Internet browsing battle: PS wins against Wii!

People uses internet browsers to look for information. Two of the most important and obviously the ones that virtually owns the internet browser share are Internet Explorer and Firefox…Both are used on personal computers….but have you wondered what game console dominates that market as well?

A recent study made by Market Share showed that Playstation Owners (PS3 and probably the PSP is in the study) owns 0.04% of the browser market while the Wii only owns 0.01%

Both consoles feature capable browsers that are compatible with some of the most widely used online entertainment portals, such as the BBC iPlayer and YouTube, yet business statistics group Market Share shows that a larger percentage of internet traffic is delivered through Sony’s machine.

The PS3’s browser has a 0.04 share of the ‘internet market’, a miniscule proportion when compared to, say, the PC’s 88.7 percent majority, yet it’s a figure which sits comfortably ahead of the Wii’s 0.01 percent.

Worldwide estimates number the Wii’s global userbase at some 44 million, more than double the estimated 19 million PS3s sold internationally. The contrasts in web traffic bring to light the demographic trends in both audiences, with PS3 owners generally being considered more embedded in tech and game culture than most Wii owners.

Study: Market Share
Source: Edge Online

Obviously the PC´s dominates the internet browsing market but personally, I use my PSP to browse internet pages or check my email. I can´t really see why I would use a PS3 or Wii to surf the web because those systems are not portable.

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