New PlayStation Store better than Microsoft's Marketplace?

This gameplayer article reviews the latest changes made to the PlayStation Store. It then looks at whether the changes elevate the service to the same standard as the Xbox 360's Marketplace, or whether it still needs work in certain areas.

"But there has been one lingering sore point: the PlayStation Network. Nobody who's used both this and Xbox Live can seriously say that Sony's implementation is superior. Basically, Xbox Live allows Microsoft to do what it does best, which is to build infrastructure. It's also now well into its second iteration and whilst it's not perfect, the overall experience leaves Sony's efforts way behind."

[red_ring_of_death]

way better

[Sir Ken Kutaragi 1]

Yep WAY Better!!!;-P Really nice it is. I like the Blu colour to;)

p.s Did anyone ever say on this it's FREE to???;)

[Jack Meahoffer]

Images are last generation. I prefer to have a blank page load up so I can scroll through a list of the items reading the description.

Sometimes one image loads at a time and after 5 minutes all the images are loaded but I prefer no images.

Sony fanboys are right the PSN store is better than XBL marketplace. I mean who wants to rent movies from their console and see images? Not me!

[Pain]

And Sony Dose not even have a world wide Tested tryed and true/bug Fix with MILLIONS of $$$$ M$ word network just lil ol Sony servers with Linux lol and its Much Nicer and WILL get even BETER BOTS!!!! Ha ha

@jack aww poor kid cant believe Somebody Thats Not a Software Company can make Something
its kool SONY's Store kinda slags with Pics..... But a atleast it NOT The CONSOLE CRAPING OUT .....

lolxbox

[ravinshield]

it looks pretty gay

[zapass]

it doesn't have the corny obnoxious ads XBL is plagued with but it does have all the pictures we need. it's a bit like surfing the web with firefox+adblock: a huge relief from the m$ IE joke.

what is hilarious is that you xbaboons pay for an ad infested experience. m$ marketers knew they were dealing with a bunch of docile baboons, WOAAAAAAAAHA!

[TrevorPhillips]

it will get there

[-EvoAnubis-]

It's getting there, but it has still got quite a ways to go. I gotta admit though; Sony is on the ball here. they are very close to reaching the point that XBL took 5 years to get to . . . and PSN hasn't even hit year 2 yet.

[SlappingOysters]

in fairness, they do have something to copy.

Then again, MS had how many years with PC online infrastructure to work from?

[ukilnme]

I could have sworn that the PSN was around with the PS2. Sony decided to get serious with it for this generation.

[Legion]

What are you talking about 5 years??? XBox Live was better then PSN even when it first came out. PSN still hasn't reeached XBox Lives first iteration of quality.

And if we are talking next generation systems, then XBox Live has been superb since day one. A seamless transition from old system to new.

Nothing has came close to rivaling it.. and PSN is still talking about the future. When they start talking about what they have now, then I might listen. But they can't really do that much now, because what they have now is NOT close to what Live gives you.

[gonzopia]

The store needs more content, but the layout and new interface is great. I just wish the cursor would wrap to the next line when I press the right arrow in the icon list. :)

The PSN itself seems fine to me.

[prunchess]

The PSN Store is alot snazzier than XBL and is only an update or two from being better. This is just gameplayer.com.au banging on some negative spin regarding the PS3. Within another year these sites will be singing sony's praises, when the MS cash cow stops.

[kewlkat007]

I mean it's a fn layout, it's like art lol

You can either Hate it or love it.

Plus like they say sometimes it's what's inside that matters, so I'm talking about content. not how pretty it is or the fn layout.

I always had an issue with the old store but nothing matters when you don't have much "content" to offer, like the competition.

Let's not even go into "FUNCTIONS" XBL had when it debuted, while PS3 fans continue to wait, for a "work in progress" Network.

Yes it's getting there but, how easy it is to see what the other guy is doing and to copy or make better...not that hard really but yeah It's getting there, this is a great start. Yes I like the Store and would like it more if there was more goodies, for now XBL wins in that department.

[dan-boy]

and surprise suprise it's another opionated flame-bait article! microsoft have had 5 years getting things together, and it's fair to say that it's pretty good! plus it's the content what really matters, and that is pretty damn fine also! yeah the pictures look ok, but it has a basic look to imo! plus, the live marketplace is a doodle to navigate, even my missus found here way around on the first go!

bottom line though. http://www.gameplayer.com.a... is an anti microsoft site period! thats why the people who own/run and contribute to this site like it! when your a shameless fanboy, this is the stuff you want on your site. imo articles from gameplayer should be banned, which will never happen ofcourse. but if you refute the fact that gameplayer is anti microsoft. hit the link, and look on the rite hand side at the sponsored links....you can't get more blatant!

