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Xbox Live vs. PlayStation Network - CheatCC

These days, the typical gaming encounter is being pulled deeper and deeper into the world of online play, and the console industry must continue to evolve to keep up. Gone are the days when a console could compete in the market without offering a satisfying online experience. And of course, this experience is no longer limited to just multiplayer gaming. Players are actually purchasing games over the internet, as well as downloading applications and even browsing the internet via their gaming machines.

IllusionRSN4860d ago

"For now, it looks like PSN is the stronger contender, but only by a slim and wavering margin."

Enter Fanboy comments below.... lol

TheDivine4860d ago

Live is better to me but psn is free so there you go. Single player on 360, ps3 for multiplayer, netflix exc. The 360 just feels better, better setup, better online community, cross chat, great indy games section, exc. They both get the job done so its up to you really.

zootang4860d ago (Edited 4860d ago )

For the PS3 in the UK:

Online gameplay with communications
Web Browser
Video Chat for up to 8 people
BBC iPlayer
4od
iTV Player
Mubi
LoveFilm
Vidzone
Qriocity
Playstation Video Store
Video editor and uploader
Trophy System with Levels
Home

Am I missing anything?

Pixel_Enemy4860d ago (Edited 4860d ago )

I have both and there really isn't much that XBL does that PSN doesn't. The party system is basically it. PSN has things like a web browser that allows for full websites with flash, youtube, pandora, facebook, twitter and so on. I can do much more on PSN than XBL and it's free.

The facebook and twitter apps for XBL are gimped and can't do everything that the web browser versions can do. For example if some one posts a funny youtube video, it is meaningless on XBL where on PSN you can just click to watch the video then leave your comment about it.

Disagree if you must but explain yourself because I am new to XBL and I would like to know what makes it *better* than PSN

darthv724860d ago

I would agree that both services are similar. Yet it is the presentation and execution that really differentiates them.

It could be taken as opinion but I feel more connected with everything live offers from once you sign in. It is like comparing a department store to a mall. The mall will have pretty much everything the department store has but is much more disconnected.

I think people often confuse PSN with the PS3 in general. When you turn on the ps3 and sign in you are just in the XMB. You really arent in the PSN environment. You go to the store which is one part or you can go to home which is another or you can search for friends and send messages. Each one of those steps is separate from the rest which gives that feeling of segregation from the rest of what PSN has to offer.

With live, you dont feel that. in fact the presentation is so combined that you really arent leaving one area for another. It is all right and you can go anywhere without being prompted for anything (like the ps store does). I think the drawn out feature of x-game chat is overrated. It is very easy to dismiss something else that you dont use as inferior to something you do.

If you have both and use both then no reason to downplay what is different or missing on either. I can criticize and say I would like a more connected feel for the PS3 xmb/psn (yeah...like the 360) but if it had the same as the competition then there would be nothing to set it apart.

I do find it ironic how people will boldly proclaim MS and its paid multiplayer service as being a rip off and yet dont even see that sony is heading in the same direction. Let me explain. PSN for multiplayer gaming is free....for now. The hook is actually what you dont even realize. Playstation Plus!

Sure I can be called all sorts of names for trying to compare a paid multiplayer (Gold) service to a paid membership to a discount store (PS+) but there is some logic. MS is being honest in saying this is what it will cost to be a full on Gold member. Sony is not.

Anyone ever hear the phrase that being a member of something sets you apart from the rest. Gives you something to hold over those who arent. The current plan of discounted offerings and free (as long as you are a member) stuff is just the beginning. I have seen special offers for those who are plus members.

It would not surprise me if sony were to expand on this. Releasing special content ONLY to those who are paid members. Perhaps some cars for GT5 or weapons and maps for KZ3 as an example. This is the step towards becoming a pay to play service. What starts off as options no longer becomes an option if it is something you feel the need to pay for in order to get the most out of it.

People will still proclaim that it is different from paying to play online. Yes and No. If you pay to be a member then you are already considered a pay to play. You can't designate where your membership really counts anymore. If you are a member then you pay no matter if you buy anything or not. No matter if you play online or not. If you arent a member then play online and shop all you want and proclaim the "FREE-ness" as much. The minute you sign up...it shows sony that there are people will to pay for the "exclusivness" of the service. The more people sign up the less exclusive it becomes and once everybody is signed up then "free" is anything but.

