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Skeeuk on 26 October 2009
madskillz said:
Skeeuk said:
madskillz said:
Garnett said:

Offtopic i know, but does anyone use Face book or Twitter?

 

I just dont like face book, im not some 15 year kid with long shaggy hair and skatesboard, just not my thing.

 

Twitter is just lame, look at me im taking a dump! wohhoo!

 

OT-  I already hate paying for XBL but im glad i didnt have to wait for those great features to come 3 years later than the rival systems.

Yes, I do. And I use my 360 get update my Twitter and check my Facebook some times, though it's easier to hop on my Crackberry and look at stuff.

I've had LIVE for 5 years - and have had PSN for 2 years. I have tried and tried to find value in PSN but don't.

I'll stick to paying for LIVE over the free PSN, thank you.


well, i logged onto live the other day, checked some new stuff demos etc. and then just logged off it was boring. just nothing to do.

on psn everything is just better, i can play my online games when i want without having to pay a penny. i mosly use the psn features weekly

imo theres no comparison to be made. live has a few extra bells but not worth a charge.

Funny you say that and I'd have Gold membership for 5 years.

I'm grown and can make my own decision, financially and the like. I love not paying for something. However, free doesn't equal better. I enjoy LIVE. I liked LIVE so much I bought a chatpad for one of my controllers. I enjoy it.

As a reviewer, I have to be unbiased. I approach every game the same way - sell me on why anyone should pay $50, $60 for it.

As you know, look at the membership numbers. More people are paying for LIVE than PSN. That's a given. But just as you say you wouldn't pay anything for LIVE, several, myself included, say we would. Really, it's $30 a year for LIVE - barely $3 a month for it. And that's .10 a day. I find value in LIVE - and just SMH at PSN. A lot like it because it's free - but let Sony wise up and start charging for the service, I can bet you folks perception of PSN would change.

As stated, I avoid PSN like the plague. It often leaves me confused - even after spending time with it and trying to get into the mind of PSN lovers and wonder 'What do they see in it beside it being free?'


likewise i avoid live like the plague.

like i said i logged into live and logged out it was boring and nothing to do apart from roam marketplace.



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JerCotter7 on 26 October 2009
madskillz said:
Skeeuk said:
madskillz said:
Garnett said:

Offtopic i know, but does anyone use Face book or Twitter?

 

I just dont like face book, im not some 15 year kid with long shaggy hair and skatesboard, just not my thing.

 

Twitter is just lame, look at me im taking a dump! wohhoo!

 

OT-  I already hate paying for XBL but im glad i didnt have to wait for those great features to come 3 years later than the rival systems.

Yes, I do. And I use my 360 get update my Twitter and check my Facebook some times, though it's easier to hop on my Crackberry and look at stuff.

I've had LIVE for 5 years - and have had PSN for 2 years. I have tried and tried to find value in PSN but don't.

I'll stick to paying for LIVE over the free PSN, thank you.


well, i logged onto live the other day, checked some new stuff demos etc. and then just logged off it was boring. just nothing to do.

on psn everything is just better, i can play my online games when i want without having to pay a penny. i mosly use the psn features weekly

imo theres no comparison to be made. live has a few extra bells but not worth a charge.

Funny you say that and I'd have Gold membership for 5 years.

I'm grown and can make my own decision, financially and the like. I love not paying for something. However, free doesn't equal better. I enjoy LIVE. I liked LIVE so much I bought a chatpad for one of my controllers. I enjoy it.

As a reviewer, I have to be unbiased. I approach every game the same way - sell me on why anyone should pay $50, $60 for it.

As you know, look at the membership numbers. More people are paying for LIVE than PSN. That's a given. But just as you say you wouldn't pay anything for LIVE, several, myself included, say we would. Really, it's $30 a year for LIVE - barely $3 a month for it. And that's .10 a day. I find value in LIVE - and just SMH at PSN. A lot like it because it's free - but let Sony wise up and start charging for the service, I can bet you folks perception of PSN would change.

As stated, I avoid PSN like the plague. It often leaves me confused - even after spending time with it and trying to get into the mind of PSN lovers and wonder 'What do they see in it beside it being free?'

Well I like PSN. But that is because I only use it for online gaming. My friend has live and like me he also only plays online. Neither of us use the other features. So tell me who is getting better value? If I had a 360 I would also pay for live so I could play online. The rest of the features mean nothing if you don't have the games. That's the only reason all the features are added to the 360 IMO. So that they can charge for it. If it was just online gaming it would look bad compared to PSN to charge for it.

I don't use the text-cross game chat. Wont use cross game chat either because I like to play with a stragegy in games. Won't use netflix because I live in EU. Don't use home. Don't use vidzone. All these features are useless to me and others I know.

I can't say for everyone but out of all the people I know none of them use the other features. PSN and Live are only used to play against other gamers.



Adjudicator on 26 October 2009

I don't really think anyone pays for live because of netflix so i don't see why they would stop



 

CDiablo on 26 October 2009

Yes I will now buy 2 gold subscriptions to celebrate.



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-Jim Sterling

PullusPardus on 26 October 2009

its all about the games , you don't buy a console to chat with friends or watch movies.



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PullusPardus on 26 October 2009

TRios_Zen said:

"i have an awesome sig and you know its true"

slightly offtopic , but did Valkyria Chronicles get a trophy patch? how did you get that one trophy from Valkyria chronicles?



Mvp4eVa on 26 October 2009
criminalminds said:
mtofu said:
unfortunately, my co-workers (who are mostly single) only have xboxes and they're the ones that are into fps. so, i'll probably continue buying the live membership.

if my other friends (married with kids) who have the ps3 get on the fps bandwagon (and have time to play them) then i'll definitely consider dropping live.

but, once my own baby comes along i wonder if i'll have that much time to play at all.

netflix isn't part of the equation at all.

Wow... what was the point of that?  Actually I know far more married with kids individuals that have Xbox 360's than PS3's.  The Xbox has more family friendly entertainment and is cheaper.

I'm married little over 10 years now with kids and when I come from work (if I'm not so tired) I still have time to play Co4 on my 360 everyday because I'm a CO4 whore.

I rank below 2.500 all time kills list.

 



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Mvp4eVa on 26 October 2009

Oh, and I only pay for live to play online not for its features ..

If Silver you only get online multi for free and for Gold you get the extra features added to online multi, I'll stick with Silver with online multi only the rest is just icing on the cake.



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madskillz on 26 October 2009
Damnyouall said:

It's funny how many ardent 360 fans claim that this topic is flamebait (trying to shut it down), when in reality it's a legitimate question, considering that both services are offering a similar experience and that one is free and the other is not. If your affection for one specific console prevents you from thinking straight and if you consider a certain way of thinking "dangerous", then I feel sorry for you.

Did you even read the opening post? I asked people who own both consoles.

I am not a fan of Sony; incidentally the very first topic I created here was about PSP Go doing everything wrong.

It IS flamebait. Why? What in the world does Netflix going to the PS3 have to do with the 360? And you are suspect, with just under 40 posts. No worries, though. If you are a legit, if you are an alt - you'll be found out.



Wyku on 26 October 2009

I wish I had Netflix so I could actually question if this would somehow be a Gold dealbreaker for me, sadly I live in Canada and don't have the option to use Netflix at all.



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