[Tomdc]

As far as the PS store is concerned a design doesn't really have tht big an impact, its the content. I believe the quality of content is actually better on the PS store because of the likes of Warhawk and GT5P actual full games as downloads. The trump card microsoft has though is a lot more content.

As far as PSN vs. Xbox Live goes I reckon as soon as PSN has ingame XMB the PSN will be on level terms and maybe with home (if it eva comes out!) might even surpass it. I know a few people complain about PSN servers sometimes, but I dont know what they are talking about because all the games I have played have been brilliant and lag free! Only other thing I will say about online gaming is COD4... the xbox online system is better for tht game and the PS3 one annoys me... well yh I doubt anyone will read all of this but if you have.. THX!

[-EvoAnubis-]

You are wrong. PSN was not there during the PS2 era. At all.

And Legion, I'm sorry, but PSN is FAR better than XBL was at launch. When the 360 launched, MS did massive improvements to everything XBL was and improved it by about 150%. Currently, there is no question that XBL>PSN; only an idiot would disagree with that. However, PSN has improved by leaps and bounds since it came out at the launch of the PS3.

People are always saying "Why couldn't Sony just copy what XBL did?" The clear reason is that Sony is shooting at something similar, but not identical. I think it's a given at this point that Sony is going in a different direction here. Copying is easy. Innovation takes time.

I can wait. Besides, right now PSN does everything I need it to do except for allow me to send/receive messages in a game, and hopefully I'll have that this summer. Past that, it's whatever.

I will say if they haven't done any major upgrades by this holiday season, then THAT'S an issue.

[JasonXE]

xbl and psonline came about around the same time. Then xblmarketplace came out with the 360 and then psn with ps3. Just a year head start with the store but xbl is around the same.(does it really matter?)

[rexor0717]

I do think XBL is better than PSN only because of the in-game communication. All other non-game features are distractions, and if MS is saying they are a game system solely, yet they have a video service, what is up with them? Im not saying its a bad thing,at all, but I think MS b/s all the time. And people buy into it.

[SlappingOysters]

For someone who is clearly an Xbot you should probably be aware that the article suggests that no, the MS version is still better.

It's your wishful thinking that the site is pro Sony so you can have an excuse to savage articles when they confront MS with some of thier issues... just like this article confronts Sony.

[-EvoAnubis-]

You are also wrong. The PS2 had NO UNIFIED ONLINE NETWORK AT ALL.

[samfk]

yes its better THAN IT WAS BUT ITS A STORE BORING !! DYA GET SO HYPED OVER WHERE YOU BUY CLOTHES ETC?

[Zarfoz]

I'm maybe one of a few, but I don't think that Xbox Marketplace is so great. It sure gets some content a week before the counterpart, but the GUI isn't in any way far superior.

[yanikins111]

I honestly cant even remember the online 360 store cos i only had a silver membership and there really is no point with only one of those.

[yanikins111]

So online play was the only thing i wanted

[prunchess]

I agree. Maybe some of the 360 owners could elaborate on what makes XBL better. I definitely doesn't look better.

[Utalkin2me]

I much prefer XBl marketplace, which the PSN store isnt bad but it is trying to copy XBL almost to the t, sure interface is a little different. I like marketplace cause i have different options of browsing which psn does not. Such as like tv shows i can browse different ways by network or series or whatever. And like movies you can veiw movie by title, release date or download rank. And all the acrcade games i can play trial of the game before i decide to buy it. To see if i like it or not.

@prunchess = Maybe you should start using "I think " more. Just cause you think PSN store looks better doesnt mean everyone thinks it does.

[power of Green]

I agree but where will XBL be by the time it does catch up to XBL's current state?, thats the reality of the evolutions of the two services.

[DontH8DPlayaH8DConsl]

and it goes the same for the consoles the micro$ales inferior hardware will never catch up with sony's

[Trick Nolte]

Sony made some nice changes to the PSN store but the real meat to be seasoned is HOME which is gonna blow the sh!t out of rrodketplace. Alot of peeps are pissed about the home delay but PROPS 2 SONY for NOT rushing an unfinished product. We saw what thats gotten MS and even more recent...Konami. If it aint ripe, leave it on the tree. Message!

[Xlll]

let's keep the comments on PSN Store vs marketplace. PSN has become way faster and with no ads. (which i find amusing considering you pay for live and not for PSN.)

But really i don't give a crap about layouts. Content is what matter. Both could use a text list layout but as long as it had tons of content i don't think anyone would care.

[Jayson 360]

They seem a bit too biased lately,have Microsoft made a trip down under recently?

[GutZ31]

They just need to stop posting storys from gameplayer.com.au so we dont have to hear there ranting like forum posters.

[The Lazy One]

They posted 4 incredibly biased articles on why GTA4 is going to be the downfall of 360 in the past 5 weeks. They are anything but biased towards 360. Maybe you're in shock because they aren't blindly supporting the PS3 in this article.