I am not a member of PS+ but I am a member of gold. The day something arrives on PS+ that necessitates my signing up is the day that I will no longer be free.

Elvfam5114860d ago

Yeah zootang you missing me :-p

Mit4860d ago

#zootang

Yes you are missing something. Let me help you there buddy.

X-game chat
voice messaging
GamerTag change
In depth profiles
party system
Xna (make your own game)

Oh wait.....

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Joni-Ice4860d ago (Edited 4860d ago )

ANOTHER ONE OF THESE ARTICLES? Fanboys dont get pulled in. Just leave it alone. No Comment!

fossilfern4860d ago

lol cheatcc is still going ?

TANUKI4860d ago

I was thinking the same thing... I used that site a lot during the 90's, lol.

fossilfern4860d ago

lol same I came across it around like 2001 I think haven't used it since

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Can I Date Your Avatar: Sexual Harassment in Online Gaming (WayoftheNerd.com)

"More times than not guys have said, “I don’t see any girls playing Call of Duty!” and it isn’t limited to just Call of Duty, you can insert any game into that statement and yes, a guy has said it. But the truth is that there are plenty of females playing all of these massively popular games online, be it on PlayStation Network or Xbox Live; they are just hiding from you and this is why.

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xino4858d ago

funny man!

that's the way it goes man!

women are just made of meat that men would want to eat up!

60million PSN users, now I know where the 30million half game from, and the only game on Home.

-Ninja Gaiden- always sick!:)

Kon4858d ago

"women are just made of meat that men would want to eat up!" That was quite disturbing.

-Alpha4858d ago

Sadly his comment is resoundingly true. That simply is how women are perceived a large majority of the time

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DaCajun4858d ago

@ Jack

A lot of crap coming from you there. So from what you say, all your ex-GFs didn't want anyone that didn't look like Brad Pitt or was rich so that makes you a liar because I seriously doubt you look like Brad and are rich. You just sound like some disgruntled troll that has been turned down and rejected a lot. Also sound like the women you did date if any dumped your ass, so now you are trashing them like you are some saint and they were the problem when it was more than likely you were the problem. Go look in the mirror before you trash on women because your LITTLE pride got hurt.

Butt hurt troll, people like you are the reason why females hide on video games so not to have to deal with losers like you who treat them like trash because they reject you.

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Tommykrem4858d ago (Edited 4858d ago )

"I don't see any girls playing Wii fit"
"I don't see any girls playing farmville"
"I don't see any girls playing... kitchen themed games"
I could go on...

Good article though! Funny :D And serious :/
That's how it should be.

Neckbear4858d ago (Edited 4858d ago )

Such foul creatures still exist?

I thought we had banished them from the pace of our manly Earth last century, and presented them with their utmost beloved friend and life companion: the kitchen.

...Guess there are still some out there that want to build a revolution.

...May the Lord have mercy on us, for all the sins we must commit to extinguish this threat aside once and for all.

Men, it is the time to rise, and fight!

But ah, on-topic:

Honestly, if you don't like it, then change your sex.

Or something.

But ah, as long as women don't go "HURR IMA GURL GAEMR GUISE!" online, I don't mind playing with them.

...Then again, nope, women that go all like "YES I'M A GIRL AND I PLAY GAMES" are in every corner of online gaming.

And beyond.

wotnerd4858d ago

It shouldn't come to that, there is no reason why girls have to take the backseat and change their gender to be able to play a game.
- Pyramus

firefoxprime4858d ago

haha...sounds like that MEN vs. WOMEN = (galactic warfare) anime "Vandread". Check it out. Its pretty awesome.

StarScream4Ever4858d ago

Well this what happened last nite when gaming with my gf on Blk Ops.

Kid in game,"WTF! Girls don't play COD! GTFO!"

My gf,"Hey STFU kid or I'm gonna find where you live, grab you by the leg and shake you til you drop your lunch money!"

Yes girls DO play games.

distorted_reality4858d ago

I'd be quite worried if I was you.

It's only a matter of time before she shakes you down for you lunch money as well.

StarScream4Ever4858d ago

Well I pay lunch. She pays for our games. So it's a win win. :)

-Alpha4858d ago

LOL! That's an awesome comeback

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