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Sony Explains How PSN Can Trump Xbox Live

At Sony's E3 presentation last week, PlayStation U.S. chief Jack Tretton promised that his company's online service would become the premiere one on home consoles. How could Sony's PlayStation Network trump Xbox Live? MTV Multiplayer asked them. Official Sony answers are in the video.

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Sony Explains How PSN Can T... - gameratty.com | By: Shmammy
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Published: 514 days 17 hours ago | Interview | E3 2008 | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Industry News
 
 

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pumpkinpunker - 514 days 17 hours ago
1 - Sure, it could eventually catch up to X-box live
However, in its current state PSN is missing functions that Xbox live had at launch. I just don't see PSN catching up to Xbox live anytime soon. Microsoft is just much quicker about improving their service. They introduce a whole new dashboard with avatars at E3 '08. It's coming this Fall. Sony introduced Home last year. It's coming out at some undetermined date in the future, maybe next year. One of my favorite cliches is, "actions speak louder than words." Promises mean sh!t, Tretton. Give people the product.
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Lifendz - 514 days 16 hours ago
1.1 - Very true
you'd have to be crazy to deny that PSN was no where near Live when PSN launched. Still, I could pop in a game and play online with friends w/o paying anything.

Now, it's light years ahead of where it was at launch and it's only growing and I still have not paid anything.

Not a bad trade off to me. I think all Sony owners appreciate having the extra 60 bucks every year.
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pumpkinpunker - 514 days 16 hours ago
1.2 - @Lifendz
Personally, I'd rather pay for a better service.

Here's an example: there are a ton of freeware MMO's online that don't measure up to World of Warcraft. Now, each gamer makes a decision-- do I play a free MMO that is of lesser quality because it is free or do I pay the monthly fee and play arguably the best MMO out there, World of Warcraft. No decision is right or wrong.

@boodybandit

Don't get me wrong. I think the Microsoft execs should talk less also. Corporate execs are just annoying by default.
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boodybandit - 514 days 16 hours ago
1.3 - Actions speak louder than words you say?
Shane Kim, Greenburg and now Don M have not exactly been silent.

Also, something I rarely hear people take into consideration, let's not forget Sony is building PSN out of pocket while MS makes roughly 600 million a year on XBL.

Personally I wish both companies would just remain silent and get to work but given the choice I would prefer not to pay to play online. I don't need all the options and features XBL and PSN are currently offering and trying to add. I just want smooth online connectivity and voice communication. That and people to shoot at! ;-)
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boodybandit - 514 days 16 hours ago
1.5 - @1.4...I would say take it to the open zone
but people like you need to take yourself off the net. You are simply a waste of bandwidth.
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cliffbo - 514 days 16 hours ago
1.6 -
i keep hearing this but i can't see that much difference. other than cross game chat, what is there? and i don't mean minor little details, i mean things like 'Movie store' that allows you to rent or buy HD movies... that sort of thing
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Monchichi025 - 514 days 16 hours ago
1.7 - LMAO!!!! (Almost P..ing my Pants!!)
Sony....Seriously??

Out of all things you want to challenge MS on……you want to challenge them on Software??? LOL You do know they are by FAR the biggest Software company in the world with the brightest software people working for them!!

Hardware, Yes….I’ll give you that. Sony has a long history in hardware and puts out solid products year after year. But Software????

Saying you can beat MS in software is as ludicrious as saying MS will put out better hardware as Sony.

PLUS! MS has had a HUGE headstart on Sony. The infustructure to LIVE was built back in the original Xbox days. Sony is just playing catch up and will always be playing catch up. Because as PSN looks to catch up to LIVE, MS will already be developing new upgrades.

And let’s not even talk about who has more resources (AKA Money) to build a better system.

Point is: YOU WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO BEAT MS at there OWN GAME. PERIOD!!!
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Lifendz - 514 days 15 hours ago
1.8 - @pumpkin
more power to you.

If you have the money to give for the better service than why not?

