PlayStation Network > Xbox Live: Ten reasons why PSN trumps Xbox Live

GGG: According to urban myth, the PS3 has a serious chink in its armour when it comes online gaming. The PlayStation Network simply can't compete with the user-friendliness and versatility of Xbox Live -- or so the rumour goes.

While it's true that PSN took a while to hit its stride, the service is now every bit as good as its Xbox 360 counterpart. In fact, we're going to go out on a limb and declare it even better.

In no particular order, here are 10 reasons why the PSN trumps Xbox Live. In your hearts, you know this to be true.

[CrazyForGames]

that was actually a really terrible list
some of the reasons listed are pretty idiotic

[mikeslemonade]

XBL is $60 nuff said.

[goldensfree]

dedicated servers crystal clear chat n video bigger better games b/r bluetooth reliable hd standard on every box home psn plus web browser netflix vidzone upgradeable hd off the shelf more variety in games better quality online experience move etc etc

[bobcostus]

XBL games can have dedicated servers too. Bad Company 1 and 2 both feature dedicated servers on 360. That has nothing to do with the hardware, that's all up to the developer.

While the PS3 DOES have VoIP, not many games actually support it properly. Also, because the PS3 doesn't ship with a mic, you have pretty much everyone using a different headset or bluetooth, which can make some people sound really good and clear, and other sound down right horrible.

[goldensfree]

even a super cheap blutooth tends to put out better sound on psn then you get on live. n ya there are a few games that use dedicated servers on xbl but its not something ms likes imo since p2p cost em a lot less to run.

and the fact it dont ship with a mike in the box is a blessing hardly any kids online talking XD

live's big advantage is its interface n how smooth it is party chat is a plus if you like to talk cross game but not something i miss. Tho i do miss ingame music off my ipod.

[DMason]

I just got a year for 29.99. Im good til the 2012 now. $2.50 a month isnt going to break the bank.

As far as crystal clear voice quality goes on the PSN... nope. I never use my bluetooth anymore on PSN, it picks up everything. Nothing like playing KZ2 and hearing background baby screams and friend chatter.

[mrcash]

free online is enough as for the dedicated servers ordeal not all games on psn have dedicated servers.

[r1sh12]

@goldensfree

PSN voice chat doesnt even come close to xbox chat. This isnt coming from a fanboy, Ive got both consoles and I use them both very heavily. I use the Astro A40 Audio System for both consoles and ps3 voice chat is pretety terrible.
Its the bluetooth headsets that are the issue, not the bluetooth technology. Compare the xbox wireless headset to any bluetooth headset its still very good, the xbox headset is clear, its more sensitive than other headsets like the wired or my astros.
Dont talk about voice chat quality.
The list is a little biased, cross game chat and party chat are very important I think.

1 Last thing, if PSN was really better than Xbox Live then why is it that there is more online competitive gaming on the xbox?
Killzone GB ladder is pretty much dead, Halo 3 was solid since its release and only recently dropped because Reach came out.
Get it right please, PS home is boring and I never use it. Lagg isnt an issue and you all talk about dedicated servers - look at mw2 on the ps3.
No dedicated servers there, its little things you complain about.
Why is it when MW2 was released I couldnt play it on the PSN for 2 days after release, but the xbox 360 had 2million on it for the 1st week.
And you wonder why everyone says xbox live is better.

[mittwaffen]

Mike is right, if you cant afford 60 a year, you shouldn't be playing XBOX.

But that list was retarded; N4G another terrible article approved...

[nveenio]

Here's one reason why I don't care which is better: It doesn't matter.

Play what your friends play, and if they're playing the 360, convince them to buy a PS3 so that you can play on PS3, too.

[Christopher]

***It's free!***

Fine, you can have that one.

***PSOne Classics***

Aren't all that great so far. And, I hear XBLA has a lot of their classics as well.

***No lame avatars***

I'd take a customized humanoid/costumed avatar over a forum icon any day. PS3 is currently the ones with lame avatars, IMHO. Why can't we use our Home avatar at least?

