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JaggedSac on 20 October 2008
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makingmusic476 said:
JaggedSac said:
makingmusic476 said:

 

Same could be applied to the PSN.  What about XBL makes it *cost* more than PSN?  It's use of P2P connections instead of dedicated servers playing online?

 

Nope, server usage for online play is solely the developer's choice. 

They are just different business models for online services.  One decides to eat the cost, while another decides not to.

Sony pays for the servers of Warhawk, Socom, Resistance 1/2, Killzone 2, and every other 1st party title with online.

Hell, even the original Killzone's servers are still up and running.

Halo 3, however, uses P2P.

 

 

Bungie isn't first party.  Plus, Bungie stated that they would have had to drop several of Halo 3's features if they were to have used dedicated servers.