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PSN Has Over 40 Million Users, Live at 23 Million

February 13, 2010 in News comments 11

Sony and Microsoft have both announced the total amount of users on their system. Playstation network has seen a %155 increase and has a total of 40 million users. Xbox Live is currently at 23 million users. Take note though, that many PS3 owners have multiple accounts for different regions.

Both Sony and Microsoft have revealed the numbers behind their console online services, with both services growing significantly over the year.
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  • 5
    Bale Fire Feb 14, 10
    To be fair, most of those would be double accounts made to reset scores or get different regional content.

    Still impressive though
  • 2
    ShadowGuard Feb 14, 10
    very true, among other things. But those numbers are the result of one ultimate thing... PSN = FREE
  • 1
    BANDITO ATTACK Feb 14, 10
    TAKE THAT XBL *bleep*YEA THIS IS A CONTEST.
  • 1
    Star of Spurs Feb 14, 10
    Let's be honest, how many of those 40m or 23m are used every day or so?

    About 1/5 are probably secondary accounts or were used once and never again.
    • 0
      Fury Feb 15, 10
      Well for the 360's numbers, I doubt hardly any of those were secondary accounts. Those are all Gold subscribers, so I doubt they pay to just let their account sit there. I'm sure there's a small percentage of people who may pay for multiple accounts, but those numbers still won't be anywhere as inflated as PSN's. Especially considering the PS3 has only sold around 30 million consoles the last I heard, and yet they have 40 million users.
  • 0
    Gamesta100 Feb 14, 10
    I have 3 or 4 accounts that have access to PSN.
  • 1
    Guugley Feb 14, 10
    Whilst Bale Fire and ShadowGuard are both right, remember that there's still quite a lot of people on XBL who have multiple accounts. Lots of people do it just so they can keep getting Live for free, to get achievements or as a back-up in-case their hacked account gets banned - among lots of other reasons.
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      Xeros the Slayer Feb 15, 10
      Live only gives you the free month for about 2 or 3 accounts before not allowing it per console.

      I have three or four accounts on PSN. One on Live.

      And they shouldn't count PSP accounts until infrastructure play is standard for multiplayer games.
  • 1
    Red 9 Feb 14, 10
    I know I have two accounts myself.
  • 0
    ThreeTwoFiveSix Feb 15, 10
    I have multiple accounts on both.
  • 0
    Smoke Feb 15, 10
    I've heard the 23 million on live is just Live accounts, not Gold; too bad the article doesn't source the claim.

    And yeah, PSN goes with multiple devices; and easily makes multiple accounts, so it certainly makes sense.

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