***PlayStation Plus***

That's a stretch. It's an alternative subscription plan that grants you access to content that everyone else already has access to. Just, if you use it right, it can save you a lot of money. I wouldn't really call this a boon of PSN, but a good business decision on Sony's part.

***VidZone***

I guess in Australia where you can access it... Of course, there are web pages that can provide similar from a PS3 browser. And the 360 does have Last.fm.

***On-board Web browser with Google search***

An on-board Web browser that's cumbersome to use or requires you use a keyboard and mouse for best results.

***PS3 Trophies***

Achievements. Trophies are just hiding the point values and utilizing a leveling system based on the point values. It's up to personal preference, but they both serve the same goals.

***PSP functionality/Remote Play***

Talk about a huge meh feature. Wifi eats into your battery life like crazy and you can just transfer the movies to an pro duo card anyway. Most people who are home, though, tend to use their media files right from the PS3.

Xbox is also gaining integration features with Zune and Windows Mobile devices. XBL will be integrated into all Windows Mobile phones as well.

***Catch-up TV***

Again, aussie perk.

***PlayStation Home***

If you're into it, I guess. But I really wouldn't put this out there as one of those things that bumps the PSN over the edge. It's a single app that has no true integration other than launching other apps from within it. It's a pain in the butt to communicate in it and to get people together for events.

[-Alpha]

I generally do agree that the XBL service has a lot more going in terms of offering services, feeling more polished, etc. but I still think the $60 a year thing is the big stumbling block.

Some people don't mind paying a few dollars a month for the service, so I really can't tell those people that they are wrong if they find value in what they buy.

For me, my problem comes in just buying my 360. Every little bit hurts my wallet more. But I know many 360-only owners who don't mind paying $40-60 a year. Really, it's not THAT much when you spread it across 12 months.

However, when it comes to basic performance, the PSN always trumps in this case simply because the free option exists.

One thing though-- what you said about avatars, I disagree. I find the XBL Avatars are way too pointless, hidden away and way too big and inconvenient. The PS3's friend list is so conveniently placed, and the "Forum avatars" are perfectly sized and fit in nicely IMO. It's too bad Sony wont allow something like using your Home Avatar. Why they wont do it really confuses me. In fact, there are so many little things Sony could do to improve PSN but they simply are really slow. I can't count how many times fans on the forums have asked for really simple features. PSN would go a long way if it went through a checklist of fixing small things.

[DMason]

I agree with every point you make. Xbox hadnt raised the price for it's service in 8 years. I can name at least 10 things that I pay more for now than I did 8 years ago.

[Christopher]

@DMason: Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating XBL as being greater than PSN, I'm just arguing the points used to prove PSN as being greater than XBL.

And, Alpha, I like the way MS has done avatars with the system. At least the last time I logged in, it automatically showed my friends list with their custom avatar and even 'scene' if they had one on load. I even got to take a picture of my XBL avatar (ability to do a full head shot or partial) and use that as my avatar rather than forced to use avatars that are solely dictated by what Sony tells me I can use (meaning, I have to be able to purchase the avatar to use it).

As far as free access, it's one of the reasons I really like PSN. I don't do a lot of online gaming, but when I do it's nice to know I won't have to resubscribe for a month or three just to do it. At any time I can hop online without worries of whether or not I have access at that moment or if I want to gain access for an extended period.

[edhe]

www.cheapassgamer.com - there you go, never pay $60 for live.

Ever.

[Scotland-The-Brave]

Vidzone is available for Australia, UK and PAL countries.

The rest of your points are pretty lame

[Redempteur]

funny you say that psone classics aren't that greta when he gave a list of great titles in the article .these were good titles that helped the PS franchise to grow ..heck even this week , titles like alundra are comming and titles like ff7/8 were in first place of the download list for weeks ...