[Close_Second]

...PSN store is great - its just a pitty the icons, etc take so long to download each time you access the store. Also kind of sucks the way they have a slightly tweaked options menu for Europe/Australia/New Zealand.

Overall I think PSN store is better than the interface used on the Xbox 360. However, Sony needs lots more content and demos. Cant understand why there are not more demos for the games you can buy on PSN. Mind you, Warhawk would not have sold as many copies if you could have downloaded the demo first.

[samfk]

ive got both consoles and i agree new psn looks better now . i still think they are copying xbox store and as for downloads sony is way behind 2 SLOW!!

[Bazookajoe_83]

That is the look and the ease to use them, but live has more content and psn has real money and not points. To me live is better but not because of the store but because of ingame xmb and the way you can play youre own music, but then again that is something you pay for (with pay for i mean you have to pay to play online)

[Lew_Ijgee]

What does the PSN store and Xbox Marketplace have to do with In-game communication?

[yanikins111]

Im pretty sure if the 360 had an ingame "Xross Media Bar" Sony would sue the crap out of them till their brains bled from their ears. Which i would quite like, personally.

[Bazookajoe_83]

Thats why storwise they are pretty much the same, atleast the build up and the ease of use. The thing that differents them are that marketplace has more content and psn has money instead of the point system. I was also talking of the online experience of both system, and even thou its not mentioned in the article i feelt like bringing it up.

[leon76]

Any feature on the Playstation products are WAY BETTER than any thing in the sh*tbox360!!!!!!!!!

[invoked]

I've never used xbox live but i already know that PSN is way behind. The fact that Microsoft always gets Updates before sony and just hearing about video downloading services offered makes it obvious. Sony just renovated a lil bit. CONTENT over style anyday.

[power of Green]

"2.1 - Its amazing the difference free content makes.
I honestly cant even remember the online 360 store cos i only had a silver membership and there really is no point with only one of those."

^^^ Proof of the lenths PS3 fanboys will go to destroy MSFT. *You *HAD* a silver membership! so you don't know what MSFT had to offer on their XBL store*?, I might be missunderstanding your comment. If you can get online you're golden lol. (As of late some demo's are time exclusive).

[power of Green]

"2.3 - Had a core system
So online play was the only thing i wanted"

His sh*t doesn't even make sense.

[kanedaakira]

haha - so you go over to the gamerzone and copy and paste comments across here so you can 'dis them? sad!

[jkhan]

Better then xbox live marketplace not really, but its a huge improvement over the last one. Considering Playstation store is still in its infancy, its still much better then what xbox live was at that stage. So the improvements and intentions to make it better is there. Lets hope it turns out to be Sony's strongest point rather then its weakest.

[darkdoom3000]

Austrialan site. they (along with me) have the crappy EU PS store layout..

make a US account and see how a store is ment to be like. I mean come one!, no 'demo' Caterogory????

never really seen the Marketplace, but pics give me the impression dat its good. sigh, i can only imagine....

[McValdemar]

In the article there isn't a point where it states that PSStore is as good as MS one.
Why this title instead of simply indicating an article on PSStore?

[Skerj]

Now that the thing isn't trying to update en masse like it did when 2.30 launched, the store loads damn fast and is very intuitive. I do favor it over the Marketplace store which happens to load for me too (as does selecting games and demos from the HD). The only part the Marketplace has on it is content, which we all knew that but there should be lots coming down the pipeline. It is pretty disheartening to see red shopping bags next to quite a lot in the store without seeing much more you want though.

[Iron Man 2]

Not only does it look better,but it also runs better,it's easier to browse and is alot faster compared to Micromess's $haftplace.

$hane

[Trick Nolte]

plus theres no friggin DRM restrictions on PSN like on market place. I wouldnt be suprised if Capcom had to scale back the remake of Bionic Commando for PS3 bc of MS dumb asses. I remember they(Capcom) were already unhappy about it.

[Kaz Hirai]

By the end of this year, the 360's online "service" will be OBSOLETE! Xbox Live won't be alive for much longer! Your downfall is imminent, PIGS!

MWAH-HA-HA-HA!!!

[PR0NE]

hey you forgot to say:

"51 days until judgment day Nazisoft"(or PIGS)

"MWAH-HA-HA-HA!!!"

[Infolite8907]

Since this isn't talking about a game but about online service then it be no use saying 51 days he just be off-topic

[zapass]

LOL!!!!

[RodStewart]

Kind of easy, to make it nicer looking when they have 1/100th of the content.

[RecSpec]

I think the PS3 will live without the likes of Bejeweled and Zuma.

[shelbygt33]

So you don't like fun, addicting games? Something tells me if those were on PSN and not on XBL you'd say "haha look what Sony has..."

