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J_Allard on 27 February 2013
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StaleCheetos said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:


Whenever someone refuses to understand a point they cling to the notion that someone is going off on a tangent. I am completely on point with what I am saying. Free PSN offering 90% of what Xbox Live offers is not subjective.

Various Apps? Both have it (In fact Sony had it first)

Music services? Both have it (but on Sony you have a free trial before you pay because their is first party)

Video chat? Both have it

Messaging? Both have it

Demos, add ons and digital downloads? Both have it

Notifiers, blocking and sleeping? Both have it

In game chat? Both have it

Online gaming? Both have it

Themes? Both have it

Movie services? Both have it

Avatars? both have it

Multimedia storage for pictures and videos? Both have it.

Seasonal sales? Both have it. (In fact Sony has more even without PSN Plus)

Everything that matters and makes the HD Twins online what it is today, both consoles have on their online and there is absolutely nothing subjective about that. That is concrete and cannot be disputed. One company is forcing you to pay for it, thats all.

Very well put. I hope a lot of people see this post and realize that they are paying for something that is available across other platforms for free. The only argument people can make is being able to play xbox exclusive games, that you could otherwise not play on another console for a fee, and it's a poor argument indeed.

That was a nice list of features he made. Of course, like pretty much everything he's replied to me with, it's irrelevant to the point. His list doesn't mention the fact that Live does pretty much everything online related better than PSN. I'm not going to bother going into detail about how or why it does them better because that is an argument that has been done a thousand times. But still, the point is, if someone can sit there in this very thread and explain to me why a PS+ subscription is worth it even though another platform offers it for free, then someone who thinks XBLG is worth it can do the same thing. But according to some people here, that isn't the case. That's just funny to me. Some people need to get over themselves.

Also, since we're comparing irrelevant lists and you mentioned free things on other platforms, lets do PS+ vs Steam:

Automatic updates - Both have them and on Steam you can toggle them on a game by game basis. On PS+ it downloads crap for games I haven't played in months and my only option to stop that from happening is to simply turn the updates off completely.

Cloud storage - Both have it and with Steam you can upload a lot more than just game saves.

Free content - Both platforms have it and unlike PS+, your games are actually free on Steam. It's not a rental.

Discounts - Both have them and we all know Steam wins this category.

And yet even with that list, some will tell me PS+ is worth it. And that's fine by me. And even after his list, I can tell you XBLG is worth it. Both are valid.