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twesterm on 28 November 2009

No, PSN is not superior.

And I don't care if you ask for reasons or not, I'll give my reasons because it's silly not to:

  • Xbox Live interface is just better, I actually know what I'm doing
  • It's easier to see my achievements, messages, friends, ect
  • I like the services it offers better
  • I like 360 Netflix better

Every time I do anything on PSN it's just a giant pain in the ass, 360 is always simple.  I'm never frustrated with Xbox Live but I *always* come away frustrated after doing anything on the PSN.

Also, these are opinions.  I really couldn't give two shits if you disagree with these.



 

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dobby985 on 28 November 2009

No! PSN has way too many problems with it, I would never pay for PSN in it's current form.



dsister44 on 28 November 2009

@Slowmo 

Actually comparing the amount of time that I have had a PSN account to my Live account I have more friends there. I just added a lot of VGCzers 



MikeB on 29 November 2009
slowmo said:
MikeB said:
Wouldn't it be great if on PCs you and all your online gaming friends would require to subscribe to a Microsoft or Valve service to be able to play online? Your "piss poor" or non-sheep friends will be nicely filtered out of the picture.

While were at it maybe PC games shouldn't be using dedicated servers anymore. So battles can be kept small and extra challenging due to bad performance, like small scale 4 x 4 Gears battles with its short single player campaign?

/sarcasm

Gears 2 was 5 v5, funnily enough isn't that the same as Uncharted 2 (a game released in 2009)?

Time to call back some old friends if you're going to start with your pathetic FUD campaigns MikeB

The single player campaign is Uncharted 2 is huge and so well polished, I consider its online multi-player more of an extra, just like with regard to Metal Gear Solid 4.

For most popular 360 games, like the Gears of War series, Halo 3 and Call of Duty series I consider the online aspect to be a crucial component, due to their short single player campaigns. I think objectively, considering online play isn't free like on any other competent system available out there, those games should receive a penalty for this in reviews or highlight this for those who wish not to subscribe (not only you, but also your gaming friends!).



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twesterm on 29 November 2009
MikeB said:
slowmo said:
MikeB said:
Wouldn't it be great if on PCs you and all your online gaming friends would require to subscribe to a Microsoft or Valve service to be able to play online? Your "piss poor" or non-sheep friends will be nicely filtered out of the picture.

While were at it maybe PC games shouldn't be using dedicated servers anymore. So battles can be kept small and extra challenging due to bad performance, like small scale 4 x 4 Gears battles with its short single player campaign?

/sarcasm

Gears 2 was 5 v5, funnily enough isn't that the same as Uncharted 2 (a game released in 2009)?

Time to call back some old friends if you're going to start with your pathetic FUD campaigns MikeB

The single player campaign is Uncharted 2 is huge and so well polished, I consider its online multi-player more of an extra, just like with regard to Metal Gear Solid 4.

lol did you actually play the single player campaign?  I know you work for Sony or something like that, but come on, try not to be so obvious in your die hard devotion.

I will say I *loved* Uncharted 2 but it was far from polished.  I spotted small bugs throughout the entire game and even a few large bugs (no gamestoppers though thankfully).

You either didn't play the single player campaign or just weren't paying attention at all.  It''s painfully obvious the game was much more rushed than the first one.

Also, I do generally look for things out of place, but I generally look for that in my second playthrough.  Everything I noticed in Uncharted 2 was me just playing through it (or me running around looking for treasures).



 

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scat398 on 29 November 2009
Feylic said:
Cueil said:
Feylic said:
scat398 said:
Baroque_Dude said:
scat398 said:
not even in the same league...live will always be better.

So, you know the future... ¿¬_¬

When it comes to the quality of network services and the software to support it, you don't need a crystal ball to know sony is simply not cappable of putting out a product that is comprable to Live. 

and yet they have. Hmm weird.


PSN is the very core of the PS3?  No it's not... it will never be able to touch Live because of this... the 360 was build around Live... this is the diffrence that cannot be overcome ever on the PS3.  No amount of arguing will ever make up for the lack of integration.

Just saying that the 360 is built around Live doesn't make Live better. What does it do that makes it so much better? nothing.

let's see. Content, security, sablility, support, structure.  Look at this way, for every sony employee working on PSN, MS has two people who are more qualified and more experienced working on live.  And that's not a bad thing for sony, they don't charge for PSN so it gets what it gets.  There is nobody in the network and online software world that is looking to Sony to do the next great thing online, but everyone is looking to MS so that's where all the talent goes...well them and google. 

 

Which is why PSN will never be in the same league...Live will always be better.



Avarice28 on 29 November 2009

yes



Avarice28 on 29 November 2009

yes (my post disappeared again)



tuscaniman on 29 November 2009

Live is better. What makes it better? The experience makes it better. As someone said earlier the XBox is truly built around Live. It sucks when my connection is down for some reason and I hop on the XBox. Its just not the same experience without Live. Live is like a drug, you have to have it to enjoy the true XBox experience. Each of my friends who own both HD consoles buy multiplatform games for the 360 because of Live.
Like I said you have to experience it to understand.



tuscaniman on 29 November 2009
MikeB said:
slowmo said:
MikeB said:
Wouldn't it be great if on PCs you and all your online gaming friends would require to subscribe to a Microsoft or Valve service to be able to play online? Your "piss poor" or non-sheep friends will be nicely filtered out of the picture.

While were at it maybe PC games shouldn't be using dedicated servers anymore. So battles can be kept small and extra challenging due to bad performance, like small scale 4 x 4 Gears battles with its short single player campaign?

/sarcasm

Gears 2 was 5 v5, funnily enough isn't that the same as Uncharted 2 (a game released in 2009)?

Time to call back some old friends if you're going to start with your pathetic FUD campaigns MikeB

The single player campaign is Uncharted 2 is huge and so well polished, I consider its online multi-player more of an extra, just like with regard to Metal Gear Solid 4.

For most popular 360 games, like the Gears of War series, Halo 3 and Call of Duty series I consider the online aspect to be a crucial component, due to their short single player campaigns. I think objectively, considering online play isn't free like on any other competent system available out there, those games should receive a penalty for this in reviews or highlight this for those who wish not to subscribe (not only you, but also your gaming friends!).

So you just contradicted yourself and unnoticed by you admitted that Live is better. You mentioned online elements are crucial to 360 games but add-ons to PS3 games. How can a crucial element to something be worse than an add-on on something else?

Have you actually played a Halo campaign or are you guessing that its short and nothing spectacular? Halo has one of the the best FPS campaigns ever created if not the best. Just look up reviews on every Halo series.