[DriftMax]

Is it just me or are there more then 3 articles coming out of the site in one day?
The say way to much crap

[Fluffy2Duffy]

I cant complain about the new store, it looks more smoother and quicker than the previous one, thumbs up, give more time to everything.

[SL1M DADDY]

Is it fair to compare a free service that is gaining ground on a service that is 50 bucks a year and has been around for 5+ years? Come on, what Sony is doing is great and it is free. Sites that feel the need to compare really need to take into account that the PSN is still in its infancy and will be a much better and more fair comparison a couple more years down the line. Both are great services but comparing the two is getting a bit silly. I would nearly equate the comparison as looking a gift horse in the mouth...

[Legion]

This article is comparing the store and the marketplace. Not the online gaming. Read the article....

Both are free on each system.

[Utalkin2me]

Man you guys are such idiots. Take off you F#cking sony goggles for a minute sheesh. Or maybe you should get your head out of your console a$$ and worry about the great year you are going to have "Like i havent heard that enough". The XBL marketplace cost you nothing. The service you pay for on XBL is to play online games nothing else. And when Ms made this a standard for everyone to follow. Far as a marketplace for consoles.

[TresTrendu]

I love how people talk about stuff they have never tried or don't care for. I understand it is a little hard to see when sony has been teabagging you for a year and half now. But it is almost over it is your year.....You know why there isnt very many xbox only fanboys on here. They are off playing games, They are not on here reading articles about home being delayed again or MGO has been delayed, cause we are a stupid asian company that knows nothing about online play. Or why you are bored with GT5P after 5 hours. Best thing to do is leave your mouth shut unless you know what you are talking about.

XBL MARKETPLACE IS FREE!FREE!FREE!FREE!

[InMyOpinion]

It's not even close seen from an information structure perspective. The PSN Store leaves you disoriented in minutes, not to talk about the slowness of it. Like wading through mud everytime you want to go somewhere.

"But for all these improvements, there are still a few niggles that detract from the experience. The first is probably the most noticeable and the most annoying: the thumbnail images take forever to load up and you’ll be staring at the more content-rich pages for a minute or two before all the images load up (this may not be an issue for our foreign readers).

This just isn’t acceptable, considering that the performance lags far behind Xbox Live and indeed most websites. Worse still is the fact that it doesn’t cache the images, so if you leave a page and then go back to it, you’ll have to wait for the images to all load up again. They wouldn’t take up much space and unlike the Xbox360, every PlayStation 3 has a hard drive…

It’s also hard to tell exactly where you are on the site. Once you click a button and leave the homepage, there’s nothing to tell you which particular content channel you’ve gone into."

[wass007]

I Gabajillion Times Better!!! Muhahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

[gnothe1]

for the guys thats saying that the PSN is better than the XBL marketplace, sometimes I think you guys have never been on the marketplace!! the PSN has definitly got better but its still not on the level as XBL. XBL navigates quicker an everything is broke down into every category there is. so regardless what your looking for you can find it easy!! new released, spot light, arcade, demos, all games, themes an gamer pics, TV shows, games shows,movies. everything is broke down. plus why dont many of the arcade games on the PSN dont have a demo. an if it does its a separate download. on XBL EVERY arcade game is downloadable an playable an if you like it just unlock the key code an you done, no need to go back an download the full game after downloading the demo, if theres one availble!!

[Stryfeno1]

One thing I like about XBLM is the free arcade demos.

[tuaamin13]

His only reason for why the PS3 marketplace was worse is because the icons loaded slowly. Did anyone notice that? Obviously the servers were getting pounded. The speed has picked up since then.

[Legion]

No... he had also commented that you couldn't tell where you were in the marketplace once you entered an area. And that you couldn't access the marketplace from within a game or any other application. you had to shut down what you were doing to purchase content. And a few other things... but nobody has really read the whole article I guess???

[tigertom53]

I think we all can agree that ps3 store is a step in the right direction, but still has lots to go to be at par with the xbox 360 store. When Sony and Microsoft battle out it's the best for ps3 and 360 owners because that makes them push for better and newer designs and technology for both and they can learn from one another.

[Nathan2587]

We cant have that on N4g GTFO

[juuken]

I like the new store a lot. It's come a long way since the old one because I *hated* the old one. But Sony has some more work to do, and hopefully they're keeping it together.

[sleepbox]

When crap is all you got crap starts looking pretty good.

[beavis4play]

i like free stuff. no matter how much xbox players want to rant about ms "superior" service; they really are just trying to validate their paying for something others get for free. bottom line: if you're happy with what you are doing-keep doing it. but for me, free is better.

[TresTrendu]

Exactly thats why i chose XBL market place, being that it was free. And being the console is cheaper. I am always about saving money.

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

I love the way no one ever mentions that XBL utilizes inferior P2P networking whil PSN is free and they still have DEDICATED SERVERS!
At the end of the day, you can argue about features all you want, but Dedicated Servers will always be more reliable than P2P.

