pezus said:
prayformojo said:
pezus said:
But...to be fair, PS4 is seeing a WAY higher demand than 360 did at launch...
The opening week was like 3:1 and WW it was a massacre. Not to mention that back when 360 launched, not nearly as many used the online as they do today so the ratio of people trying to go online on PS4 was probably at least 5 times greater than at 360's launch.
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Xbone had similar numbers and hasn't had to do the things Sony has done just to keep XBL up and running. It may sound like I'm trolling, or just an Xbot, but I OWN a PS4. I feel I'm entitled to be a little discouraged and have my opinion. It's been nothing short of frustrating trying to migrate to PSN. It just isn't nearly as refined. I had a PS3 for awhile, and it feels like the quality is exactly same which is bull because the service is no longer free. I think having to pay to play online is garbage, but if I have to, I expect to get something as reliable as XBL and logging onto my system at 2am, firing up a game, and seeing "PSN is down for maintenance" is NOT my idea of reliable.
I suspect the people who defend this are either
A.) People who have very limited experience with XBL and/or never used it
B.) Sony fanboys
or
C.) EXTREMELY easy going people who don't get upset about anything
Otherwise, it's just, not excusable imo. But that's just me.
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I was adding a bit of perspective to your post, which mentioned only 360.
Either way, you can't expect massive improvements for PSN as soon as they begin charging for it. They first have to get the money, then improve it over time. BUT, even when comparing PS4 to One, PS4 had significantly more people trying to connect in the US on day 1 and now as christmas is upon us, PS4 is, again, significantly ahead of One in WW sales so there are more people trying to connect.
I'm not excusing the downtime, I am explaining.
That last part is uncalled for.
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I still don't excuse it. Sony knew how many PS4's were preordered. They had a pretty good sense of the demand well before they launched and the fact that they didn't ensure enough servers to handle it is unacceptable for ME. Maybe it's just that I have high expectations. Like you said, they are transitioning. But again, I am migrating from Xbox and these hicups and downtimes are new to me. Maybe it's a case of being spoiled? Idk.