Vidzone is something awesome it's growing in strenght and gaining more countries when they can ( copy right ) just because you can't use it in america doesn't make it Null and void

i use remote play a lot ...it helps when you can't use your Tv because your wife/kids are already watching something or just to be able to access my collection of music everywhere in my house .. yes it cost battery life but not so much the same energy when playing adhoc with friends AND i can play with friends for 2 hours before my bettery energy is gone ..

just because using a keyboard bring the best results in the web broswer doesn't mean that you can't use it it a dualshock .. you can even surf with the move so i don't see where is the problem

Playstation HOME is a success , this is a fact . it's not integrated because we don't want to be forced to use it ... it's called freedom of choice , something microsoft doesn't do because every 360 owner has been forced to use avatar even if they don't like it .at least in PSN , if you don't like HOME you can delete it and that's it ... can you do that on 360 ? NOPE .

Freedom of choice is always the best

[Christopher]

I find it funny that people will support lackluster lists, which was kind of my point above. Especially when the list contains elements limited by geography or items that are definitely niche. Not to say that some of the items on the list aren't perks, but to consider them the items that put PSN as being greater than XBL? Here's my top reasons why PSN is great (not necessarily greater than XBL).

1. It is free. That's a given as I said above.

2. The Games. I wouldn't at all say that the very limited selection of good PSOne games somehow make it a huge win, but overall there are PSN, PSOne, and minis with which to buy with an excellent selection of games overall.

2. Dedicated servers.

3. Non-binding infrastructure, allowing all development parties to implement features in their own method and not limited by an infrastructure that is locked down by Sony. MGS Online implementation and the upcoming Steamcloud integration for Portal 2 are two examples of this.

4. Free access to third-party applications. Netflix, Hulu+, VidZone, and more are all available without any cost needing to be paid to Sony.

5. Strong first-party support. New features and updates to existing implementations are continually supported and updated with no cost to the users. Photo gallery received a huge update that allows managing, viewing, and uploading to Picasa and Facebook. Home is continually updated. Video editing and upload features were added. Twitter and facebook integration elements are made a core element of the firmware that can be used with any game that wants to use it. Same thing with video recording and YouTube uploading.

The problem with the list on the site? They really focus a lot on sub elements to the five above, making them less important overall. Most elements mentioned have their flaws.

PSP remote play really is a good way to run your PSP dry fast because of the wifi use. It's a neat option, but a main reason why it's better than XBL? Nah. And, even then, Microsoft is going to be expanding their Live service to mobile phones in the very near future. It doesn't make sense to make it some key point as being better than XBL unless you're trying to stretch out the reasons. But, when you do that, you create issues in that each point becomes less important to the overall concept.

[SL1M DADDY]

Free online play. Everything else is just fluff.

[Ownejj]

Yeh PS can go lick a choad. Xbox online is better and when people give the comment that PS is free all i can hear is "I'm poor and my mummy doesnt let me buy online"

reach ftw

[Scotland-The-Brave]

So because PSN is free it makes us poor , huh lol?
The PS3 costs more to purchase, so your litttle fanboy theory fails.
When people give the comment that they pay for XBL, all i can hear is "MS - BEND OVER", "xbox fanboy - i love being a sheep" Baaa Baaa

[ChronoJoe]

Dedicated servers should be priority #1 for any 'hardcore' gamer.

Lagging sucks.

[xAlmostPro]

OK.. i own both consoles.. but i favour the ps3 and psn more(wow i heard a disagree already)..i only use my 360 for playing single player unless a game comes with a free month of live or something..

You can scream all you want about "XBL has better features" but lets look at the fact, you have your 360.. "hmm i want to play online, lets do it".. £30..what?.. ok lets pay to play online..then you enter your world of fantastic XBL and it has some pretty cool features you didnt actually know about until you paid to play online.."great now i have a reason to justify why i actually paid to play online" lol.. yeah most of you probably use some of the features but i doubt any of you pay for your XBL with those in mind.. your paying for it because you wish to play online.. its that simple.. <im not dissing the features it has some are good, but when they're used to justify paying for something because you dont want to say yup i pay to play online..

ok now.. you may say "well yeah i pay, but its only a few dollars/pounds a month" well no it isnt is it?.. because theres no options to pay at that price, you have to pay in full at the time you pay for it do you not?.. ok so there you go..

