Sony revealed tons of figures today, including one concerning the PlayStation Network. The company has stated in its corporate strategy meeting that over 9.8 million people have registered accounts on the PSN. In total, 170 million downloads have been accumulated between these users. In related news, it was just last month that Japan celebrated making the one millionth mark.Other figures from Sony include total sales for current gen platforms. PS3 and PSP had a combined 49 million total sell-in units. The PS3 and PSP have sold 12 million and 37 million, respectively.
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6-26-2008 @ 2:39PM
forget xbox buy a ps3 said...
cuz ps3 is the best!
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6-26-2008 @ 2:42PM
thinkofmeasmra said...
wow....im actually impressed by the psn numbers...take that xboxlive
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6-26-2008 @ 2:44PM
BornSkillful said...
Who wants to bet some of those are fake US/JAP/EU/etc.. accounts :P
Not bashing these great figures, just saying.
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6-26-2008 @ 2:52PM
True_Darknight said...
Huh what do you mean?? So I should count myself as hmmm 4? yes 4..... dont forget HK!!
6-26-2008 @ 3:41PM
Arnon said...
No.. that's actually quite true.. considering how many accounts 1 person can have, and the fact that they're all free.
6-26-2008 @ 2:46PM
kcha295 said...
thats weird... it says on wikipedia that xbox live got 8 million subscribers in 5 years... it may sound like im fanboyin but im just sayin that if the ps3 can pass the number of online players (im assumin subscribe means gold) of xbox live (which everyone says is top online) in a year and a half ish... dang! hi 5 ps3!
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6-26-2008 @ 3:24PM
Popfrogs said...
It's really easy to keep an account when it doesn't cost money. Just sayin'. :)
6-26-2008 @ 3:35PM
biznass said...
"The Xbox LIVE community continues to grow, reaching the milestone of ten million Gold and Silver subscribers"
Sauce: http://majornelson.com/archive/2008/01/06/xbox-live-announces-10-million-members.aspx
Looks like if you've ever "signed" up for xbl, you'll be included in the 10 mil figure.
6-26-2008 @ 3:43PM
Arnon said...
Currently XBL is sitting around.. 14-16million.
6-26-2008 @ 3:09PM
H2Os said...
Just imagine how many more sales they could get if they could get third parties to release classic ps1 games on the psn.
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6-26-2008 @ 3:13PM
Pete said...
That's 9.8 million accounts, not 9.8 million people. Lots of people have 2 or more accounts to download demos from other countries.
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6-26-2008 @ 3:22PM
Goity said...
No they don't. Lots of obsessive players do (such as those that visit here) but hardly anyone else has more than one account. You seem to be viewing yourself as the majority, which is clearly not the case.
6-26-2008 @ 3:32PM
Goity said...
The numbers do suggest only about 6million unique IPs though, so consoles with multiple usrs probably are a factor.
6-27-2008 @ 1:36AM
Dehshizknight said...
I know very few people who actually have two or more accounts. Those are both extremely casual and extremely hardcore players that I know personally.
Multiple accounts does have an impact but it is not that huge of a difference.
6-26-2008 @ 3:25PM
Foreverman said...
I have a couple American accounts, 1 Europe account, and 1 Asian account.
So I can download those over seas demo's.
(don't think my Asian account works anymore)
Sorry to say but those numbers are meaningless.
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6-26-2008 @ 3:29PM
Stoo said...
So divide by 3 because of multiple accounts for the number of people using the PSN.
I jest.
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6-26-2008 @ 3:30PM
tonyt3rry said...
ive said this many times xbox live users are the same i had about 4 or 5 acounts on my systemone for my brother an american one a canadian one and mine and the oddgamertag when trying to boost with psn each person has a average of 3 acounts uk/eu , usa, japanese just think how long live has been going and compare it to psn. i know xbox live is a paid service but silver acounts are free
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6-26-2008 @ 3:45PM
Arnon said...
Well considering you're including your brother, it's not the same thing XD. Also, XBL can be factored in a lot less do to monthly fees... So it would only make sense that their numbers are more spot on with how many individuals are on live.
6-26-2008 @ 4:09PM
Arnon said...
By the way.. my post didn't make any sense. Yay for lack of sleep.
6-26-2008 @ 3:47PM
DepheCt said...
The same could be said for 360s sales on the consoles. How many of their numbers are people that have run out of warranty or voided theirs some how and had to buy a completely new console because the thing RROD on them? I always thought that was funny.
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