Like I said, the extra 60 bucks in my pocket is much appreciated and the drop off between Live and PSN isn't like the drop off between Live and the Wii's online service.
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Megatron08 - 514 days 13 hours ago
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All he did is name off features that the XBL already was the guy even called him on it once when he tried to say it was something that could only be done on the ps3. I dont know how they can catch up to XBL by just adding things that are already on XBL. However I am surprised that he didnt bring up home at all. As of right now the only thing PSN got going for it is that its free. If home doesnt make it out before or around the same time that the new bashboard comes out they are goin to be so far behind XBL it wont even be funny. As for the price of it you can get a 13 month card for 40 dollars. So I cant see how anyone other then a fanboy could care about the price of XBL.
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BulletToothtony - 514 days 12 hours ago
1.10 - All fanboyism aside... the truth is that yes Live has some extra features than psn does..
not many after 2.41...

but let's get this straight... some features are needed to make certain things easier... i personally really want my own music in most games but BOTTOM line and being very honest.. we want online to play games and when i'm playing all i care about is playing.. and the big difference here is that PSN is Free and Live is not..

Some fanboys get upset about this, and say live is way better than psn and having played both i think this is quite an exaggeration.. i played cod4 at my friends house and it was the same thing..

Playstation3 owners and 360 owners are both playing cod4 and the biggest difference is, is that one is paying and the other one isn't..

If you think that psn sucks then you obviously have not played psn.. because games work just the same..
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mikeslemonade - 514 days 11 hours ago
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PSN is already better. PS3 version of UT3 has mods and you don't have to pay for the online service. 360 version has no mods but you still have to pay. Am I missing something here? Little Big Planet will only grow the PSN much further.
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pumpkinpunker - 514 days 3 hours ago
1.12 - fact check
Halo 3 currently has open mod support through forge

One of the things Microsoft announced for the new Xbox live update is more support for mods, much more. even the ability for people to sell their user created content online.
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Amanosenpai - 514 days 17 hours ago
2 - Come on thats imposible, MS offers a better online service BY FAR.
Sony needs a miracle to do that.
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KnaveX - 514 days 16 hours ago
3.1 -
how is wii's online doing? what? 10 bucks per game I can easily emulate on my PC you say?

and way to be off topic anyway there they are talking about how they are working hard to make the platform better and you say what now?

I forgot, nintendo keeps all of their promises

Surprise for the hardcore at e3- we get pictures of nerdygirl15's broken leg

the core gamer is very important for them, thats why they're giving us wii music.

the title for this post is wrong anyway, and you obviously didnt go past the title.
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pumpkinpunker - 514 days 3 hours ago
4.1 - $60 a year?
Hell no. You can get 13 months for $40 and change if you look for the deals that are always available.
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Superfragilistic - 514 days 16 hours ago
5 - LOL @ His user created content claims
Has he ever played Forza 2 or Halo 3's Forge?

LBP will be great, but there's no reason such tools wouldn't work on PC, Wii & 360... In fact they already do! ;)
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Bombomb - 514 days 16 hours ago
5.1 - It's jsut a question if ms allows them tools not a question of it working...
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SPECTRUX - 514 days 15 hours ago
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microsoft is not as open as sony is with user created content. where are ut3 mods on 360? and if anyone says XNA-stfu, you have to pay to dev for it
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Megatron08 - 514 days 13 hours ago
5.3 -
"if anyone says XNA-stfu, you have to pay to dev for it"

So youre saying that you wont have to pay for LBP that sony will gave away every copy of that game for free. This is great news I wasnt goin to get it but now that its free I cant wait to get it.