now you get the people that says "XBL isnt laggy, PSN is.. we pay for dedicated servers" lol.. wrong & no you dont.. dedicated servers are down to the developers, do you really think your paying for all your games to have dedicated servers? lol.. they use the same kind of servers as PSN..mw2 on XBL is just as laggy as it is on PSN & they both use IW p2p system.. where as ALL ps3 exclusives use dedicated servers.. and yes every online game suffers a little bit of lag here & there(on all platforms) but i dont see a game on 360 running 256 players without lag 99% of the time.. now go on diss MAGs graphics lol..

and the avatars ARE cool.. and PSN's little forum pics suck?.. hey again if we want 3D avatars we can go into home, which takes your little avatars a step beyond, it takes your XBL social networking a step beyond.. its a bigger and better way of interacting(rather than stood next to each other nodding your head) for people who WANT it, because its optional, not forced upon you..

so yeah thats why I dont pay for XBL, im not saying its bad.. it just doesnt justify its price imo, maybe if all games were dedicated servers & i was paying for that, maybe if it wouldnt be paying just to play online.. maybe it playing online was free and XBL gold was just the features & services.. and thats what i was paying for maybe i'd appreciate them more and even pay for them.. but not when im paying for the main thing i want to do when i dont have to..

[Ivan Drago IV]

This article is spot on. Nothing makes me cringe more when i hear someone say "Well Xbox 360 has better online" no, no it doesnt! now you could say "Well xbox 360 has a few extra features that the PS3 has" that would be accurate.

The fact remains is PS3 and 360 are EQUAL online. the PS3 plays online multiplayer just as good and even sometimes better than the 360. I was in best buy yesterday and overheard one of the employees talking to a customer about PS3 and 360 and i heard the employee say "well the 360 has better online"

Im so sick and tired of hearing this propoganda. I mean seriously, aside from party chat what the hell does live have over PSN? what? ill wait... oh custom soundtracks, big deal. The bottom line is Sony is just a firmware or 2 away from matching Xbox live feature for feature.

oh and ITS FREE! unlike $59.99 a year for Xbox live.

[grumpysmurf]

"The bottom line is Sony is just a firmware or 2 away from matching Xbox live feature for feature."

This.

[EYEamNUMBER1]

man im gonna get a bunch disagrees for this but whatever lol

at the rate sony releases relevant firmware updates xbox live will continue having (insert feature) here ahead of PSN

[mcnablejr]

They are ALWAYS just an 'update or two away''

[TheHater]

Too bad SONY don't know what the fuck they are doing when it comes to giving what the community wants

[Canas2010]

Um I'm pretty sure the community honestly wants one thing.....GAMES. Sony delivers a very diverse lineup of AAA games. The 360 has alot of games too but they are (IMHO) not as rotung in the selection.

[edhe]

"The bottom line is Sony is just a firmware or 2 away from matching Xbox live feature for feature."

And MS are always just one update away from ripping the carpet from under them.

[ChronoJoe]

Not really. The gap is definitely closing.

Originally there wasn't even an XMB, they were like 20 firmware updates away... lol

[Raikiri]

Xbox live has superior servers/technology/software and PSN multiplayer doesn't even come close to it... Live doesn't lag or crash unless its your own fault

[HydraxFFx]

Misinformed :(

[whothedog]

That is nonsense. And far from the truth.

[Megaton]

Just from personal experience, wired XBL lags more than wireless PSN. That's based on about 6 months of XBL usage, and 2 years of PSN usage.

[westy552]

You must be a 13 year old American, your statement was just stupid.

[HDgamer]

Xbox live is p2p and only 3 games actually use dedicated servers not to mention the heavy ads you receive and depending on what games you play there's not a guaranteed full match unless you're playing halo, mw or gears.

[Lombax]

lol?

[Scotland-The-Brave]

" Xbox live has superior servers/technology/software "
LOL

[xAlmostPro]

exactly what im talking about in my bost above, it seems like every user of live have misinformed reasons for purchasing live

[mcnablejr]

price is irrelevant.
live has indie, games on demand and xbla.
live HAS avatars
(it lists trophies)

The only thing it has is its browser, which i never use anyway.

