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nightsurge on 09 July 2009
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rodrz34 said:
2) And I disagree. I like my web browser on PS3.

Good for you, it's still a pointless and less convenient addition than just using the browser on your laptop or PC.

3) I disagree. I like Home, you've got many games already on it. I don't like avatars, maybe because I'm 30.

I don't see how this refutes my claim that the majority of PSN users ignore Home and don't want/need it.  I get that you like it, but that doesn't change the fact that the majority doesn't.

4) yeah, so much for huge scale battles. All you have to do is make bigger maps and objectives, so I think you're wrong. 64 players resistance 2 was quite fun to play. And MAG could be the first game to really look like a battlefield.

Once again, the number of players is not limited by XBL or PSN.  It is a game decision.  And the whole FPS is best with 16 players or less is a majority oppinion.  All you have to do is look at the number of games with lower player numbers and higher sales than the games with higher player numbers. What do you not understand? I am not giving my personal opinion, I'm giving the majority opinion.  The demand for games like MAG is incredibly small in comparison to the standard Shooter with 16 players or less.  Maybe that's why Resistance and Killzone sold much less than the usual shooter on 360 because the majority of shooter fans prefer the smaller size battles.  Large battles always degrade to a mesy cluster-frack with no coordination.

7) I don't need videos, I have a better experience with Blueray, and I can rent a DVD if I don't want a Blueray.
I have all the youtube I need or music or radios for free on my PS3 browser, so I don't know what you mean. Plus, like you said, if I want a radio I don't need my game console.

Your radio only gets you a few local stations, your web browser with youtube gets you low quality, limited to non-copyrighted materials.  With Last.fm, Netflix, and Zune, I get everything at the most convenient source playing out of the best speakers in my house.

About downtime I mean like today for example when BF1943 was unavailable on Live and working on PSN. I generally experience more downtime on Live than on PSN. Same thing for the lag, it could be due to the lack of dedicated servers on Live, I don't know. What I know is P2P doesn't work that well when there are many players, that could explain why you're so limited in the number of players in FPS on 360.

Again, number of players is not a trait of the network service, but of the developers game design decision.  XBL is not limited to small matches, people would just rather play those.

The issue with BF1943 was because the 360 version had tons more players than the PSN version.  They didn't have enough dedicated servers setup to handle the load because the 360 version just sold way better than the PSN counterpart.  That's why yesterday and today it was having issues because they are still adding servers to meet the overwhelming demand that is "active users" on XBL

On the accounts, well all we know is the numbers that were released were greater on PSN, but maybe you're right, I don't know. It sounds logical to me there are more FREE PSN accounts than Live paying accounts.

There are more Free PSN accounts than Live Gold accounts.  I never once challenged that logic.