But you have to pay to downlaod other players levels so I'll just make levels and charge 10,000,000 dollars of it cause if one dumb person buys it by mistake I'll be rich.
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Scar 360WA - 514 days 12 hours ago
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You mean the mods that have to be created on a PC. The same mods that you need a flash drive to download even when your using your ps3 to download them. If I had a PC that could run it, why would I even bother with the ps3 version. I got UT for the ps3 in hopes of trying out the mods just to find out I would have buy a flash drive to get them. That's what I call great mod support.
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fufotrufo - 514 days 16 hours ago
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funny how he does not bash xbox live..they know ..they can't beat live....MS is allowing people to create and sell their own games now..
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KnaveX - 514 days 16 hours ago
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ha thats funny cuz if they did you wouldve been like: Aww naw man Xbox is fah life man ou know he speak so bad what he do, what he do? psn is poopy!
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ottoenie - 514 days 16 hours ago
7 - somekind of poll :D
if you are for ps3 (psn) press agree
if you are for xbox360 (xbox live) press disagree
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funkysolo - 514 days 16 hours ago
8 - 360 fans are clueless
They still beleave 360 is so superior to PSN....Online multiplayer on PSN is better than xboxlive, you can try to swing it any way you want but at the end of the day PSN does what online gaming should do, gamers just want to play online without any hassles....Yeah you have alot of useless content that you pay for on xbox live. It's useless content because non of it has to do with games and it costs money!!! Take them green glasses off, because the majority of people don't care about stupid content they just want to pay $60 for a game and go home and play online with their friends. People dont' want to pause a game to go see what videos are new on PSN and xboxlive...just so they can say that got more content
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KingME - 514 days 13 hours ago
8.1 - @funkysolo
There is only one thing worst than someone calling a group of people clueless. And that is when the person doing the callout is actually the clueless one.

Yo dude can you "HONESTLY" say the PSN is better thank XBL. Forget the 50 per year, just look at the two services and what they currently offer. I think the right answer is a resounding "NO", although I think you answer would be yes, yet you think someone else is wearing tented goggles. There's a reason an ipod cost more than a samsung MP3 player. Features, and service.

@cliffbo

"i think i'm going to start selling humble pie, there's going to be a rush for it come HOME"

You may be right, but I'll tell you this. You may want to wait before cooking that humble pie, because if you cook it anytime soon, it will surely be stale by the time HOME reaches the masses.
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romemac7 - 514 days 10 hours ago
8.2 - PERSONALLY
i like PSN better then live, really what make live so much better then PSN? i have no f#$kin idea. people here on n4g make my lol sometime with ther way of thinking, i have all 3 system so i really don't care but let be real for a min here. live not all that better then PSN and we all know it.

how can u defending payin $50.00 a year for what should be free? and don't give that carp about if u can afford $50 a year then u shouldn't be gaming because that just bulls@#t. i play COD4 all the time on my ps3 and i imagine u play it on the 360 but i doing it for free where ur payin for it lol, that just the dumb s@#t i ever seen in my life. it like Microsoft's renting ur the right to play ur game that u already paid $60 for online? WTF and u defend it to.

i give it to Microsoft really, because to get that many dumb a$$ people to pay for online to a game there u already paid $60 for is stunning. it's like ur renting there 360 for just $50 a year lol, good job Microsoft.... me ill play all my online game on PSN cuz there i know what am getting, free online.

Romemac7 out
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Icecold33 - 514 days 9 hours ago
8.3 - haha that's funny
Here's a person that obviously hates MS, jet they own a 360. I just bout it back in june even. Go figure! If I hated a company as much as you obviously hate Microsoft, there's no way I'd buy their product.

We have a name for that where I'm from. We call that: Blind Sheep!

Haha, nothing but bad things to say about the chef, yet you still eat at the restaurant.

BTW open zone -----------> Close the door on your way out.
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romemac7 - 514 days 4 hours ago
8.4 - ^^^^@toolbag on top
i don't hate nor dislike any system, am just saying the true as far as i know it to be. now you come on here trying to attack me on my believe and i find it funny because it clear your a 360 loyalists, you reply to two of my post trying to make your point. but all you doing is showing everybody that what you say i am by attack my believe you are to. but really that all 360 loyalists like you know how to do, just attack anyone that think different from them right???

BTW if the open zone that way----> a little more ahead there a place i like to call STFU AND GTFO------->.
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Icecold33 - 513 days 18 hours ago
8.5 - Haha
I meet people with a mouth like yours all the time. Fun thing is, it's always on the internet. People seem to be a bit more intelligent when speaking in person.
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cliffbo - 514 days 16 hours ago
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i think i'm going to start selling humble pie, there's going to be a rush for it come HOME
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RyuStrife - 514 days 16 hours ago
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For those of you who didn't really read the article, please read. It's not Jack's words, it is Peter Dille's words. The video may be Jack, but the interview is Peter Dille
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KnaveX - 514 days 16 hours ago
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thats not jack tretton
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N4M3L355 - 514 days 16 hours ago
11 - I don't know
If XBL is so far advanced and leagues above PSN, why do MS reps continue to talk about their competition. It's one thing to recognize your competition, it's another thing to worry about them. Xbox (live) should have nothing to worry about. Them claim to have great and exclusive content, so why are they worried? It seems like MS has something to prove to the gaming world. Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo should just let the numbers do the talking. Its like those stupid Apple commercials; Apple bigging themselves up by pointing out a PC's flaws. These companies should just state their claim and shut up.
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fufotrufo - 514 days 15 hours ago
12 -
@funkysolo