[HDgamer]

Psn has indie games, games on demand before live, and psn games. You're not actually giving good reasons.

[IHateYouFanboys]

@HDgamer: "Psn has indie games, games on demand before live, and psn games."

no, the PSN doesnt have indie games. on Live ANYONE can make a 360 game on their PC and get it on Live via XNA. you cannot do this on the PS3.

no, the PSN didnt have games on demand before live. it had a single game that was also released at retail, warhawk. there are 50+ full retail games available to download off Live - how many are there on PS3? 2 maybe? and theyre both basically live arcade style/size games - which live has had before PSN even existed.

i didnt even read the article, i know its just gonna be the same stuff the PS3 fanboys go on and on about. Live wins for me because the console was built around it. Online was an afterthought with the PS3.

[HDgamer]

You need to learn the correct term of Indie games. Burn Zombie Burn is an indie game, Trine is an indie game. While you're trying but horribly failing to obtain actual knowledge of indie games by basically saying anyone using XNA dev kit is indie you couldn't be more ignorant of different other game engines. Indie means Independent video game development. Two of those games I've mentioned and also pixel junk, they are indie devs. Ihateyoufanboys you're nothing more than an oxymoron. PSN had Warhawk, Burnout paradise, and a few other select games. While it is true it's not as expansive as xbox live is, however it was the first for consoles.

Really you have become very pathetic.

[IHateYouFanboys]

"You need to learn the correct term of Indie games."

no i dont. im using the term to describe REAL indie games - people making them out of their basement by themselves, or with a mate. yes, there are some titles out that youd call indie games - but theyre still usually professional developers. like i said - i could go and make an XBLA game right now on my PC and get it on Live; that is the very definition of an indie game. yes the PS3 has indie games, but it is NOWHERE near to the level that the 360 does.

yes, the PSN had Warhawk and Burnout - but the 360 had Live Arcade games since day one, 12 months before the PS3s release. you dont say the PS3 has 'games on demand' when it only has 2 games lol. games on demand is a service that provides new games ON DEMAND. Microsoft add 2-3 games a WEEK to their games on demand service - Sony have added 2 in 3 YEARS. they just released the games in the same way Microsoft release Live Arcade games.

[Zachmo182]

Well i can see why he say's that...more people are on xbox live like for example more people play gta4, cod and what not on the 360.... I'm just gonna throw uncharted 2 in here like a little while back didn't they say it averages 50,000 a day and thats a huge game...If it was on the 360 its would probably be 300,000 plus.

[xAlmostPro]

a HUGE game, known & enjoyed for its singleplayer first.. they made multiplayer, because they knew some of the uncharted fans also liked playing online.. they didnt make it to be running millions of multiplayers users.. just for a few that wanted it..

[ThanatosDMC]

^I heard that in Target! "the 360 has better online" crap... i laughed.

[HydraxFFx]

It's basically psn free vs xbl cross game chat/better interface w/e is better for you. Everything else is basically the same.

[TheLastGuardian]

Lol @ all the xbox fanboys reporting this as lame.

[qface64]

lol @ the people who automatically assume everyone is a 360 fanboy because they disagree with someone you don't

[Godmars290]

It list free as a reason, this offers PS+. Has PS1 classics, when they're not really an online feature. Nothing really any different than an XBL download. Nevermind that they're fully BC.

[TheLastGuardian]

Why wouldn't they list free as a reason? That's the number 1 thing PSN has on Live.

[SubZero]

Indeed ...I hate 360...hear that? hate it!However these articles serve no purpose. So i said it was lame.

Wow aint that a bitch a PS3 fan protecting 360. It happens...it is called having a life.

@Pen Pooh ....no the N in N4G, stands for news. Just because i dislike 360,does not mean that someone else should. This site a few years back was actually a great idea.

Now its full of ppl with blogs writing "let me start some shit" articles...and thinking they are a journalist.

