Out for just over a year, Sony’s social networking initiative PlayStation Home has had its critics. The service has been gradually growing in features, but many have argued that its audience isn’t worth shouting about. Sony is arguing the contrary; PlayStation Home is actually booming.
PlayStation Home has been available to PlayStation 3 gamers for fifteen months now, and the service’s director Jack Buser has claimed that those months have been very successful. Of course, it’s his job to sell the service to advertisers, developers and consumers, and with reports of advertisers jumping ship, he’s got a tough job convincing.
At a GDC presentation, Buser has used statistics to demonstrate the success of PlayStation Home, with the service now enjoying 12 million users, with 85 per cent of those returning.
IGN reports that there were 6 million users in June 2009, with 10 million in December 2009 and 12 million today. Each visitor also on average spends an hour using the service. So it’s not all doom and gloom for PlayStation Home, even though we’d like to see a number of improvements.
@VofEscaflowne: really?? wow dood i didnt know people even spent money on Home -_-
Like I said.
Mmmmh, me and my clan mates use Home and we average the 25s (I’m 20 years old while the oldest member is 34). And yeah, some of us spend money buying stuff on Home however, it’s usually just those remaining funds after purchasing a game or something (which is not that much)..
Home seemed like a kool feature to me at first but I must admit. I barely ever use it. It’s something my girlfriend likes a lot. I think it just attracts a certain audience, just not my taste. Sorry SONY.
home is still mediocre but is still a bit fun at times. I’ve been on it now and again and its ok for a hour but quickly becomes stale. Needs to be lots of different things to do with friends to make me stay longer.
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definitely a good and interesting concept, but leaves a lot to be desired. there is still a lot that could and needs to be done in order for it to realize it’s full potential.