I mean, 360 owners pay good money for a service and M$ can't even afford dedicated servers!?

By the end of the year, when Sony releases Home, Xmb, and their Video download service, PSN will be up to par w/ XBL. But do you think M$ will decrease the price of XBL? Of course not. When you consider that that is 60$ a yr. it really increases the cost of owning the console. I myself would rather take that 60$ and buy a game, but that is just my reasoning...

[Utalkin2me]

This is the kinda bullsh!t i am talking about with these sony c#cksucker's. So you are telling me that the XBL marketplace is P2P? Is that WTF you are saying noob.

[Tarasque]

Well XBL marketplace is not P2P, thats hosted by MS.

And we seen where dedicated servers got everyone with MGO, at least i know if someone loses a connection and ends my game i can join another game. But if something happens to dedicated servers i will not be able to play. And my live experience has been nothing but flawless.

You mean you would rather take 40 of the 60 bucks and buy a demo right? Or buy cables, or a headset, or some longer cables to play while you charge. I mean we could spat back n forth all day about this. But the problem is regardless i win over you. Cause i own all 3 systems.

[dan-boy]

only warhawk and resistance run on dedicated servers, the rest don't! and it's pretty obvious why they do!!! because they are games with large player counts! you get the average joe trying to host something like that on his 400kps upload connection and see how turns out!!

besides, frontlines, and battlefield on live have both been on dedicated servers! just like the new battlefield will be! http://google.com is your friend...use it and do research mate!

[bootsielon]

Yes

[moujahed]

It's faster!!! Navigating is faster, pages load faster, speed, speed, speed... that's what's impressing me...

AND IT'S FREE!!!! Thanks Sony.

Too bad you have a bad rep, idiotic XboX Fans blame you for MGO Beta not working... LMFAO they'll say anything now a days.

[The Lazy One]

I blame them for the MGO beta because sony should have better support for it's developers on PSN. If they did, Konami wouldn't have had to support it itself.

You can try to take the blame of sony, but inaction is just as much their fault as action.

[TresTrendu]

@ S1m Daddy, Tony Scarboni, moujahed

Man if you guys are going to come on here with sonys c#ck in your ass at least know for sure what you are talking about.

1). XBL Marketplace is FREE <----FREE Do you understand FREE
2). Since when has XBL marketplace ever been P2P<----Never
3). Make sure you didn't skip over #1<---If you you did /\

And actually to moujahed my download are alot faster on XBL than what they are on the PSN store. If speed is what impresses you then you should try XBL marketplace.

[PSWarlord]

I do agree that xbox live is better at the moment, only due to the amount of content available!!But the look and navigation of PSStore is alot better (The xbox live and main menu looks childish to me, and the ps3 looks more of a quality looking store and much easier to navigate)!!!And to all those people b*tchin about the EU Store being hard to navigate and find content are idiots....Its exactly the same as the US and JAP store just worded differently!!!If you are looking for new content go on Latest, or your looking for a game mayb released earlier go on all games and just use common sense to find out its genre and there it is not so hard really is it....If you ask me the american store is just dumbed down for the yanks who need to use the Alphabet to find games....other than that you want PSP games go to the PSP section or you want Videos....ummmm try keep up but you go to the video section!!!!Overall we have the best store...the EASY (If ur not a dumb ass) navigation and the better content anyways have you seen the JAP store its got fuk all on there except GT5P and warhawk!!!!

Back to the point sos but ive seen so many, PSStore s*it its like finding a needle in a hay stack!!!

The Playstation store will be better than Xbox live soon...better and more content will be offered and soon full bluray movies will be downloaded from the store and apparently only takes 15 mins to download a full bluray movie...other than movies there will be TV shows and music videos...Much more than Xbox.

[TresTrendu]

Hi i am PSWarlord and sony has me brainwashed. I sound exactly like sony, i think i am just them like i fail to deliver. And actually Eu store is a little different than the US store PSN. The PSP downloads you have to view by action or sports instead of just seeing the titles, thats gay. And i am glad for you that you think you have the best store cause you do not, cause you dont own all 3 consoles. And i am glad you think you have the best system cause you do not, cause you dont own all 3 systems. And i am glad you think you will have the best year, do i really need to say it again.

[PSWarlord]

just cause you dont have a brain and cant work out simple navigation,....you on your lunch break tres dont worry your understand when your alittle older dude!!!Dont worry i can see how it could confuse some people but stick at your timestables and im sure your get there...bless ya!!!And i have both the 360 and the wii in my house so my opinion is not biased, Its just the right opinion...So shut up!!!!

If you want more lessons on common sense mate..Ill be here to teach you!!!

But seriously y is it so hard....the stores are just worded differently if you think about!!!And i aint going to compare them coz you should be able to work that out for urself!!!