[Pen Pooh]

"...a PS3 fan protecting 360. It happens...it is called having a life."

This is an oxymoron.

[HyperBear]

I agree with SubZero. Actually, this site was really better back in 2004-2005 days when they were split sites. They used to be 2 divided sites, one for Xbox and one for PlayStation. Then the creator, Dusty I think his name is, decided to combine the sites into one, and basically have an all gaming site with forums and talking everything about gaming (even when they first did this, it was better cause there was no bubble system, no "strict" rules, no agree/disagree crap). That's when this site started going downhill (although it was a smart move for him, to expand his site and has now created a network of sites).

But as time moves on, things expand and get more creative, and at the end of the day, it was the right decision to just have one dedicated gaming site, although I'll never forget the days of 2 separate sites. (but even when the sites where separated, fanboys would still come in and talk crap anyways, although it wasn't as bad as it is today)

[spankipants]

I like them both. Am I allowed to like them both?! WHAT SHOULD I DO?!

[whothedog]

You must pick one! Or else puppies will be sacrificed!

[PirosThe4th]

I like both (360 and ps3)! But hate Xbox live! Come on every single thing and console on existence has free online...

Those silly useless features won't justify for the price. When even pc has all that and more for free. Hell, xfire, Steam, there is TeamSpeak for cross chat. And with around 400 bucks u can make a pc that can run any game on fullHD... People are either ignorant or uniformed...

Compare Steam to Live see who wins...

PSN came a long way and i say is just as good as Steam right now. Even though i don't really like steam that much because i don't usually play online.
I know too many contradictions ...

[RedPawn]

Come on guys we are getting awesome game reveals, let it be.

[PeterGriffinSays]

I got the PS3 first. 60 GB version. In terms of hardware features, PS3 eats 360 alive. But as far as online interface goes, Xbox Live slaughters PSN. I have way more fun playin on Live than PSN.

[DelbertGrady]

I think both have great games. Played Joe Danger this weekend at a friends and it's one of the best DLC games on any platform.

The thing that holds back PSN imo are all the updates and installs you have to sit through. It's not that they pop up occasionally, almost everything needs to be updated. Even demos. And they're not small either. It totally kills the experience wanting to play a game and then having to wait (at least) 5 minutes for it to update and install. Also, the categories in the PSN Store don't feel as thought through as the ones on Marketplace. And browsing it lags horribly in comparison.

[whothedog]

I do agree that the install and updates are annoying for PSN, but they don't annoying me too bad, where I wouldn't want to play....hahah

[CyberCam]

You guys must be very young or have never gamed on a PC before! If you've had any gaming experience before these next-gen consoles, you would be use to installs & updates.

I'm amazed at how impatient these YOUNG gamers are now a days, they act like 5-10 minutes out of their lives is such a tragedy? The thing is, those who champion the 360 cause will be very disappointed with M$'s future consoles. They will have to wait more than 5-10 minutes because M$ want to move to a diskless download only platform for the future, which mean waiting to download your game and then waiting to install it. I believe that will take more than 5-10 minutes. By then, lets hope these complainers gain some patients!

[TheLastGuardian]

The voice in my head reads your comments with peter's voice.

[MR LOOKINGBILL]

another feel good fanboy thread. I can give you ten reasons why it won't and never will.

[whothedog]

Alright lets hear it :)

I have nothing better to do

[KwietStorm_BLM]

This will not end well.

[Toman85]

Did someone say Xbox Live dont lag?
Every games ive been played there I have been plagued by lag on Gears 2, already on Halo Reach, MW2 and list goes on and on

Never had any lag in Killzone 2 or Uncharted 2, never a second bulletlag whatsoever, and Sony have free online, maybe I shall buy BFBC2 there since I already had it on Lag 360 Slim

[Nixy]

It lags on both systems unfortunately (dedicated servers).

One quick question if I may, I see a lot of people saying that there are only around three games on 360 that use dedicated servers over P2P, which other one is it as I know for fact that BFBC2 and Burnout Paradise run on dedicated servers?

