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Gugerface said:
ghettoglamour said:
Aw we gettin' Okami HD and The Cave next month...sweeeet


Should we be happy about those games?

I for one am not. Just another month of ps+ with nothing for me. Last time I got a game I was interested mildly in and did not own it already was some motorstorm-game.


How can you not like Okami? The game is a masterpiece and it's reviews reflect that, it's like hating puppies and kittens, it's just not possible.



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I think so. It would go a long way to justify Live to the naysayers.



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veritaz said:
Gugerface said:
ghettoglamour said:
Aw we gettin' Okami HD and The Cave next month...sweeeet


Should we be happy about those games?

I for one am not. Just another month of ps+ with nothing for me. Last time I got a game I was interested mildly in and did not own it already was some motorstorm-game.


How can you not like Okami? The game is a masterpiece and it's reviews reflect that, it's like hating puppies and kittens, it's just not possible.

And titanic won a lot of oscars, did you like that movie?



with all that money MS makes off of XBL....why not?



Gugerface said:
veritaz said:
Gugerface said:
ghettoglamour said:
Aw we gettin' Okami HD and The Cave next month...sweeeet


Should we be happy about those games?

I for one am not. Just another month of ps+ with nothing for me. Last time I got a game I was interested mildly in and did not own it already was some motorstorm-game.


How can you not like Okami? The game is a masterpiece and it's reviews reflect that, it's like hating puppies and kittens, it's just not possible.

And titanic won a lot of oscars, did you like that movie?


I sure liked it! Great movie!

On Topic:

Yeah I think they might start doing so. A LOT sooner than we think at that...



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thehusbo said:
scat398 said:
As the clear market leader Microsoft will continue a successfull strategy that gives great value to its customers. I think Sony will continue to develop ps+ in an effort to compete with live but as it currently stands it will be Sony that will have to continue to find ways to compete with live not the other way around.


Please direct me to this 'great value for money' you speak of. I must have been missing something these past 8 years..

OT: they'll probably offer a few more deals on games and do more promotions as the months go by and the 360 lifetime comes to an end but nowhere near to the value consumers get off playstation plus. 

Well fact is Live has been the premiere service where as PSn since its inception, had to crawl its way feature wise to match Live, even today still doesnt have the ease to navigating and connecting with friends, and gets apps after Live has had them for a good while.

PS Plus is Sony throwing free old games (which cost them next to nothing) at the consumer to make them forget the above. From what I see from PS+ users, its game overload; they either have no time for them or the games are so old they have no interest in them. PS Plus is a PR stunt IMO, meant to distract from not being as feature rich as Live.



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S.T.A.G.E. said:
Microsoft doesnt bend even for their loyal consumers. If they know they have you hook line and sinker they don't wont change their ways. They only change when the competition beats them. Look at Apple, which inspired Microsoft to turn Windows into an IPod.

You just described why PS Plus was invented. MS can therefore do the same if they so chose.



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sales2099 said:
thehusbo said:
scat398 said:
As the clear market leader Microsoft will continue a successfull strategy that gives great value to its customers. I think Sony will continue to develop ps+ in an effort to compete with live but as it currently stands it will be Sony that will have to continue to find ways to compete with live not the other way around.


Please direct me to this 'great value for money' you speak of. I must have been missing something these past 8 years..

OT: they'll probably offer a few more deals on games and do more promotions as the months go by and the 360 lifetime comes to an end but nowhere near to the value consumers get off playstation plus. 

Well fact is Live has been the premiere service where as PSn since its inception, had to crawl its way feature wise to match Live, even today still doesnt have the ease to navigating and connecting with friends, and gets apps after Live has had them for a good while.

PS Plus is Sony throwing free old games (which cost them next to nothing) at the consumer to make them forget the above. From what I see from PS+ users, its game overload; they either have no time for them or the games are so old they have no interest in them. PS Plus is a PR stunt IMO, meant to distract from not being as feature rich as Live.

 

Nahhh, the games you get free off playstation plus are still a great deal. U dont think getting gravity rush, uncharted golden abyss and wipeout 2048 is a good deal? Those games still cost £30-40 brand new in stores. Mass effect 3 before it was made available was £59.99 in the store now its free. Infamous 2 and littlebigplanet 2 are great games aswell. For those like myself who have had a ps3 for a while the games released we already own but you still recognise the value of ps plus. To those that have only just bought a ps3 or a vita you get given an instant game collection when u subscribe. My brother bought a vita last week and didn't have to buy any games because he already had those games there ready to play. It's just a huge convenience really..

Theres no game overload either. You're not forced to play them.. It's just knowing that you have free games which you can play at your own convenience. Day 1 digital downloads are another thing. Again, another convenience to have.



HesAPooka said:
Only if they lose significant market share.


This.

The deals have been nicer lately, but no reason to give away stuff unless marketshare loss is significant or xbox live ends up havning problems like it did years ago (I think I got undertow free.)



It's just that simple.

Mr Puggsly said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Microsoft doesnt bend even for their loyal consumers. If they know they have you hook line and sinker they don't wont change their ways. They only change when the competition beats them. Look at Apple, which inspired Microsoft to turn Windows into an IPod.

You mean like Sony? Competition forced them to lower the price of their $600 machine, improve their online services, and put out better 1st party games. Competition inspired Sony to be a less arrogant company.

The PC business is kinda struggling now that everything is going mobile. So its no surprise Windows is becoming a more mobile friendly OS. And its just not Apple that MS is competing with, Android will eventually trounce the iOS userbase.

I really don't understand your logic sometimes... most times... maybe all the time.

Sony has always taken the financial hit on their Playstations if you dont remember well. Sony had always been working on some form of online. Microsoft brought two things to gaming which was Halo which they took from Apple and they themselves brought online. Everyone brought something different. Sony brought multimedia and made gaming about better tech to push the possibilities of what consoles can do in the home for an affordable price. Left up to Nintendo we would've had Gamecube graphics right about now without competition from Sony or Microsoft. 

Windows 8 isn't something everyone wants, so I think this will help Windows 7 sales. :)