Peace out

[TresTrendu]

Dood! After the first 2 sentences i quit reading. I can't understand a word you are saying. After you learn type please come back to make a reply.

Thank You, Have a nice day
Tres,

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

HAHA

[heyheyhey]

good point, never thought of it that way

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

MS has been making user friendly software for a long time, it gives them an advantage. When it comes to this, Sony will always be one step behind MS, 20+ years of making operating system's would do that.

[PSWarlord]

Sorry tres ill dumb it down for you later....Ill get a downer dictionary and try word it so you can understand...Is that alright Dude....BTW do you have a ps3

[The Lazy One]

The reply button is on the post. Use it. It makes you look less stupid.

[TABSF]

the only thing that marketplace has is more content and im not a fanboy (you should meet my bro) check my profile

[sleepbox]

Typical sony fanboys enjoying style (the look) over substance (no comments above actually name any superior CONTENT)

[sleepbox]

Steam > XBL, PSN, VC whatever else

[liquidsnake]

What does XBL have that PSN don't have? All i know is that XBL can't handle arcade games over x-amount of MB.

[wass007]

And they say xbl is superior to psn. MY ASS IT IS!!!!!

[chaos01]

Are we seriously arguing about this? who cares. It's about the games. I know what someone is going to say "MS has alot more games" but quality vs. qaunity. I'm sure everyone here agrees QUALITY.

[7h3ultim8p00]

Uhm...we have both. Quality AND Quantity.
Oh...and we BUY them too.

[PSWe60]

I'm going to say that the new PSN Store is sveral times better than the old PSN store.
Better than Market place? It's on par with Market place

[Trick Nolte]

but theres one important factor, PSN trumps the 360 in terms of file sizes of games. We all know that 360 has a limited amount of mb's a game can be. You cant dl games on a scale of Warhawk and GT5:P on 360. C apcom had to go through hell just for them raise the limit on a friggin 2D side scroller. With this in mind PSN edges out market place. The infrastructures may be on par with each other but if we are talking content then PSN is better.

[caffman]

ever heard of xbox originals? a lot bigger than warhawks file size and available on marketplace
ever got the feeling you've been pwn'd?

[Trick Nolte]

Xbox Originals? Never heard of it. Seriously. Me Pwn'd? F U Bot. I was wrong, relax. I dont own a 3fixme so I'm lacking some details. Talk to Capcom ;)

MESSAGE BIYACH!

[caffman]

do some research beeeatch. I don't own a PS3 (yet) but I know warhawk is only around 800mb. the xbox game on today is over 6gb. so my pwning of you is complete droid beeeatch

[wass007]

Really so dude when they release ps2 games on the psstore which has been confirmed, over 1000 games to choose from who'd get pawned den biatch!!

[Trick Nolte]

I'm sure you are researching many games on PS3 because you want. I could give a flying 747 fukc about researching anything on a 3fixme. All I need to know is what I already and that is- the xbox360 is a unreliable, flamable Piece Of Shiyat.

No need to reserarch anything further. You dont Pwn sh!t but a brick you fuggin f@ggot!

[caffman]

someone is upset. well I would to if I was you because you really have issues. I would really go to a doc if I was you because you really get upset about the someone so small as you (that you. Not YOU F@G or anything else) being pwned by me(as far from a f@g as you could get, but you can have your opinion). And my 360 is a launch model and quite ok thanks :-)

[Adamalicious]

I much prefer the new PlayStation Store nav to the latest version of XBLM (I like the current XBLM less than the previous). The only real gripe I have about the PS Store is the image thumbnails don't load quickly enough, but I do like that you can navigate without them by looking at the text.

[CurlUpAndDie]

keep dreaming

[pshizle]

looks sleeker i dont think it is better

microsoft needs to get off their mother fu@$#E$cken lazy a$$es and "deliverer something that nobody else has delivered in the last 10 years!"

[Malacath]

The PSN store is still crap when compared to the xbox live marketplace.

Just compare the ammount of content on the UK xbox live marketplace and the UK PSN store. You'll see how poor the PSN store really is. Sony need to get off their ass and start caring about their european customers. America gets loads of new content while europe gets sod all.

[Time_Is_On_My_Side]

Why is there so much of this European stuff when it comes down to it it's Economics / Law Systems. In Australia they can't even play Dark Sector why, because of the government. So when you compare the two look at what kind of games are available on the XBOX Live Market place to the PlayStation Store in Germany, Australia, or Europe.

All I'm saying is that you might have a point or you might just need to look at your society / community for an answer.

[7h3ultim8p00]

The Sony fanboys are pointing out that Microsoft has had a lot of experience with infrastructure on the PC, and so it is only logical that LIVE is better than PSN. True enough, but the funny thing is that they never ever seems to think that way about Microsoft and its consoles, given that Microsoft is the new guy, and Sony has been in it a lot longer. Ahhh...the smell of double standards.