xbox live gives online service without any hassles..and xbox live features make it more user friendly and easier to play with your friends. so ..really ..your point is weak
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funkysolo - 514 days 13 hours ago
12.1 - You telling me that when you are online playing
with your friends xboxlive makes it easier to what kill an enemy? I get on PSN see which of my friends are online and send them a message if they want to play a game, how much easier can it get? Does live spoon feed you while you play so you can keep your thumbs on the control pad? PSN and xboxlive does the same feature except xbox live charges $50 a year and PSN has dedicated servers for 1st party games(better)....So explain to me if both services let you connect online to play against your friends why does one charges for basically an inferior product.....I prefer dedicated servers for 1st party games instead of game invites, because there is no host advantage, and there is no host ended game. If you ever play resistance, socom and then you play halo3, gears2, cod4 then you know exactly what I'm talking about..I had a 360 and gears1 is the reason why I paid for live but after so many lag issues, host shotgun, cheaters I sold my 360. If a game that comes out on 360 and if I like it I will just buy it for PC...
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KingME - 514 days 13 hours ago
12.2 - I think I'll be calling....
SHANANAGANS!!!
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Codeman420 - 514 days 15 hours ago
13 - ok heres my take on it
Both Xbox Live and PSN have there advantages and disadvantages. Most disadvantages are being solved as we speak.

Sony advantages:
Free to play
Dedicated Servers
Home(to an extent)
Able to buy Movies
NO advertisements on XMB(doesnt have really anything to do with PSN but...)
Trophy System

Sony disadvantages:
Cross game invite(getting fixed in Home)
Voice messaging(getting fixed in Home)
Game and Video Store content(but is getting fixed every single week with new content added)

Xbox Live advantages:
Cross game invites
voice messaging and voice chat
Marketplace Content
Gamertag System
Achievement System

Xbox Live disadvantages:
$50 a year( but they are convincing me why im doing that)
No dedicated servers=LAG!!
Unable to buy Movies
Advertisements GALORE on Dashboard(with all of them Live should be free)

But all in all Both systems have a great online experience. Some may disagree and thats fine you have that right too. Sony and MS are both working hard on making the Online experience the Best they can, and both LIVE and PSN both derserve a pat on the back.

And if i have messed up on anything please dont hesitate to let me know. Dont Flame me for it, be civil we are all human being(i think lol) we make mistakes.
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KingME - 514 days 12 hours ago
13.1 - @codeman
As we speak, Home is NOT a feature of PSN. Until it releases, it is considered vaporware. (No one is mentioning netflix or the new fall update are they?) So the things that you are saying are getting fixed in home, are not getting fixed, because home is not here.

I do agree with the dedicated servers, although I still get lag in games on PSN. But at least there is no host advantages.

Honestly, I have no interest in actually "Buying Movies" and from what I hear the price on PSN is 15.00. Guess what, I can get the DVD hardcopy for about the same price and save on HD space. I just need to watch a movie and then it can go buy buy (pun intended), just like at the theater. I mean really, how big of a movie collect does one expect to get on a PS3 even with a 250 gig HD. My current DVD collection has over 300 titles. 55 movies at 4.5 gig each would fill up a 250 gig HD.

