Microsoft to increase price of Xbox Live Gold

[vlad321]

Jadedx said:

vlad321 said:

Jadedx said:

For people who say that xbox live is p2p,. if that is true then why can't we play online when xbox live is down? Xbox live is not p2p, when it comes to console gaming there is no such thing as p2p, its server-client.

Because LIVE is just a central hub, once all the players are connected the actual game is P2P. Live is basically just a chat room with matchmaking, without the actual chatting.

http://www.gamespot.com/users/Some_One_Plays/show_blog_entry.php?user=Some_One_Plays&topic_id=m-100-25341542&print=1

For a minute there I was expecting a nice article and everything, then I realized that it's a fucking blog. Not only is it a blog but the guy who wrote it flat out states "I'm still learning about networking so keep that in mind."

I am sorry, but what you are refering to is dedicated servers and that is not how LIVE works at all. There are some games where dedicated servers are used, but I hear they cost a crapton of money to the developers. Otherwise you are just playing a game off someone else's system.