one last thing and im done:
Taken from wiki:
"Xbox Live hit a milestone in July 2004,[7] when it achieved 1 million subscribers; and again in March 2007, when it achieved 6 million subscribers.[8] In August 2007, Xbox Live had over 7.1 million active users.[9] On November 15, 2007 Microsoft celebrated Xbox Live's 5th anniversary by offering its then over 8 million subscribers the title Carcassonne free of charge and awarding gamers who had subscribed to Live since its inception 500 free Microsoft Points. Due to intermittent service interruptions during late December 2007 and early January 2008, Microsoft promised to offer a free Xbox Live Arcade game to all Xbox Live users as compensation, concluding that, Marc Whitten has released an open letter to all Xbox Live members.[10] Increased demand from Xbox 360 purchasers (the largest number of new user sign-ups in the history of Xbox Live) was given as the reason for the downtime.[11] On January 18, 2008, Microsoft announced Undertow would be offered free for the week starting January 23 through January 27 as compensation.[12] The game was for both Silver and Gold users, so people who paid for their Xbox Live service got the same compensation as non payers.
Xbox Live has since passed the 10 million member mark for Gold and Silver subscribers. This occurred 6 months earlier than Microsoft originally anticipated.[13] On May 14, 2008 Microsoft announced 12 million members.[14]"
"PlayStation Network, often abbreviated to PSN within the gaming community, is a free online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service provided by Sony Computer Entertainment for use with the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable video game consoles,[2] as well as PlayStation.com. As of November 17, 2008, there are 14 million active registered PlayStation Network accounts worldwide, with users having made 273 million downloads.[3]"
And then there is the Wii with Nintendo Wi-Fi connection. Like the PS3, both Wii and DS systems can connect and play for free through games that support it. So technically, the Wii wins for most "subscribers" (no registration or subscription required, just plug and play) as they all include individual counsel codes that can connect any time (26+ million counsels sold world wide) and the DS (85+ million sold).