April-Nov 07 US Console Usage: PS2 still 1st, Xbox 2nd, 360 3rd Options

[Xbox-Scene]

April-Nov 07 US Console Usage: PS2 still 1st, Xbox 2nd, 360 3rd Posted by XanTium | December 12 00:18 EST | News Category: Xbox_Xbox360

From next-gen.biz: [QUOTE] On the console front, last-gen consoles still rule in US households in terms of usage. PS2 captured 42 percent of all measured console minutes, while Xbox garnered 14 percent. Xbox 360 had 12 percent while PS3 had 3 percent. Video Game Console Usage April-November 2007 1/ PS2 42.2% 2/ Xbox 13.9% 3/ Xbox360 11.8% 4/ Gamecube 7.1% 5/ Wii 5.5% 6/ PlayStation3 2.5% 7/ Other 17.1% [/QUOTE] Full Story: next-gen.biz

[SuperStition]

atleast we got both Xbox's before all but ps2.

[Zod5000]

How do they really measure something like that? seems rather odd to me.

[drunken_marlboroman]

How do they really measure something like that? seems rather odd to me.

Some 'market researcher' asks 100 random people I guess.. They'd really have no idea.

[mlmadmax]

That sounds like a bunch of nonsense to me, there is no way to really get untarnished data for something like that.

[conc3pt]

i agree these statistics are dumb

[dohclude]

these numbers (and most polls actually) are totally innacurate. There is no way for them to measure such things, what about all the people that buy their games and go hide somewhere to play them? Do they have some sort of magical tracking device on these consoles that I wasn't aware of? lol. Somebody made those numbers up basically. go ahead, prove me wrong if you can.

[Lordscr]

these numbers (and most polls actually) are totally innacurate. There is no way for them to measure such things, what about all the people that buy their games and go hide somewhere to play them? Do they have some sort of magical tracking device on these consoles that I wasn't aware of? lol. Somebody made those numbers up basically. go ahead, prove me wrong if you can.

The only way to prove you wrong is to is to spend hundred of thousands of dollars, hundred of people and a hell lot of time to do so. A poll is a poll no matter the subject. There is always a percent of accuracy, but I wouldn't go so far as to say most polls are totally inaccurate, or else the people that run countries or company trying to come up with new products, wouldn't rely on them so much.

[malhussaini]

these numbers (and most polls actually) are totally innacurate. There is no way for them to measure such things, what about all the people that buy their games and go hide somewhere to play them? Do they have some sort of magical tracking device on these consoles that I wasn't aware of? lol. Somebody made those numbers up basically. go ahead, prove me wrong if you can.

Actually what Nielsen does is install tracking devices on the participant's TV's/Cable Boxes/ and in this case consoles and PCs. They create a control group that is statistically representative of the whole population and extrapolate based on that.

That's how the same company tracks the amount of people watching a TV show, by spying on a bunch of volunteers channel surfing habits.

On a side note, I bet the high amount of usage of Xbox 1 compared to the 360 is due to Xbox Media Center ! Thats the sole reason I turn mine on.

[ausmods]

thats interesting, were about 2 years into the current generation of consoles, yet we supposedly use last gen consoles more? Sounds kinda weird...

Though, with PS2s being so cheap, heaps of people buy them, and thus they get more use

[fiya]

both xbox and ps2 userbase is bigger than the 360 right now, so thats expected. The REAL question is why the wii is higher than the ps3? I mean, i understand the wii has a bigger install base but what are they playing?

surely ppl must be tired of wii sports by now

[emailer33]

both xbox and ps2 userbase is bigger than the 360 right now, so thats expected. The REAL question is why the wii is higher than the ps3? I mean, i understand the wii has a bigger install base but what are they playing?

surely ppl must be tired of wii sports by now

surely those PS3 users would've stopped folding and bought a wii?

[ctpact]

So I have v79, and remove flashchip and read it with programmer. What can i do with readed file? how can i patch it now?

[DMAddict]

So I have v79, and remove flashchip and read it with programmer. What can i do with readed file? how can i patch it now?

Yeah and that post was almost in the right thread.
Anyway, back on topic. It's all about the install base.

[Kurto2022]

So I have v79, and remove flashchip and read it with programmer. What can i do with readed file? how can i patch it now?

after that you tie a rope to the ceiling fan and a noose on the other end. make sure the hoop of the noose sits about 6 feet off the ground. Then get a chair and slide the noose....oh wait....nevermind.