I figured out why Xbox 360 owners buy more games than PS3 owners.

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Chris Hu said:

binary solo said:
PS3 gamers buy more used games, because their console is soo asspensive they can't afford new. Because the VGC tie ratio doesn't take account of the used game market the tie ratio is low.

PS3 owners are used to, and want "free" stuff, whereas Xbox 360 owners love to throw money at any coporation who puts content on their console, as well as throwing money at theior console (XBLG). So PSN+ subscribers basically never need to buy a retail game ever because they get all their gaming satisfaction through DL (full retail) games off PSN for "free". PSN sales of full retail games are also not recorded in the tie ratio, and because there are millions of PSN+ subscribers that's millions of full retail games being DL'd ever month that are not recorded as sales.

Hence the true tie ratio, taking ito account used games and PSN+ DL's may be fairly even.

Highly doubt that since X-Box live has more full retail games online that are available for purchase.  Pretty much every retail game will end up for download on X-Box live eventually.  Not to mention that their are also more XBL arcade and indie games then other games that are not full retail on the PSN.  On top of that X-Box live has also more movies, tv shows and other forms of entertainment then the PSN.  Also PSN+ games should never enter any equation since they are free that's like me adding pirated games to the 360's picture if they would be included the 360 would crush the PS3 even more when it comes to moving software.

PSN+ games are not free, like all Xbox fans like to point out. To get a "free" game off PSN+ you have to have a paid up sub for PSN+, therefore you are paying for the game. Therefore PSN+ "no extra cost" games are definitely counted as sales.

Also XBLA/PSN games aren't counted in this so there's no point in bringing it up, it's only the full retail games that are also available on XBL/PSN that can factored in to a tie ratio discussion.

Similarly, what's movies, TV shows and other stuff got to do with this topic? We're not debating whether XBL or PSN are better services, we are talking about tie ratio.

Fact is, millions of PSN+ accounts with different "no extra charge" DL full retail games every month affects the full retail game tie ratio massively. If I had a PSN+ account I'd have DL'd at least 5 or 6 full retail games by now, which is why I don't have PSN+. I'd be playing video games far too much and not doing enough of what I should be doing.