^I never intended to say features are all that matter, so I don't see anything wrong in my reasoning, since the price has been proven to be very relevant in the HD console war. I wouldn't go into analyzing game libraries, and gamer's taste, or any other advantages or disadvantages. I went to the bottom line: which one gives me more for my hard-earned money? You may argue many people just appreciate their "cross game chatting" that much, or they'd rather have the same system as their friends Jimmy and Timmy. You must remember new consumers don't value these things as much as the experienced owners, 'cause they just never owned the console before, so they wouldn't know what works best between Live or PSN besides what they heard from word of mouth, but the bottom line is they have to PAY EXTRA (for Live Gold and all it brings).
I'm well aware of the intagibles, but the tangibles are what anyone can see, and they weigh quite much in this comparison.
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