If you had paid more than 300dollars in the past years for the same sh!t you can get on other systems for free,you may also call it

for xbox "experience" and for ps3"subscription based service",as you need a reason or an excuse.

I think xbox live is good but far to expensive and 2dollars a month should be the maximum for this servic..oops,experience.

PS+ is not only about getting free games, it also has early beta access, huge discounts and last but not least: automatic updates. Without even instructing my ps3 to do so the system itself downloaded and installed the GoW Ascension mp beta for me, saving me atleadt 1-2 hours of dling and installing.

I went on the internet and 90% of Gold subscribers I talked to wanted PS+ like features. Nintendo fans don't even have cross buy or trophy/achiev system, buy a ps1 game on psn and you can play it on psp, vita and ps3. Buy a snes game for Wii and you won't be able to play it on the 3DS. I'm sure they would love to have the advantages of PSN and PS+.

I'm sure that a lot of people with both consoles are going to be swayed one way or the other. What would they rather have, 44 games or crossgame chat. I know there's more to LIVE than that, but I personally know several people who have opted for the 44 games.

I LOVE Psn Plus. Will renew my subscription for sure!

I have dropped GOLD a long time ago, althought I still love and play my Xbox360, offline, and game online on my PS3. Both consoles are AMAZING, the Xbox360 controller is awesome and very confortable, better than the dualshock in my opinion, however, I love my PS3 too and Psn Plus is the best thing ever.

Its basically what Xbox Live would be like if it has a Platinum standard to its Gold and Silver. Xbox Live Gold is the equivalent of free PSN.

I hate Jim Sterling, but kudos to him for not being a raging ass this time around. I agreed with every single thing said in this article, and that's why I refuse to pay for Xbox Live Gold. I did at one point, because I was convinced by my Xbox playing friends that the PSN was glitchy, slow, and didn't work half the time, so if I Wanted to play games with them I needed XBL. Well, I paid for I think 16 months of Live, used it for maybe 4 or 5 months, and the rest went to waste for two reasons: 1 - My first Xbox 360 red ringed on me and I didn't get it replaced, and 2 - the replacement Xbox 360 is always making a grinding/whirring noise, so I'm too damn worried to use it half the time. Once it ran out in June 2010, I just didn't bother getting XBL again.

And seriously, I don't know how people are dumb enough to keep buying XBL. The downloads are a touch faster, and cross game chat can be awesome, but that's really all it offers you. Steam allows all of those features free of charge, and they all work better, too! PSN gives you more deals, and the speed and reliability are on par, even on the free service.

To be honest, I wasn't planning on buying PS+ for the same reasons other people don't buy PS+: I didn't want to pay an online subscription, and the random nature of what games make it to PS+ didn't really mesh well with my more pointed taste in games. Well, I've been proven wrong time and time again, and it's time to accept that PS+ is the only subscription I think I'll ever put money into again. The deals are just too good, the price is right, and the features really do help. Seriously, there's nothing as refreshing as going to bed, and waking up only to see my system has already done the updates for me. I know it's a small feature, but you ahve no idea how much it appeals to me.

I like the Xbox, I love its controller, and the system has some great games, but why in the world would I pay for a service that I can get free of charge elsewhere? Especially considering how many obnoxious little shits pollute XBL. I'll stick to my PS3 and Vita, thanks. (Though I will be getting the Nextbox alongside PS4 and WiiU when funds allow)

But seriously. Fuck Microsoft and their (effective) greed. Sony fucks up too, but the only real thing they do is in relation to the online passes, which doesn't bug me because I buy 90% of my games new anyway, and Online play isn't common for me.

eh, I still pay for gold.  Most of my friends have xbox's and honestly most of the 360 exclusives best features are their multiplayer.  I just wish Microsoft would pack in some more value or something if they are going to make me pay for it.  It will certainly be a big deal come next generation that will impact a lot of peoples buying decisions...

I always had confidence in the worth of PS+. But I also knew it was a service I'd never buy into. Why? Because it's too good. It's like subscription based crack. I'd end up wasting my life away on all the almost free games that and thus my life would be ruined because of PS+. So for my own good I must resist, and continue to resist. .