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JaggedSac on 04 July 2008

^^LOL, nice.



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Fishie on 04 July 2008

Simple really, Live works the way it was intended to.
Something PSN cant be acused of.

Another thing no one seem to have mentioned is the fact that thanks to the Live infrastructure more games actually get an online component while on the PS3 they would not have(VT3 and VF5 for instance).

That and hey, have fun INSTALLING demos.
On live you download(real fast I might add) and play.



Tigawoods on 04 July 2008
d21lewis said:
An ugly girl has all the features of a hot girl:

Boobs?: Check.
Vagina?: Check.
Arms, legs, and a head? Check, check, and check.

Still, I'd rather spend money on a hot girl, than go out with an ugly girl, for free. XBL is better. Why? Because I say so. I pay for it, and I don't mind. Anyone who doesn't want to pay doesn't have to. Play on the PSN. I don't care. I gots mine!

 

 Can't argue with that logic :P



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Retrasado on 04 July 2008
selnor said:
To the OP. Paying for Gold is like when people pay for World of Warcraft. WOW is better than say Gulid Wars which is free per month but ou have to pay to own the game. WOW runs smoother has more features and better updates. That is because some of the monthly fee money goes back into making the game better. Same with Live. If you look at how many films, Tv shows and features with chatting to your friends are available not to mention on Live you dont get kicked out half as much as PSN, it's no surprise. The monthly pay helps a smoother operation. Have you seen the new supposed upgrades for Dashboard and Live, I mean just when Sony thought they were getting close, M$ throw themselves way back in front again. Thats what money does, way more investment into Live.

ummm.... Just purely out of curiosity, have you ever used the PSN? The reason I'm asking this is the bolded statement to me demonstrates that you have little or no experience with it since at least last August. I agree 100% that XBL is better than PSN, but it's not like light-years ahead from what I've seen.

Most of the difference seems to be basically that while both services both offer similar raw services, (in-game communication, online gaming, community features, DLC, etc) XBL's version of these features is better, offers more options (like in-game voice chat vs. just in-game messaging), has more content for download (and usually gets it a little sooner, though this seems to be becoming a little less common), and, with the notable exception of the PSN Store v. XBLA, XBL usually has a better interface for performing the desired action.

OT: Try this thread for more stuff on what XBL has that PSN does not: http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=30661



Not trying to be a fanboy. Of course, it's hard when you own the best console eve... dang it

JaggedSac on 04 July 2008
Fishie said:
Simple really, Live works the way it was intended to.
Something PSN cant be acused of.

Another thing no one seem to have mentioned is the fact that thanks to the Live infrastructure more games actually get an online component while on the PS3 they would not have(VT3 and VF5 for instance).

That and hey, have fun INSTALLING demos.
On live you download(real fast I might add) and play.

 

This would be the API I was talking about.



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mr.elite on 04 July 2008
RipOff said:
leo-j said:
The only thing it has over the PSN is this:

Cross game invites/IN GAME VOICE CHAT

Thats it,

we already have everything else, and by E3 the VDL service.

We also have better online gameplay(less lag)
An internet browser
Information board
Soon to be released weather service for PSN
and a better achivement system(but only 2 games currently out supports the trophies, by end of the month should go up significantly)

 

Dude, do you even own an Xbox360? How can you compare Live to PSN when you never USE it.

Why don't you leave the comparison to people who have both systems huh?

Stupid comment, you don't need to own both systems to know features on both. You dont think he has a friend owning a 360?

 



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mr.elite on 04 July 2008
Fishie said:
PooperScooper said:
gebx said:
leo-j said:
Strategyking92 said:
oh lord, here we go again.

 

Go ahead tell us what makes XBL so much better?

@gbex

Now you cant accept sony has 10 million registered PS3 consoles to the PSN?

 

I accept the fact that sony has 10 million registered accounts on PSN.. I also accept the fact that you can register mutliple accounts

Now can you accept that registered accounts and registered consoles are totally different??

 

 

That's a piss poor arguement. There are some people who just registered for the month free gold membership. There are also a shit ton of people who recieved free gold membership with their refurbed consoles that were sent it for repair..... you think all of those guys kept paying for the service?

Urm, Live has over 10 million active PAID accounts at the moment.

 

 

Can you show me a link where it says "paid accounts"? I know you cant, so you dont know they are all paid. He is right because i have friends who register for the free month of gold more then once. That would make several accounts from just people i know.

 



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mr.elite on 04 July 2008
selnor said:
To the OP. Paying for Gold is like when people pay for World of Warcraft. WOW is better than say Gulid Wars which is free per month but ou have to pay to own the game. WOW runs smoother has more features and better updates. That is because some of the monthly fee money goes back into making the game better. Same with Live. If you look at how many films, Tv shows and features with chatting to your friends are available not to mention on Live you dont get kicked out half as much as PSN, it's no surprise. The monthly pay helps a smoother operation. Have you seen the new supposed upgrades for Dashboard and Live, I mean just when Sony thought they were getting close, M$ throw themselves way back in front again. Thats what money does, way more investment into Live.

 

Do you even own PS3 or play on the PSN? Because I havent been kicked out of it in forever, they fixed any issure regarding this awhile back apparently. I dont think what you stated is really worthy of 50 dollars a year, especially because PSN will be getting these features too, its only a matter or time, people forget 360s been out 14 months longer then ps3. if it didnt have more content that would be pathetic



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gebx on 04 July 2008
ssj12 said:
gebx said:
leo-j said:
Strategyking92 said:
oh lord, here we go again.

Go ahead tell us what makes XBL so much better?

@gbex

Now you cant accept sony has 10 million registered PS3 consoles to the PSN?

 

I accept the fact that sony has 10 million registered accounts on PSN.. I also accept the fact that you can register mutliple accounts

Now can you accept that registered accounts and registered consoles are totally different??

 

 

the same could be said about the number of registered LIVE accounts. There are a ton of people using multiple accounts due to bans, etc.

 

Nope.. not really..

The only people who get banned are hackers, verbal abusors and sexual predators... and MS doesn't only ban the account, they ban the CONSOLE!

 

 

 



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Leetgeek on 04 July 2008
d21lewis said:
An ugly girl has all the features of a hot girl:

Boobs?: Check.
Vagina?: Check.
Arms, legs, and a head? Check, check, and check.

Still, I'd rather spend money on a hot girl, than go out with an ugly girl, for free. XBL is better. Why? Because I say so. I pay for it, and I don't mind. Anyone who doesn't want to pay doesn't have to. Play on the PSN. I don't care. I gots mine!

 

So you're saying you're M$ shuger daddy? Cuz XBL ain't no girl. The only one getting fucked is you.