1 of 2. Also, I've come to the conclusion that if you're a gamer the top shooters are an admission fee to the party. It's like paying for their top exclusives twice in a year. I myself last year paid for the Gears 3 game + Season Pass + Xbox Live = Should I bend over further, Microsoft? :)

The same top game is on top on both consoles. COD is dominating on both consoles.

that sounds like you're taking your own personal opinion and fitting everyone else into your own particular view of things

i've played uncharted 3 online just about everytime i've turned on my ps3 recently and i enjoy it immensely

Right, and that's kinda the problem for PS3. The good online games on PS3 are also on the 360.

That means the 360 has the best online games on PS3 and great exclusives. Which is part of the reason Live is so appealing to millions.

Yeah, maybe its just my opinion.

Uncharted multiplayer is so damn popular they didn't even bother putting it in the Vita release.

Both have the top online games (MW3 and Black ops 2). You're right that the 360 has the best multiplayer exclusives, but Sony is catching up. By next gen they should be on par. Uncharted is getting there, but not quite there yet and Killzone 3's multiplayer needs tweaks and more maps. It also helps for continuity that Sony isnt making outsiders create their top games so longevity is certain.

i'd think it more likely that that had more to do with resources and technical issues than popularity

I really hope people keep posting these threads. Not because I think it's crazy for people to pay for XBL or anything. I think if you find it to be a good value than great.

But I really enjoy the posts these create. By some of the replies on here you'd think the OT was insulting someones sister.

I am on somewhat of a treadmill when it comes to Gold. I let it expire, and Microsoft makes me a one month for one dollar offer. Which I instantly accept, and then I have to get online to turn off the automatic renewal. Which turns itself back on whether I want it to or not. Needless to say it is a pain in the ass, and I suspect that is the purpose of their scheme. Make it tedious enough that people procrastinate, and forget to turn the automatic renewal off. Anyway I pay twelve dollars a year, but I have to jump through hoops to get that. So I am getting my moneys worth.

What I want from Microsoft if they are going to ask me to pay more. Is nothing less then original content that can make the best use of the platform. The service is basically hollow, and desperately needs large scale community content for subscribers to enjoy at no additional cost. Microsoft started to pioneer the concept a few years ago with Primetime Games, and then got caught up in apps, and parlaying their revenue stream into acquiring exclusives. Which is all well, and good, but a media hub is only worth so much. Especially when you have that on every internet enabled device on the fucking planet.

Primetime Games was a pretty strong concept, and it showed in the participation they got. Users genuinely want to be part of bigger gaming experiences. It doesn't have to be just game shows, or poker tournaments. They could take that concept, and apply it to other genres. What Microsoft needs to do is create a stable of such big games, and people will be more then satisfied with the service.

and lack of development time, a different developer, a new system, lack of experience, etc. there an abundance of reasons why it didnt have multiplayer.

obviously uncharted console multiplayer had no bearing on it.