Xbox Live has broken - Offline :(

[Wyku]

SamuelRSmith said:

FKNetwork said:

SamuelRSmith said:

FKNetwork said:

Xbox Live piss#s all over PSN from a great height, I use both and can say that sooooo easily,

You know what they say, you get what you pay for......

 

Xbox Live ---> Steam ---> PSN ---> Wii Online

Xbox Live > Steam, how?

Have you tried Steam? it's rubbish, just a poor mans xbox live copy except it doesn't offer anywhere near as many features, it's the closest a pc gamer can get to xbox live but it's rubbish lol,

Have I tried it? I'm constantly logged into it. It offers more features than Live. It has the whole friend list, cross game chatting/messaging, achievements, cross-game invites, DLC, achievements, etc.

It also offers a gifting service (buying games for other friends), a guest pass service, game trials, and servcies such as Steam Cloud which uploads your save file to Steam servers so you can continue playing from the same Save file on any machine that you log in to.

The Achievements system is also better than Live in the sense that it tracks achievement progress (so, if there's an achievement for getting a thousand kills in Team Fortress 2, it'll track how many kills you are away from getting that Achievement. The service also offers extensive game tracking, a bit like Bungie.net but built straight into the Steam interface.

The service also keeps track of how much you are playing, and awards you "Steam Ratings" based on it.

It also offers all the benefits of gaming on PC like automatic game updates, and not having to change the disc to play the game.

Not to mention that the service is entirely free.

Your move.

I believe Valve started this and it's like that on the 360 version of The Orange Box as well.  Other newer games have started using this system as well which I really like.  I've noticed it in Gears of War 2 and of course Left 4 Dead.