So how is paying for mandatory game updates any different to paying for Xbox live? :/squid5580 said:
Poll: What is your opinion on XBox Live?
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Who said anything about paying for updates? You are paying for a program that will update it while you are sleeping so you don't have to wait to play your game. Rather than not paying and it updating when you put in the disc when you go to play. The updates themselves are free for both. But to me patches are their problem, their fuck upo so why should I have to pay for them to fix their fuck ups without inconveniencing me where XBL I am paying for MP, discount's and early access to demos. Something that enhances my gametime, not fixing their mistakes.Geekosaurus said:
But you still have to pay, right? So PS3ers can't really use the 'we get free online gaming' card. And waiting ten seconds for your game to update is hardly an inconvenience.
Totally and completely worthless as a paid service. I flat refuse to pay for multiplayer on one of many gaming devices I have.
No sale.
No sale.
Yeah, you can expect 3-4 years out of it with a good PSP.Geekosaurus said:
Xbox 360 S - $300
3 year PSP - $80
4 year Gold Subscription ('cause you'll buy another year before it finally breaks) - $240
= $620 for 3.5 years of gaming
PS3 Slim - $300, total cost, for 8-10 years of gaming, although your controller will likely break meaning you'll have to buy a new one once or twice down the road.
That's the big difference, with the 360 your controllers will outlast the system, and years from now there will be a ton of Xbox 360 controllers only useful with a PC without a single working 360 left in the world.
I still don't get how the PSN 'paying for updates' thing works though. How much is that costing you?
It should be free to play online. That feature should be included with Silver, as Xbox LIVE is run through a peer to peer network, at no cost to MS.
The features that the live subscription fees pay for (that silver users have access to) should be what Gold subscriptions are for.
The fact they charge for online multiplayer is absolute bullshit, as they have no dedicated servers. It's also bullshit the money they get by fooling people with this tactic pays for features available to non-paying Silver users. (Demos, videos, etc)
I only got Gold as a gift. I will not be renewing until they get some damn servers, then it will be worth paying for.
In terms of the community, it's pretty much 80% pricks, who are either achievement hunting elitists, or 12 year olds wanting some chocolate milk, or some fratboy pricks (American supremacists/racists), or some chav tossers.
The features that the live subscription fees pay for (that silver users have access to) should be what Gold subscriptions are for.
The fact they charge for online multiplayer is absolute bullshit, as they have no dedicated servers. It's also bullshit the money they get by fooling people with this tactic pays for features available to non-paying Silver users. (Demos, videos, etc)
I only got Gold as a gift. I will not be renewing until they get some damn servers, then it will be worth paying for.
In terms of the community, it's pretty much 80% pricks, who are either achievement hunting elitists, or 12 year olds wanting some chocolate milk, or some fratboy pricks (American supremacists/racists), or some chav tossers.
I don't have an Xbox, but it seems okay, but without the fees it would be better.
I prefer solo anyways...
I prefer solo anyways...
PS+ will automatically update your firmware, while with PSN you have to manually do it, therefore if an update has been released and you haven't turned your console on for a couple days, before you can do anything you need to install the update. PS+ will do it in the background, so you won't notice it.Geekosaurus said:
There is nothing wrong with it, other than the people. But I doubt PC and PSN can brag about their commuinitys.
I have an xbox, but I don't pay for Gold. I can get all the updates and DLC I want; the only thing I'm missing out on is multiplayer, which I will never take advantage of anyway.