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Mummelmann on 22 August 2011

So Microsoft says that they are better? What else would they say?



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Vetteman94 on 22 August 2011

Im confused, I thought cross-platform was the ability to play against/with someone on another platform. Like Portal 2 on PC/PS3. Since when has the 360 had any of that?



Rainbird on 22 August 2011
Vetteman94 said:
Im confused, I thought cross-platform was the ability to play against/with someone on another platform. Like Portal 2 on PC/PS3. Since when has the 360 had any of that?

What you're describing is cross-platform play, what is referred to in the OP is the cross-platform experience. He's basically talking about stuff like Xbox Live integration on other platforms, and the XBL implementation on WP7 is a big point in Microsoft's favor.



Vetteman94 on 22 August 2011
Rainbird said:
Vetteman94 said:
Im confused, I thought cross-platform was the ability to play against/with someone on another platform. Like Portal 2 on PC/PS3. Since when has the 360 had any of that?

What you're describing is cross-platform play, what is referred to in the OP is the cross-platform experience. He's basically talking about stuff like Xbox Live integration on other platforms, and the XBL implementation on WP7 is a big point in Microsoft's favor.

Well wouldnt that still be apart of cross-platform experience?   But even then I would disagree that they have the best.  



Rainbird on 22 August 2011
Vetteman94 said:
Rainbird said:
Vetteman94 said:
Im confused, I thought cross-platform was the ability to play against/with someone on another platform. Like Portal 2 on PC/PS3. Since when has the 360 had any of that?

What you're describing is cross-platform play, what is referred to in the OP is the cross-platform experience. He's basically talking about stuff like Xbox Live integration on other platforms, and the XBL implementation on WP7 is a big point in Microsoft's favor.

Well wouldnt that still be apart of cross-platform experience?   But even then I would disagree that they have the best.  

It is, but it's only a part. As nice as the Portal 2 cross platform play is, it is only one game.



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Icyedge on 22 August 2011
worldlyfall said:
o_O.Q said:
worldlyfall said:
mchaza said:
i fought this was going to be about cross platform in that PC-360. Tho PC-360 would fail out of the gate because of games for windows live.

Anyways i see no difference between steam and xbox live other than steam is free. I lol every day at idiotic fanboys defend live cost, they are like sheep. A bit off topic but overall this is just the same old same old out of MS, next week we will hear that a sony top guy is saying that the ps3 is the most powerful system blah blah.

People like you are just pathetic, insulting others because they see the value in something that you don't. I am a pc gamer and I used steam, but I also use to use Live. From my experience what i can tell you is that live has much more content and games than steam. Yes they basically do the same thing which is playing games online, but I found Live to be much more enjoyable with social aspect built into the service. I can understand if you like being a loner online, playing in complete silence cause the sound caused by drop of a pin will make you go complete apeshit and distract you from the game, but believe it or not there are a lot of people you like to socialize in online gaming with their friends or trash talking random kids online.

Remember dude each to his own, everyone has their opinion including you, so learn how to respect it.

 

that would be a valid point if voice chat wasn't supported on psn... but it is... just no cgc

furthermore when did playing games become socialising? when someone goes to a party or the beach or movies etc thats socialising i'd hardly call sitting around at home playing games scialising but thats my opinion

Communicating with people on Xbox Live is superior to psn in ever single way no questions asked.

And to answer your question playing games online became social when you were first able to connect it to the internet. You don't need to physical meet people to socialize(which i pefer to do anyways). If things like facebook and twitter are considered social apps, why cant Live?


One could argue that internet communication can leave people with more difficulty getting in touch with each others. If you want my opinion, your examples are damn poor socializing mediums.



worldlyfall on 22 August 2011
Icyedge said:
worldlyfall said:
o_O.Q said:
worldlyfall said:
mchaza said:
i fought this was going to be about cross platform in that PC-360. Tho PC-360 would fail out of the gate because of games for windows live.

Anyways i see no difference between steam and xbox live other than steam is free. I lol every day at idiotic fanboys defend live cost, they are like sheep. A bit off topic but overall this is just the same old same old out of MS, next week we will hear that a sony top guy is saying that the ps3 is the most powerful system blah blah.

