| JEDE3 said: Fail thread? "(12:06:11 PM): Now he's talking about PlayStation Home. There have been more than 6.5 million users, and 85% have "returned", which must mean that they're used it more than once. " |
"Sony's Peter Edwards has revealed that over seven million people are signed up to PlayStation Home, but this is contrasted by a return rate of 25 - 30%, meaning that most people have just signed in, checked it out, realized it was awful, then left. Edwards is quick to point out that the figures aren't definitive, but it's quite telling about how most PSN members are using the "service.""
http://www.destructoid.com/25-to-30-of-users-return-to-playstation-home-139907.phtml
Also: in the article that starts this thread, that's a Peter Edwards quote about the 1 in 4 return. Don't know what the purpose of the drop off in numbers between E3 and the more recent Developer Conference quote.
A less bash-happy source:
"Update: GamesIndustry.biz has clarified that the 25 - 30 per cent figure cited by Edward refers to the number of PSN account holders who have visited Home more than once."
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/sony-home-repeat-visitors-total-25-30-of-psn-users
That being out of 7mil PSN accounts, many on the same console. No numbers for how many of that 7mil have DLed home (I believe THAT is where the 80% comes from, or Edwards statement that "only 80% of PSN users are 18-35 year old males"). So, less than a 3rd (probably far less if there are many married adults that have an account for each) of PS3 owners take advantage of the free online (one of the systems major selling points) and less than a third of those return.
Again, this could be tied to the fact that PSP users ALSO have PSN accounts, and cannot access Home, as far as I know.
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