I really don't or haven't seen the "GALORE" of advertisements that you speak of on live. You almost make them sound like pop-ups or something. I have seen some ads, but they are usually related to a game that's coming out, or an XBL event. And those type of Ads I don't mind at all. We'll see when HOME comes out what type of ads are on the billboards there. I'm sure they will quadruple those that are on live.

with all that being said, I do feel that you have some great points and I agree with all of your advantages. Except buying movies, to me that a gee-wiz feature.
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romemac7 - 514 days 10 hours ago
13.2 - @kingME
i like to know where your buying your movies from? because down here in Philadelphia there $19.99. now PSN movies go from as low as $5.99 to as high as $14.99 to buy and to rent $2.99 SD and $5.99 HD one. but you would know that if you had a PS3 to start with... that real money btw not that bulls@#t 360 points to. i know that for 2.99 old movies am buying it but over at the 360 a movie like 240 points SD 340 points HD??? WTF are ponint. then they only sell 500 point, 1000, 10,000 piont so WTF the point of it being 240 points when they don't sell 240 points???. that my friend is Microsoft f@#king u hard and u loving it, asking for more.
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Icecold33 - 514 days 9 hours ago
13.3 - @romemac7
Okay first off, I happen to know Kingme, play golf with him on a regular basis. He actually have all three systems. And from what I read he did say that the movies cost 15.00 on PSN to buy. I would assume he is talking about the newer movies. You can buy new release at different places like sams, best, etc (Depending the movie) for 15-18 bucks. I think that qualifies for being of about the same price.

What made me chime in was, why do you seem to be so frickin angry about it. All he said was that he has no interest in buying any movies and you go off in this angry tangent about microsoft points and what not. If you don't agree with his point, then fine. But, there's no need to force your ANGRY point on him.

Guys like you annoy the hell out of me. If you have such hatred for microsoft, may I offer you some advice.

1. Take your anger up with the company itself.
2. Put a copy of linux in you mouth and jump off of a bridge head first, so we won't have to hear from you again.
3. Just keep it to yourself, you angry person, no one wants to hear you!
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romemac7 - 514 days 4 hours ago
13.4 - ^^^^^so we meet aging toolbag
WTF!!! you play golf with him on a regular basis??? i think it a little to hard to play golf with your self humm??? come on stop playing this dumb and immature game. i mean golf on a regular basis with him LMFAO really??? you post and when somebody reply you, you defend your self with another account lol really unimaginable on your part bro. and here on faw point for you.

1. get a life
2.if you don't like my opinions GTFO
3.put bill/Microsoft nutt all up you mouth and jump off a bridge

Romemac7 out!!!
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KingME - 513 days 19 hours ago
13.5 - What a...
You know what you moron. If I needed to defend myself, I would not need another account. Your sorry butt thinks any two or more people that opposes you are the same person, because "Whoa, no two people could actually be against me, I know EVERYTHING." Here's something you don't know "WHEN TO STFU!" One could say the same thing about you and codeman. But, I know you're not codeman, because his conversation is head and shoulders above yours. You're not intelligent enough to speak on his level.

Okay, if it makes you feel better, I am iceman. But, it still doesn't change the fact that you are a jerk wod!
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Icecold33 - 513 days 19 hours ago
13.6 - @romemac7
Haha,

Dude, you such a DOUCHE!

I'm done dealing with you, you're starting to make me act like your 12 year old A$$.
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fashionfreakj86 - 514 days 15 hours ago
14 - PSN may have Little Big Planet.....
But XBOXLIVE Has XNA........Littlebig planet can't compete XNA.....With xna.....we have a 100 times more creative space to work with than Little big planet. We can create are own lil big planet if we want to and we can create 100's of other games and content on xboxlive and share it with the whole XBL community. We can even charge people and make money off are games if we wanted to. XNA and LIVE is unbeatable.
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Codeman420 - 514 days 15 hours ago
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yea but dont you have to pay 100 bucks a year to get your stuff on XNA or LIVE. thats to only reason, with LBP you dont have to pay to get your levels online.

And MS just announce their pan to allow charge people for their XNA games. Rumored Sonyt was going to do that with LBP and everyone went APESH** over it. WTF.
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funkysolo - 514 days 13 hours ago
14.2 - How can you compare XNA to LBP?
How many awards have any xna games won? I don't see any news about an xna game. LBP is a AAA title made by a great developers? how is an amateur going to compare? You 360 fan boys are blind, guess what all those xna games you are talking about will be on flash player and any computer will be able to run them...So you get excited for flash based games coming to 360 that you will be able to play for free on PC?
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Captain Tuttle - 514 days 15 hours ago
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Put up or shut up Sony. I'm sick of all this PR talk. That goes for you to MS.
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