people can just create as many accounts as they want to because they are free. Compared to XBL as you need to pay for them. I know what you mean as its showing progress with the PS3, but we just aren't comparing apples to apples here.

[Leopold BUTTERS]

Originally Posted by Marine Mike

I currently have 3 PSN accounts that I use for various reasons. Would that be included? I think the results are pretty skewed as people can just create as many accounts as they want to because they are free. Compared to XBL as you need to pay for them. I know what you mean as its showing progress with the PS3, but we just aren't comparing apples to apples here.

xbl accounts are free. You have to pay to play online.

[mikejet]

Originally Posted by Leopold BUTTERS

xbl accounts are free. You have to pay to play online.

Silver Accounts are free. Gold accounts are needed to play in Ranked games. This was recently changed. Most people though care about ranking and will pay the money.

I'm suprised it took so long, anyone with a PS3 can open a PS3 account. I have 2 US and one EU.

Shouldn't the number of PSN accounts match the number of PS3's sold at the very least?

[Marine Mike]

Originally Posted by Leopold BUTTERS

xbl accounts are free. You have to pay to play online.

Thats my bad as I'm not up to speed on XBox affairs. Anyway, I just assumed if you needed to pay to use an account, you would have to pay to get it. Anyway, like someone else stated, we shouldn't discuss the X-Box.

[ngkf7]

Yeah and now multiply that number by $50 and that's how many more millions of dollars MS gets to spend on servers than Sony. And I think it can't be argued who's servers are better. Myself on the otherhand, I like free.

However, one console can have more than one XBL account. My friends have 6 on one console. However, those are 6 unique people compared to one person with 6 accounts. Either way that's $300/yr more for MS than for Sony.

EDIT: Also, it's a lot easier to connect to the internet on the PS3 in a wireless house - we don't have to spend $100 on an overpriced addon!

[york weir]

of course they caught them, it's free.....

BTW, I didn't think xbox discussions were allowed.... "NO Xbox discussions" is posted clearly on the main page.

[Nerdkiller likes BD]

Originally Posted by york weir

of course they caught them, it's free.....

BTW, I didn't think xbox discussions were allowed.... "NO Xbox discussions" is posted clearly on the main page.

Sorry, I forgot. Shin Ra, any chance you can move it to off topic?

[binarymelon]

Not only are silver accounts free, but at least at one time MS was giving a free month of Gold with a new silver account. I know for a fact my brother used this a number of times. This would bloat MS's numbers just as much as Sony's.

[RIPSeanTaylor21]

Well Thats primarliy because, if not mistaken, PSN account is free right??? Thats the only thing wrong with Microsoft you have to pay for the memberships. Yes I am an X-Box fan, but I think the one place playstation has always excelled in back to PS2 is free online gaming. Im stuck in the middle now, the misses is going to get me a gift. Either its a PS3 or X-Box 360, Peronally I love the 360, but i also need another blu ray player for my lg lcd i nmy bedroom, but the price point is so expensive for the 80gb 399.99, when the 60gb xbox 360 is 299.99 pluse 4 free games on Black Friday. Im caught in the middle guys, maybe, I might just get both. lol we will see

[Xerios]

eh ill take it how i can get it

[ps3andlovinit]

Originally Posted by ngkf7

Yeah and now multiply that number by $50 and that's how many more millions of dollars MS gets to spend on servers than Sony.

Nobody knows where they spend that money except MS. Also 360 servers are P2P (client) so the "dedicated" game servers are really physically dedicated .. but the software that runs on them isn't. PSN supports P2P as well .. plus Dedicated (no host) and Dedicated (with host) and they can be mixed for specific scenarios (like close hand to hand combat) in the same game. The differences have to do with where the game state is maintained.

Originally Posted by ngkf7

And I think it can't be argued who's servers are better.

I can but I won't .. but see the above for some insight why 32 players are common on PSN and 60-player is now in the mix.

Originally Posted by ngkf7

However, one console can have more than one XBL account. My friends have 6 on one console. However, those are 6 unique people compared to one person with 6 accounts. Either way that's $300/yr more for MS than for Sony.

We have 6 unique people as well .. for each member of our family. With different tastes in games. No $300/year for us either. It's a zero sum game .. people have so much disposable income..we just get to spend that $300 every year on content instead .. so Sony still got our money and we got something as well. Win Win.

[RIPSeanTaylor21]

[Septimus Prime]

Originally Posted by RIPSeanTaylor21

That really needs to happen.

[saprano]

Originally Posted by RIPSeanTaylor21

This so needs to happen.

[Nerdkiller likes BD]

Originally Posted by RIPSeanTaylor21

I'm drooling just looking at the hard drive size. C'mon Sony, make us proud.

[dpomp]

Originally Posted by ngkf7

Yeah and now multiply that number by $50 and that's how many more millions of dollars MS gets to spend on servers than Sony. And I think it can't be argued who's servers are better. Myself on the otherhand, I like free.

yeah i'm sure M$ spends the money on the servers w/ all the 360 commercials floating around and all the buyouts being done. yeah that's definately what they do.

[xtop]

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/4159.html

some clarification on the numbers..

Sony has now clarified with GameSpot UK that the 14 million "active users" does include PSP accounts as well as PS3, just because both include "PlayStation Network services." In other words, the 14 million represents the total number of active Network accounts, and contrary to popular opinion, they're not counting duplicates. So of course, the logical question is, how many users are logging on with their PS3? Well, according to a Sony representative:

"We've seen an increase in unique [PS3] consoles registered for PSN compared to the sell through rate, which means we are seeing more PlayStation 3 owners who didn't previously register, do so lately, based on the new features we've added to PSN, such as Video Store and Trophies."

doesn't include duplicates so i guess that makes me feel better about the numbers. the number of psp users can't be all that big, so that's an impressive number. good job sony

[Simplayer]

Originally Posted by xtop

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/4159.html

some clarification on the numbers..



doesn't include duplicates so i guess that makes me feel better about the numbers. the number of psp users can't be all that big, so that's an impressive number. good job sony

Interesting. I wonder how many psp users have an account attached to that?

[saprano]

I hope that news shuts everybody up.