[DJ]

They've been in the console business for a good 7 years, and yes Xbox LIVE is much older than PSN. 6 years of Xbox Live vs. 1 year of PSN. That's a pretty big gap, which makes PSN that much more impressive since it's essentially on the same level as Live.

[7h3ultim8p00]

360 is MS's second console.
PS3 is Sony's third.

PS3 was released in 1995, meaning Sony has been in the console business for 13 years.
Xbox was released in 2001, meaning MS has been in the console business for only 7 years.
Nintendo has been in it a hell of a lot longer than both, so MS is obviously the new guy.

Reading Comprehension ftmfw

[DJ]

The new PSN Store is fast, intuitive, gorgeous, slick, informative, etc, etc. Sometimes I have fun just sifting through the pages 'cause of the cool glass panel effect.

[TheJBag]

the interface is better, the psn store looks sexier.

but in terms of content, ms currently has it.

[Spydr07]

It makes you think it's just going to discuss PS Store vs XB Marketplace. Everyone already knows XBL is better than PSN, the author of this article is a flippin' moron. Did you know ice is colder than fire?

[DOOMZ]

Yep!

[Rusted]

is ridiculous to pay for see the stuff Xbox have to offer

[LevDog]

PsN is better for the smallest of reasons.. We arent bombarded by Ads..

I would rather search for games and demos and trailers without having to be hit with ads of Doritos and pepsi.. Also If MS is making all this money by letting companies put ads on their "market place" why isnt free..

You would think with all that money they are making, they would provide free online.. But yet XBL users keep paying each year and keep buy those products

Thanx Sony, You make enough money from your movies and products to provide free and easy online for us PS owners..

[Trick Nolte]

is "Free+ze" when that 360 bricks.

The reason xbox360 is 18m strong and slowing.-MESSAGE!

[running rampid]

microsoft know where it's at in terms of online features. i'm sure sony will get it right, eventually. Kudos for making it half decent though.

[AngryTypingGuy]

"But for all these improvements, there are still a few niggles that detract from the experience."... if there's anything that Sony fans can't stand, it's a niggle.

[Ri0tSquad]

In some ways I do like it better then the Marketplace but it still has some work to do.

[Bizmal]

How can someone say this as if it's fact.

"But there has been one lingering sore point: the PlayStation Network. Nobody who’s used both this and Xbox Live can seriously say that Sony’s implementation is superior. Basically, Xbox Live allows Microsoft to do what it does best, which is to build infrastructure. It’s also now well into its second iteration and whilst it’s not perfect, the overall experience leaves Sony’s efforts way behind."

Yah right, I own both and I do NOT use Xbox Live anymore because in this case you do not get what you pay for... Sony made it simple and useful. Is Sonys store superior? Maybe, maybe not but it's better in my opinion and it is my opinion or I could say something lame like "Nobody who’s used both this and Xbox Live can seriously say that Microsofts implementation is superior"

Don't forget Xbox live is best at selling you things not gaming.

[iiprotocolii]

That the 360 has had more than three years to perfect their service compared to the PS3's one-and-a-half year time frame. I'm not making any excuses as I own all three next-gen consoles. Personally, I think the 360's Marketplace is a _tiny_ bit better than PSN in terms of navigation and execution, for the moment. PSN, however, has a much sleeker and user-friendly interface that the Marketplace does which gives a more welcoming feel and a feeling of "good" experience. It basically looks as you would expect it to - next-gen. PSN is still young and has a lot of updates to look forward to before it can compete with the Marketplace. But as for now, it's a great system and it works - which is all that matters.

[DFresh]

The only edge XBL has on the PSN is video downloading and even then Sony will just take their idea and make twice as good as their competitors they always do every time.
Quality Games B3YOND anything I've ever seen (PSN=check)
New Innovative Accessories w/ Innovative game play. (PSN=check)
True 1080P Videos, Demos, and Trailers. (PSN=check)
Only the best for what gamers want. (PSN=check)

[JhawkFootball06]

WOW!! I love how all you sony fanboys claim you've played and hated the xbox live marketplace

Xbox Live Marketplace has 10x as much more CONTENT as the Playstation Network. We have about 5x more demos then PSN has plus exlusive demos coming. We have video marketplace where you can download and rent movies, we have Xbox Originals, where you can download xbox games and play them right off your hard drive. All I see are you guys saying "oh Sony is going to get Playstation 2 games on their marketplace, and oh yeah were going to get movies too which is going to be way better then microsofts" When you guys get those stuff, THEN you can talk, but nothing matters when you say PSN is going to get it later on.

"The only edge XBL has on the PSN is video downloading and even then Sony will just take their idea and make twice as good as their competitors they always do every time."

