According to data gathered by The Diffusion Group, 78 percent of PlayStation 3 users have their system connected to the Internet. For Xbox 360 and Wii, the rates are 73 and 54 percent, respectively. It's worth noting that these figures apply to the United States.
Really, it makes perfect sense. With no monthly fee attached to PlayStation Network, there's a lower barrier to entry compared to Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE. As for the Wii, I'm surprised to see such a high percentage of online-enabled consoles. People are more tolerant of Friend Codes than I thought, perhaps.
The real question -- at least in my feeble mind -- is how these figures break down. When it comes to online functionality, are people primarily using their consoles for multiplayer, movie streaming, or what?
Study: PS3 Has Highest Percentage Of Connected Consoles [Gamasutra]
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10:00 PM on 04.12.2010 | 
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I still download awesome WiiWare games like Cave Story and World of Goo.
SYSTEM OF TUBES.
I think the thing holding back the 360 is its lack of wireless.
HAHAHAHAHAHA THAT'S SO FUNNY!
The rate of something is not the same as the actual nu
My 360 would have been online by now if it came with a wireless adapter.....
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/pro-cleanse-gold-review-amp-free-trial-2113776.html
If these numbers are correct then there are actually more internet-connected Wiis or 360s than there are PS3s, period.
Dark Gary > Gary.
And to be piggy-back off of what Gestault said, here are the actual amounts of connected consoles in the US if these survey percentages are accurate:
The 360 has 19,078,300 units in the US. Multiply that by .73 and you get 13,927,159.
The PS3 has 11,760,800 units in the US. Multiply that by .78 and you get 9,173,424.
The Wii has 27,998,300 units in the US. Multiply that by .54 and you get 15,119,082.
All console install base data comes from the NPD Group.
More 360s sold cuz more rrods? duh. And if you didn't know, you can't be connected to live when your system has rod. (duh)
Seriously, you wonder how many of those 360's are Silver Members or don't care for online. Where the PS3 has instantly accessible Wifi as opposed to the 360's multiple and sometimes expensive connection methods.
MEH.
If you didn't know, XBL has a free version.
You can connect a Wii to online without being affected by gay ass friend codes at all.
http://twitter.com/rikjons
My wii isn't recognizing my wireless and I can't be assed to work through it and figure out why.
But how many of those larger numbers are on a second or third console?
The plot thickens.
AAHAHA!
I'm just commenting on the actual claims made by the article, and how its meaning seems to be misrepresented in this post about it. Your question has a bit of an...editorial twinge I think I'm picking up on, but that same question would apply to every console, and the polling for this data was regarding respondents' current systems in use. Old systems wouldn't apply. If anything, your questions makes the console I think you were referring to have greater percentages than reported.
...No shit.
Wake up. Reality doesn't revolve around shit you make up.
Dv8thwonder: "Wii wins again."
...
WHAT.
The 360 has 19,078,300 units in the US. Multiply that by .73 and you get 13,927,159.
The PS3 has 11,760,800 units in the US. Multiply that by .78 and you get 9,173,424.
The Wii has 27,998,300 units in the US. Multiply that by .54 and you get 15,119,082.