So without touching an XBOX 360 or PLAYSTATION 3, you form an amazing opinion.

 So without touching an XBOX 360 or PLAYSTATION 3, you form an amazing opinion.

anyhow

Coming from someone who has experience XBOX LIVE and the PSN(Me).

Interface goes to the ps3, hands down, market place looks ok, ps store has a significantly better interface, the dashboard is nice, XMB goes to a slightly better easier to navigate menu system , I say menu wise they are equal(I do like the xmb better).

As for in game features, such as in game messeging/voice chat/ communication in anyway that goes to XBOX LIVE.

Its a little faster to get to your messeges/inbox in the xmb than dashboard during a game. XBOX LIVE has voice messeging, in game cross invites, and in game music over ALL games.

Now thats a huge plus for XBOX LIVE.

Not to mention they had a year for amazing amount of content, now they also have music videos on XBOX LIVE something only singstar has btw..

XBOX LIVE also has a stronger community, simply because mostly everyone has mics.

edit:  I couldnt finish, I had to go eat.

Anyhow, when it comes to performence in an online game, the PSN usually has no lag in any way, because it uses dedicated servers for games.

so I give performence to PSN

Now as for games, XBL arcade games are good, but are nothing compared to PSN games.

Thats one of my favorite aspects of the PSN, its amazingly innovative and fun games. That is a huge plus to the PSN in my opinion, and with wipe out coming out.

Id say XBOX LIVE= PSN when it comes to everything I have said combined, the ONLINE goes to XBL because of a stronger community aspect more people talk etc..

Though I like PSN alot, dont take any of these services lightly, they are amazing, and addicting.

The trophy aspect and achievement aspect really adds replay value to games.

Also, if you have  a ps3 or 360 ,and have PSN, and XBL, you are in for a hell of a ride.

That is not to say that the PSN lacks a community, however. Sure, until update 2.41 it was impossible to read messages from a friend without exiting a game, but that’s what patches are for. It still has great online games, but the tactical games are hard to organize with the lack of communication. Sony makes up for this by offering unique games on their network. LIVE has Castle Crashers, Geometry Wars, and Pacman CE, but those are all archetypes of classic games. Sony has captured the imagination of gamers with games like Everyday Shooter, Pixel Junk Eden, FlOw, and The Last Guy. “Quirky,” “strange,” and “bewildering” are all adjectives that describe these games, but that’s what makes the service worth it.

It’s hard to pick a definitive winner. What one lacks, the other thrives in, and it seems like they are complete opposites. If this was months ago, LIVE would be the clear winner, but slowly PSN has patched all of those holes in its outfit. Microsoft does have a great community, but it also has a yearly fee. Sony lacks a strong community presence but it is free. LIVE has exclusive blockbuster titles that make PSN users envious, but the PSN has quirky titles that you cannot find anywhere else. Sony is forward-thinking and might be ahead of its time, while Microsoft is offering downloads of movies in the future.

PSN yins and Live yangs: without the one, would we even have half of what we do have in the other? It’s hard to pick one over the other when they complement each other like salt compliments a pretzel. I’ll tell you this though: they both beat the hell out of WiiWare.

http://news.gotgame.com/a-network-showdown-does-xbox-live-or-psn-prevail/

Your thoughts?

 and we have a winner! why must we pay for non dedicated servers? it sucks when the host leaves and you get the boot.

It is up to developers as to how they want to implement online play.  There are p2p and dedicated servers  on both 360 and PS3.