[Bucky Sligo]

Left 4 Dead as well. BFBC1 also.

[whothedog]

In all honesty I believe they are quite equal ALTHOUGH Xbox has a few more features compared to PSN.

PS+ now has added free games and content which in my opinion makes up for the missing features but that is all preference.

I just hate when people say that the lag or servers suck on PSN, which is not true. They are both P2P unless the game maker decides otherwise.

And yes these articles suck.

[Eiffel]

This list is awful, half these reasons are about features that less than a greater percent use.

[Killzone3Helghast]

This is fanboy bait

they're asking for hits, who approved of this garbage?

[nnotdead]

1. being free is a plus
2.PS1 is my favorite console and have purchased a few classics, but dont know how much better this makes PSN.
3.what a lame reason. i don't know if i should go on.
4.plus is good if you plan to buy the discounted games
5.American so i can't comment
6.browser and search would be cool if the browser wasn't complete crap. better then nothing i guess.
7.dont care about either trophies or achievements. seems like the same thing to me anyways.
8.PSP stuff is cool, but i dont own a PSP. seems more of a reason why owning a PS3 and PSP is good, rather then why PSN is better than Live.
9.sounds cool; again i am American.
10.i havent been to HOME in months. maybe it is cool now?

[SpitFireAce85]

Who approves this carp? N4G moderators get rid of flaimbait
articles like this....

[Ryuk]

Is that all they got? Seriously.. thats a shit list to be honest lmao

[PS3-247]

Only thing XBL have above PSN is cross game chat. I don't need it to play games.

[Orbis]

You can nitpick all you want, but at the end of the day, both services are pretty much the same. The only difference is PS3 gamers get theirs for free. If someone offered me two identical pies, one for $4 and one for free, I know which one I'm taking.

[kasasensei]

-Price? ok the psn is the king, for now.
-Ps1 games? who cares? japanese people? Not a reason to prefer psn over live, beside that, the list of available games is not really huge...
-Lame avatars? Just as ps home's ones.
-ps+? lol! Want a bunch of games from 2007 2008 and minis-shit? so yeah, it's a deal! fulfill your hard drive with shit, you're free to do that and enjoy it, but do not say it's worth in the name or every ps3 gamer!
-vidzone is great yes, really good.
-the browser is great too, it does not work all the time, makes the console freeze or crash, but it's good to check something between 2 games.
-trophies? just the same shit as achievements, i don't see what's better here...
-remote play with the psp? rofl how many games use that feature? 5? XD
And it's not working well....
-catchuptv? not available where i am but it is completely useless
-home? lmao One of the biggest failure of the ps3.

[DanPalmer]

"PlayStation Home is great and we don't care what anyone says"

Bwahahahahahahahah!

Thanks for fun!

[LycanSoldier]

All of these lists are fail, whether they're trying to prove 360 or ps3 better, they're all fanboy crap.

[N4OGs]

x360 community just wants to chat instead of using mirc, youtube, the telephone or facebook. Thats why they have no games. keep on touting live and paying the fees and you will only get less games then the 2 you already have. Just be quiet because a gamer wants games and x360 owners have gone so far from gamers and more into some social network bs.

oohh I want to be popular and cool with my hommies so i say ill play halo and cod on live forever. Get a life you twilight/ justin bieber lovin x360 owners. yall all the same with your little cross game tea chat partys lol.

[N4PS3Fanboys]

Ah, the users of N4G, living in a fantasy world. This article is laughable. Fortunately the views reflected on this site do not come close to reflecting reality.

@N4OGs

According to Metacritic, more games have released on the 360 so far in 2010 than on any other console.

[HDgamer]

Really, where is this link. Oh yeah one bubble.

[Hades1337]

Wow, talk about scraping the barrel. People who link PSN is equal to or better than XBL have probably formulated their opinions from articles like this. To my mind their is still a sizeable gulf; better downloadable games, bigger community, parties, custom in-game music, plus all the cool apps like Sky Player and Last fm. Horses for courses though I guess.