People like you are just pathetic, insulting others because they see the value in something that you don't. I am a pc gamer and I used steam, but I also use to use Live. From my experience what i can tell you is that live has much more content and games than steam. Yes they basically do the same thing which is playing games online, but I found Live to be much more enjoyable with social aspect built into the service. I can understand if you like being a loner online, playing in complete silence cause the sound caused by drop of a pin will make you go complete apeshit and distract you from the game, but believe it or not there are a lot of people you like to socialize in online gaming with their friends or trash talking random kids online.

Remember dude each to his own, everyone has their opinion including you, so learn how to respect it.

 

that would be a valid point if voice chat wasn't supported on psn... but it is... just no cgc

furthermore when did playing games become socialising? when someone goes to a party or the beach or movies etc thats socialising i'd hardly call sitting around at home playing games scialising but thats my opinion

Communicating with people on Xbox Live is superior to psn in ever single way no questions asked.

And to answer your question playing games online became social when you were first able to connect it to the internet. You don't need to physical meet people to socialize(which i pefer to do anyways). If things like facebook and twitter are considered social apps, why cant Live?


One could argue that internet communication can leave people with more difficulty getting in touch with each others. If you want my opinion, your examples are damn poor socializing mediums.

Argue all you want communicating with others on Live is better than psn. As for my examples can you name another internet app that people use to socailize bigger than facebook or twitter? I am not saying i think socializing is best done online, but its is possible to socialize online. Are you trying to say you cannot socialize online like that other dude i replied too? Cause if you are why? Everyone knows lots of people socialze online and person nowadays anyways. I suspect it's because the single thing live has over other online gaming serivice is the social aspect, and your arguing agianst it cause you perfer psn or steam? Not saying you do but i know the other guy does cause i read some of his other posts in other threads i posted on.



Icyedge on 22 August 2011
worldlyfall said:
Icyedge said:
 


One could argue that internet communication can leave people with more difficulty getting in touch with each others. If you want my opinion, your examples are damn poor socializing mediums.

Argue all you want communicating with others on Live is better than psn. As for my examples can you name another internet app that people use to socailize bigger than facebook or twitter? I am not saying i think socializing is best done online, but its is possible to socialize online. Are you trying to say you cannot socialize online like that other dude i replied too? Cause if you are why? Everyone knows lots of people socialze online and person nowadays anyways. I suspect it's because the single thing live has over other online gaming serivice is the social aspect, and your arguing agianst it cause you perfer psn or steam? Not saying you do but i know the other guy does cause i read some of his other posts in other threads i posted on.

Are you mistaking me with someone else? I am talking about socializing through the internet, not of PSN against Live. I said poor socializing medium, not that by definition it isnt socializing.



VGKing on 22 August 2011

I disagree. Having timed-exclusive DLC on your console doesn't make said-game better on that console.



worldlyfall on 22 August 2011
Icyedge said:
worldlyfall said:
Icyedge said:
 


One could argue that internet communication can leave people with more difficulty getting in touch with each others. If you want my opinion, your examples are damn poor socializing mediums.

Argue all you want communicating with others on Live is better than psn. As for my examples can you name another internet app that people use to socailize bigger than facebook or twitter? I am not saying i think socializing is best done online, but its is possible to socialize online. Are you trying to say you cannot socialize online like that other dude i replied too? Cause if you are why? Everyone knows lots of people socialze online and person nowadays anyways. I suspect it's because the single thing live has over other online gaming serivice is the social aspect, and your arguing agianst it cause you perfer psn or steam? Not saying you do but i know the other guy does cause i read some of his other posts in other threads i posted on.

Are you mistaking me with someone else? I am talking about socializing through the internet, not of PSN against Live. I said poor socializing medium, not that by definition it isnt socializing.

Oh sorry, yea i thought you were some other dude the replied to me before cause there was two different guys that repsonded to my comment before you. I mistaken you for one of them. LOL, Agian sorry about that, and i do agree there crappy socializing methods.