Study Claims 30% of 360 Owners Unaware of XBLA

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A survey by Frank N. Magid Associates found 30% of 149 Xbox 360 owners did not know Xbox Live Arcade existed. Of the remaining 70% who were aware of XBLA, 42% had downloaded trial games using the service and 28% had purchased titles.

A rough estimate places the margin of error for the sample at about 10%, fairly high relative to most reputable studies. The surveyors actually polled 1800 U.S. households, with 149 confirming their ownership of an Xbox 360.

Despite the high margin of error, the data correlates with another survey detailing console owners' cluelessness about their gaming system's capabilities. According to the report, 70% of homes with movie-playback-capable consoles did not realize their gaming systems had this functionality.

This reminds me of a conversation I overheard in a large retail outlet before the Xbox 360 launch. A customer said she owned an Xbox, and excitedly detailed her plans to purchase an Xbox 360. Later, she asked a retail associate if the 360 would actually have any enhanced capabilities over the original Xbox, or even play different games.

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    August 13, 2007 4:56 PM

    Wasn't it Epic who said that of all the people who bought UT2k4, something like 70% of them never once played it online?

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      August 13, 2007 5:06 PM

      Yeah. See, I didn't play it online. I knew I could, I just couldn't stand the asshattery that I knew I'd have to endure if I did.

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        August 13, 2007 5:20 PM

        I've never really understood this. You don't even have to look at the chat.

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        August 13, 2007 5:38 PM

        nothing is better than shooting those people in the face tho

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        August 13, 2007 5:45 PM

        This is why I get turned off to multiplayer games in general. I simply can not pub. I hate to do it.

        I have been playing more multiplayer games recently however due to a lot of community like setups such as a Shackbattle. That's where multiplayer gets fun.

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        August 13, 2007 5:57 PM

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      August 13, 2007 7:38 PM

      LAN all the way, baby!

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