PSN vs. Xbox Live - which is better now?

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JaggedSac said:

Not many people actually use Steam for its gaming side.  It is mostly just for downloading games.

 

http://store.steampowered.com/stats/

Steam Players Online Currently on the top 75 games:

       Current      Peak

	41,671	87,626		Counter-Strike: Source
	33,360	61,050		Counter-Strike
	16,776	22,842		Team Fortress 2
	12,064	17,530		Left 4 Dead
	8,657	24,648		Football Manager 2009
	5,709	10,306		Empire: Total War
	5,488	6,808		Garry's Mod
	4,333	9,302		Condition Zero
	3,900	6,280		Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
	3,132	6,853		Day of Defeat: Source
	1,473	2,604		Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
	1,236	1,911		Half-Life 2
	1,121	1,405		Killing Floor
	1,041	1,872		Day of Defeat
	939	1,131		Fallout 3
	889	1,062		Plants Vs Zombies
	782	1,225		America's Army 3
	538	839		Zombie Panic! Source
	514	704		Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
	495	616		Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
	475	584		Portal
	450	475		Worldwide Soccer Manager 2009
	436	523		Call of Duty: World at War
	423	524		ARMA 2
	419	737		Insurgency
	411	679		Half-Life 2: Episode Two
	392	667		TrackMania Nations Forever
	383	565		Company of Heroes
	365	454		Grand Theft Auto IV
	355	440		Mount and Blade
	341	414		EVE Online Demo
	334	439		Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
	333	398		Street Fighter IV
	328	742		F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
	324	411		EVE Online
	301	358		Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
	287	476		Half-Life 2: Episode One
	281	327		Team Fortress Classic
	277	369		X3: Terran Conflict
	267	391		Half-Life
	260	312		Oblivion: Game of the Year Edition
	250	858		Red Orchestra
	247	369		Darkest Hour
	244	272		Mass Effect
	241	556		NBA 2K9
	229	359		Age of Chivalry
	226	728		RACE 07
	221	427		The Last Remnant
	212	246		Titan Quest: Immortal Throne
	194	512		Saints Row 2
	180	216		Dawn of Discovery
	175	227		Rome: Total War Gold
	171	231		Unreal Tournament 3
	159	236		Audiosurf
	154	406		The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
	153	232		Men of War
	143	200		TrackMania United Forever
	141	142		Defense Grid: The Awakening
	133	214		Synergy
	132	203		Dawn of War: Soulstorm
	131	170		Sid Meier's Civilization IV
	131	160		Peggle Deluxe
	123	251		ARMA 2
	120	152		Bioshock
	119	131		Far Cry 2
	116	169		Dawn of War: Dark Crusade
	111	163		ARMA 2 Demo
	107	199		GRID
	103	130		Sword of the Stars: Ultimate Collection
	102	142		Prototype
	102	130		Medieval II: Total War
	96	130		Opposing Force
	84	133		Mount and Blade Demo
	84	113		Hearts of Iron 2 Complete Pack
	80	237		Football Manager 2009 Korean

156,774

 

http://www.bungie.net/

• Halo 3 Players Online:
  157,363

 

41,671	87,626		Counter-Strike: Source
	33,360	61,050		Counter-Strike
	16,776	22,842		Team Fortress 2
	12,064	17,530		Left 4 Dead
	8,657	24,648		Football Manager 2009
	5,709	10,306		Empire: Total War
	5,488	6,808		Garry's Mod
	4,333	9,302		Condition Zero
	3,900	6,280		Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
	3,132	6,853		Day of Defeat: Source
	1,473	2,604		Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
	1,236	1,911		Half-Life 2
	1,121	1,405		Killing Floor
	1,041	1,872		Day of Defeat
	939	1,131		Fallout 3
	889	1,062		Plants Vs Zombies
	782	1,225		America's Army 3
	538	839		Zombie Panic! Source
	514	704		Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
	495	616		Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor
	475	584		Portal
	450	475		Worldwide Soccer Manager 2009
	436	523		Call of Duty: World at War
	423	524		ARMA 2
	419	737		Insurgency
	411	679		Half-Life 2: Episode Two
	392	667		TrackMania Nations Forever
	383	565		Company of Heroes
	365	454		Grand Theft Auto IV
	355	440		Mount and Blade
	341	414		EVE Online Demo
	334	439		Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
	333	398		Street Fighter IV
	328	742		F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
	324	411		EVE Online
	301	358		Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
	287	476		Half-Life 2: Episode One
	281	327		Team Fortress Classic
	277	369		X3: Terran Conflict
	267	391		Half-Life
	260	312		Oblivion: Game of the Year Edition
	250	858		Red Orchestra
	247	369		Darkest Hour
	244	272		Mass Effect
	241	556		NBA 2K9
	229	359		Age of Chivalry
	226	728		RACE 07
	221	427		The Last Remnant
	212	246		Titan Quest: Immortal Throne
	194	512		Saints Row 2
	180	216		Dawn of Discovery
	175	227		Rome: Total War Gold
	171	231		Unreal Tournament 3
	159	236		Audiosurf
	154	406		The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
	153	232		Men of War
	143	200		TrackMania United Forever
	141	142		Defense Grid: The Awakening
	133	214		Synergy
	132	203		Dawn of War: Soulstorm
	131	170		Sid Meier's Civilization IV
	131	160		Peggle Deluxe
	123	251		ARMA 2
	120	152		Bioshock
	119	131		Far Cry 2
	116	169		Dawn of War: Dark Crusade
	111	163		ARMA 2 Demo
	107	199		GRID
	103	130		Sword of the Stars: Ultimate Collection
	102	142		Prototype
	102	130		Medieval II: Total War
	96	130		Opposing Force
	84	133		Mount and Blade Demo
	84	113		Hearts of Iron 2 Complete Pack
	80	237		Football Manager 2009 Korean

Difference being that Halo 3 gamers are in majority concentrated in the same region, so Halo 3 peak will be huge. While Steam crowd is quite divided in several regions.

Another thing is that many people don't get online on Steam to play the games. I haven't played online on Steam in weeks, yet I've been playing alot Mount & Blade and a bit of Audiosurf.

And most important of all, just because they are online on Steam and shows not playing, doesn't mean it like that. Many just keep Steam logged on and go play Retail games, or Digital games from other services, and none of those appear on Steam stats.