Xbox has around 17m Gold subscribers

[crissindahouse]

archer9234 said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Zekkyou said:
That's an awful lot less than i would have expected o.O I suppose a lot of people must settle for Silver.

You have to consider the average gamer isn't playing online.

Unless you're an avid fan of a competitive game(s), there isn't much of reason to pay for online gaming.

Yeah. I disconntinued my PS+ sub. I almost never have the time to play online. So It's not needed as of now. But only 17 million. I seriosuly thought it was more. Compared to that 80m userbase. That's pretty sucky.

Well, how many of these do still play on their console in 2014? Many consoles (if 360, Wii or PS3) are just dust collectors or something similar nowadays. Not to forget that many people own more than one of "the same" console. If it's because of special editions, consoles for living room and bedroom or whatever. Especially when consoles got cheaper many bought a second one for their home.