Ben-DutkaWell gee, that turned out to be a silly question.
A recent study measured the percentage of consoles hooked up to the Internet, and the PlayStation 3 had the highest overall percentage. And while it would make perfect sense for readers of PSXE to have their PS3s attached to the Network, who likely are more into their hobby than the the vast majority of casual gamers, we still wanted to ask. As it turns out, most all of you have PS3s that are indeed connected to the PSN, and they've been hooked up since the moment they got the machine. Only a small group say it's occasionally connected to the Network, and a very small assortment of people say the Network doesn't really factor into their ownership of the PS3. Perhaps we should probably ask a follow-up question that would give us a better idea of typical PSN activity amongst PS3 users. The Network is continually expanding and with more and more content becoming available with every passing week, there are multiple reasons to log on and peruse. Me, I never thought I'd pay much attention but I find myself using the PSN for demos, new trailers, and downloadable games quite often.
How about you? How often do you check the PSN? Every week when it's updated? Or do you only log on when you're looking for something specific? How's about PSN-specific content, like Qore, Pulse, and The Tester? By the way, remember that as of this week, PSN updates shift to Tuesdays.
My PS3 is always logged on as I do Folding@Home and stay connected to the Playstation Network.
As for viewing the PSN store…usually do that about once a week, when they update.
I've had mine nearly 3 years and it's been like that since day 1.
The only time that it's disconnected is if there's a power outage.