Ok, when you see PSN do this then talk. You cant get much better then the online video downloading of Xbox Live, and if PSN can pull it off (even though microsoft has all the movie publishers on there service) THEN you can talk.

"PsN is better for the smallest of reasons.. We arent bombarded by Ads..

I would rather search for games and demos and trailers without having to be hit with ads of Doritos and pepsi.. Also If MS is making all this money by letting companies put ads on their "market place" why isnt free.."

THERE IS NO ADS IN THE XBOX LIVE MARKETPLACE! You will never get a pop up ad that says Doriots or Pepsi. The only ads you will ever see are information about new content, which are to the right of the navigating menues!

[wass007]

God dats all u xbots b on about content hello dumbass!!! ur consoles been out longer!!! as in its had more time to get content do you understand me now u need a dictionary???

[LevDog]

The sad thing about your movie rentals.. Is those HD COMPRESSED movies are a joke.. and for the same price you can Rent those DL movies.. I pay to netflix and watch Blu Ray movies, New every week..

HMM sucks huh

[JhawkFootball06]

Xbox Live Marketplace has 10x as much more CONTENT as the Playstation Network. We have about 5x more demos then PSN has plus exlusive demos coming. We have video marketplace where you can download and rent movies, we have Xbox Originals, where you can download xbox games and play them right off your hard drive. All I see are you guys saying "oh Sony is going to get Playstation 2 games on their marketplace, and oh yeah were going to get movies too which is going to be way better then microsofts" When you guys get those stuff, THEN you can talk, but nothing matters when you say PSN is going to get it later on.

"The only edge XBL has on the PSN is video downloading and even then Sony will just take their idea and make twice as good as their competitors they always do every time."

Ok, when you see PSN do this then talk. You cant get much better then the online video downloading of Xbox Live, and if PSN can pull it off (even though microsoft has all the movie publishers on there service) THEN you can talk.

"PsN is better for the smallest of reasons.. We arent bombarded by Ads..

I would rather search for games and demos and trailers without having to be hit with ads of Doritos and pepsi.. Also If MS is making all this money by letting companies put ads on their "market place" why isnt free.."

THERE IS NO ADS IN THE XBOX LIVE MARKETPLACE! You will never get a pop up ad that says Doriots or Pepsi. The only ads you will ever see are information about new content, which are to the right of the navigating menues!

[tojfs7931]

Hello what dimension are you in? There are ADS all over the place on marketplace.

[JhawkFootball06]

Are you serious!!!! There has never been an ad or a pop up ad in that manner that has nothing to do with gaming!! There has been no ad that you HAD to look at, there had been no ad that has never been about telling the gamer about new content

[tojfs7931]

The PSN Store's fonts are so small you can barely read them on a standard definition TV.

[PoSTedUP]

im a fan of Playstation, and even i cant argue, i dont care to much about the stores, in my opinion they both offer alot of cool stuff, does xbox offer a little bit more? i dont know, i dont care.....lets just say xbox has more stuff....wow thats amazing, i still really dont care...good for you Xboxers! your the better people! heeeaaaaaarrrrsss yyyooouuuurrr trophy! <>rrod<> BLING BLING
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[PoSTedUP]

just look just look just look at our line up kid socom confrontations<>mgs4< >litte big planet<>motorstorm2<& amp;gt5<>eight days<>haze<>getawa y3!<>mafia<>tekken 6 <>ff13?<>uncharted jrakes fortune2<>2daystillvegas <>siren<>twisted metal<>afrika<>age ncy<>god of warIII<>imfamous<> heavyrain<>gt5<>ki llzone2<>redDeadrevolver 2 & lt;>resistance 2<>L.A.noire<>jakN daxter:the lost frontier<>metal gear solid online<>"SUPER RUBaDUB"(best game)<<>>thats not all, look at the games we have out now....weeeeeeeee arrrrrrrrrree theeeeeeeee chhhhaaaammmpppions plus watch the games that come out for the ps3 eye toy, that thing really changes the way you play a game let alone its pretty dam amazing, i was stunned when i played it, really is the coolest accessory i have(look at the games wehave out now)

[tojfs7931]

It is gaming related doesn't not make it an ad.

[zodiac909]

i smell a biased website

[jinn]

y cant everything just be free!!!

[dreamer3kx]

The fact that were even talking about this is a HUGE plus for the ps3.

[QuackPot]

but PSN is improving

And dang, PSN needs more content.

[Th3 James]

i was a live beta tester aWHILE ago and have now found live horrrible, i hate playing with anyone besides my friends and a few other people. live without children was awsome, playing mechassault and actually talking to people without little kids screaming was bliss

i hate the live marketplace, except for rock bands integrated thing, i like the ps3 one a little more now and m$ needs more servers download speeds are slow now, took me a minute to download a 30mb song in rock band!!!!! need faster speedz