QUOTE(grouchy_smurf @ Nov 24 2009, 12:51 PM)
lol suddenly this went way off topic...but now that i read and thought abt it...the number of active users in the playstation forums doesn't justify the number of users...it's true that psn doesn't support chat therefore you have to chat in forums (and no leenaz we don't need to know when you want to take a shit lah

) and the number of players on xbl are always higher...maybe not in malaysia (is it?) even mw2 sales are more on the 360...4-point-sumthing million against 3 mil on ps3...
while i don't own a ps3...yet...i still find it more enjoyable to hear curse words over the mics when playing online with others...and i've asked this before...if you had both consoles and the game is multiplatform...which version would you get?
i'll be interested to know if there are stats on how many users there are on xbl/psn respectively...in malaysia
hahaha, yeah im loling at where this thread is heading too.
the truth is no one really knows how many users are on PSN or Live in Malaysia unless you ask Sony or Microsoft themselves. If someone is to make an educated guess, I think its pretty close and if anyone was leading, the lead is just marginal.
a sad fact is that there are still a lot of people who buy these consoles and dont go online regularly.
my honest (and some may say biased

)opinion is that PSN is still lagging behind Live in terms of the experience it can offer. yes, you have to pay for Live but its really worth it. its just so integrated, easy to use and intuitive. microsoft is not the world's biggest software maker for nothing you know.
of course, the sony fanbois will tell you otherwise. i've experience both enough but Live is the still the one for me. the fact that there are quite a few people that are willing to pay with Live should really tell you something.
The perception is that there are more users on PSN, but really now? how many of them are really active? if you asked me, i think its probably about the same amount with the users on Live.
on my friends list, i have this solid crew of regulars that buy almost the same games all the time and we all get to enjoy the experience online together.
i guess what i'm trying to say is that if you have a bunch of friends already on PSN or Live, choose the console that they are on. you don't want to miss out on the fun. otherwise, you can give Live a try. if you dont like it, you can always swap for PSN.