Comments on: The Mysterious Numbers of Home

By: gary160974

gary160974 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:38:48 +0000

All about the almighty dollar if we cant get enough people can we get enough money

By: Jersquall

Jersquall — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:12:34 +0000

All games and communities peak at some point. I would like to know the numbers at Homes peak. Actually I am pretty sure that time has passed. Maybe some day we will know more..

By: gary160974

gary160974 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:16:56 +0000

It’s actually quite funny that these social applications don’t like releasing figures IMVU which released figures saying they had 40 million accounts which couldn’t be proved or disproved, only have about 100,000 users on at they busiest times, which is a figure that comes up while your on there. But neither figure confirms anything, as it does take into account duplicated alternative accounts and it doesn’t tell us average users numbers. The one figure released recently was 1 million unique visitors to Aurora now if that’s true it took best part of a year to get 1 million accounts to visit, we will be positive and say it’s not including people with multiple accounts. A million sounds not a lot when a AAA games expects that in the first weekend it’s released, but it is 20,000 new visitors a week. Problem is numbers can be used in so many ways. For home it could be homes a massive profit maker so it’s in fine shape, or it could be a fore runner to something new on the PS4 so even more money can be made. Giving the BS that home couldn’t really work with the PS4 so we all start again. Or its ok and pays for itself but as soon as PS4 is released its a perfect time to start letting home disappear because as we know home can be so infuriating when it goes wrong. But I can’t imagine Sony enjoy the cost of man hours, brand image plus money when home goes wrong. Would they have to refund everyone if they pulled the plug now and what cost to the image. Ultimately it’s whether it makes enough profit for Sony that’s the only real figure that counts. Get us that one and we will know what lies ahead.

By: Kassadee Marie

Kassadee Marie — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 05:09:19 +0000

Mark Twain said there are three kinds of lies. “Lies, damned lies and statistics.” I always feel that all Sony offers us are statistics… and those are so vague as to be even more useless. I have to wonder why; I bet we all do. Does anyone think that Home has millions of individuals all logged on the same time? I doubt it. Perhaps because Sony is a Japanese company they are more reticent?
Interesting article, Jers.

By: Dr_Do-Little

Dr_Do-Little — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:01:46 +0000

Not only multiple accounts from home user but also all those who have a PS3 hooked on the net and clicked on the home icon just to see what it is. As I did 18 months ago … But I kept comming back and frankly. I would love to know how many siblings I have.

By: Jersquall

Jersquall — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:44:49 +0000

Thank you, Burbs

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 10:23:24 +0000

Nice read Jersquall. I am sure many of us have wondered at the numbers and whether they will be consistent enough to merit Home being brought to the PS4 when it arrives. I certainly hope so, a lot of people have a good deal invested here. I think that depending upon the price for the PS4, many will buy it for Home alone with games being a second choice. Home provides an incredible outlet for so many people. I would hope that even when the PS4 launches they would keep Home up and growing on the PS3 for quite awhile even if they chose not to add it to the new console.
But I have a feeling that they will keep it going, it does provide income and it is a platform that can constantly grow and change for years to come.