According to a recent survey over on CouponCodes4u, about 21% of current PS3 owners are now contemplating a move to Xbox 360, following the last week’s security breaches on the PlayStation Network.
Of the 2132 users polled, 89% of respondents expressed concern about the safety of their personal data, while 65% said their confidence in Sony and the PSN had been “greatly affected”. Only 9% said this “hadn’t affected their trust at all”.
“As a video gamer myself, this data theft is especially worrying and I’m not altogether surprised that Sony are likely to see an exodus to console competitors,” said Mark Pearson, chairman of CouponCodes4u.com.
“As hackers get more and more intelligent, companies simply have to keep up. Sony has a responsibility to its millions of customers to protect personal details and this data theft proves that they weren’t capable of doing so. It’s clear that gamers across the country have decided that this failing is enough to switch their allegiances to the console’s closest rival.”