[insomnium]

I want to play online. PSN has MORE dedicated servers. Everything else is just those same bells and whistles the x360 fans cursed the PS3 with when they saw the pricetag. NOW it's OK to pay for bells and whistles? Is this what you people are saying? Okay....I guess....

[SkylineR]

That article was the biggest piece of fanboyism I've seen from a site in a long time. The way it's been worded is the reason you cannot take it seriously. It's a freaking joke!

IMO, PSN wins in the aspect of it being free to play online. PS+ is a gimmick to milk money out of you without introducing anything new. They just give you content for "free" every month.

Avatars are awesome on 360.

The PS3 browser is hardly a PSN feature. It's built into the bloody console. n00bs.

Trophies are inferior to Achievements, sorry. Trophies feel disjointed or something from the game and just feel like an afterthought. There's no "value" for each one you unlock.

PS Home is cool though. I like it. Just a place to waste some time and "hang out".

[insomnium]

LOL live doesn't give you anything for free every month. PSN has more dedicated servers too.

Avatars are Mii toos.

Trophies have no value? What about the whole level up system? Whatever dude.....

[strickers]

Trophies are a much better and more logical system than Achievements.
Platinums and levels make much more sense.I'm guessing you've been gathering achievements awhile.
PS+ I can't be bothered with but offers more than Live in any value sense.
Avatars are garbage
PSN browser is about as slow as IE8.I use it less now I use Chrome.
PSHome is pants.
You are pretty much wrong on evreything.

[strickers]

The advantages of Live are better integration,Better communication and faster downloads.
The advantages of PSN are free,larger player counts(per game 32-256.This is the one that constantly gets missed and for me is big.I never go below 32 on Warhawk/Killzone)and for me it's been much more reliable with less lag and drop outs(based on earlier Live/PSN games like Gears/Crackdown/Warhawk).
I don't have Live anymore.
The other thing is variety.PSN has a much better range of online game types and the gap is growing with MMOs etc being added.
It is a personal preference but Live fans do talk a load of nonsense about PSN.
I think Live is much better to play with strangers but I have PSN friends,all with headsets and that does make a difference.

[divideby0]

FREE ONLINE GAMEPLAY

thats all I need to know.

I have been a day one charter paying Gold member of live...no more after my present sub. runs out..
MS raises prices, add features which are free everywhere else. Biggest reason is besides Reach (presently playing) Gears is the only other game I will play online..

[JJFNIGHTS80]

PSN FREE OF CHARGE FOR ONLINE GAMING. Just keep it at that

[UltimateSin]

Some of the points in the article you can counter argue and some of them you can't. The PS3 has a few features over the 360 and vice versa.

[RastaCC]

I wouldn't necessarily put one over the other. One thing I noticed is that on XBL nearly everything has a trial or demo. I think less than half of the PSN content has a demo. I also think XBL has a much bigger library of current gen games with Games On Demand. PSN just started with this. So, we'll have to wait and see on that. Another perk for XBL is the Xbox originals. It appears that Sony is doing what it can to get you to buy them again via HD facelifts instead of allowing backwards compatibility or allowing them to be downloaded. I think the XBL marketplace isn't quite as user friendly as PSN. I like the setup of PSN much better. I also like how Netflix on XBL doesn't need a disc. The Facebook integration is also really nice. PS3's facebook app is really lacking.

[gamer8179]

Psn chat sucks compared to live. You hear all the background noises. Anyone who disagrees with that is a blind fanboy. Live has just as much dedicated servers as the ps3, I love how you fanboys try and make it sound like everygame has it.

[Tron_Rocks]

I currently have a gold account and the fact they are going to raise (an already too high amount) will push me over the ps3 side as far as this topic goes.

Xbox Live has more and if I used even 1/2 of what it has to offer (I would imagine most are like this) then I could see shelling out the money but for MP the main thing I play which I can get for FREE On the PS3 I can't really justify 60.00 for XBL in the future.

[Pen Pooh]

If the article was reversed, I'm sure a lot of the 'Top Ten' reasons would be less lame.