| Sephiroth357 said:
That is not to say that the PSN lacks a community, however. Sure, until update 2.41 it was impossible to read messages from a friend without exiting a game, but that’s what patches are for. It still has great online games, but the tactical games are hard to organize with the lack of communication. Sony makes up for this by offering unique games on their network. LIVE has Castle Crashers, Geometry Wars, and Pacman CE, but those are all archetypes of classic games. Sony has captured the imagination of gamers with games like Everyday Shooter, Pixel Junk Eden, FlOw, and The Last Guy. “Quirky,” “strange,” and “bewildering” are all adjectives that describe these games, but that’s what makes the service worth it. It’s hard to pick a definitive winner. What one lacks, the other thrives in, and it seems like they are complete opposites. If this was months ago, LIVE would be the clear winner, but slowly PSN has patched all of those holes in its outfit. Microsoft does have a great community, but it also has a yearly fee. Sony lacks a strong community presence but it is free. LIVE has exclusive blockbuster titles that make PSN users envious, but the PSN has quirky titles that you cannot find anywhere else. Sony is forward-thinking and might be ahead of its time, while Microsoft is offering downloads of movies in the future. PSN yins and Live yangs: without the one, would we even have half of what we do have in the other? It’s hard to pick one over the other when they complement each other like salt compliments a pretzel. I’ll tell you this though: they both beat the hell out of WiiWare. http://news.gotgame.com/a-network-showdown-does-xbox-live-or-psn-prevail/
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These bolded statements disturb me. They picked some of the least interesting online games to mention for PS3. FlOW? Everyday Shooter? The Last Guy? How about PixelJunk Monsters, Super Stardust HD, Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty?
I'm not saying those games suck..but those are the best they could come up with..really? Everyday Shooter does suck to me..but that's me.
Also, what blockbuster titles does LIVE have that I'm supposed to be envious of? If I only had a 360, which I have both, I'd be envious of games the caliber of Warhawk, Ratchet and Clank, PixelJunk Anything..even the 4 friends of mine who only have a 360 like to come to my house just to play my PSN games.
I'm not trying to bash LIVE, I'm just saying..they have nothing to stack against Warhawk or Rathet and Clank: QFB, let alone the rest of what PSN offers. The 'Community' part is true, I definately give that to LIVE.
