Poll: Which has the better online 360 or PS3?
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Bit of a pointless question really. I mean there are benefits to both systems but ultiamtely the online service is only as good as the friends you make on it. So even though the PS3 online service is quite good to me, it doesn't have anthing on Steam which dozens of my friends are on and we play something pretty much every day.
PSN is better than Live because Live is a scam to get you to pay for stuff you already paid for (online multiplayer and Netflix) and stuff that is free (last.fm and Facebook). And Sony actually runs dedicated servers while Microsoft runs NO DEDICATED SERVERS. The thing that actually costs Sony and Microsoft money to run are the stores; storing all the games, demos, DLC, game updates, etc while having the proper amount of bandwidth so that millions of users can download it all is very costly. Microsoft doesn't charge for store access because they want you to buy stuff.
See that's always put me off Playstation Plus. The whole "Here have free games... also long as you keep paying for your subscription" there not free then are they dickhead (Not aimed at you, aimed at who ever's idea PSN+ was). That niggling idea that you'd pay £6 a month, collect some games then a couple months down the line, not have any money for the subscription... Then they take all those games away from you. Seems more like a rental service than free... "Free as long as you pay us". My head just went "No thanks, I'll just stick to regular free PSN.icyneesan said:
As for which I think is better...mmm tricky one here. See the problem is, I don't really play much online on the PSN. Sorry scratch that, I've never played online with it. My primary console is the 360. Not out of some fanboy loyalty, mostly out of the fact that I only know two people that own a PS3 and one of those people is me. So if a game comes out for online, I just end up buying it for the box so I can play against my mates.
Adding into that, I don't buy many shooters. I'm not that big a fan of them, or driving games... thats pretty most online games ruled out already. However my brother buys them and I play them when I lend them off of him. He only owns an Xbox so he only buys Xbox games.
I use my PS3 for mainly exclusives and well theres few that have a decent online base. Cept maybe the resistance series which is an FPS with the looks of things and thus not a game I'm going to buy. The type of game I'l leave my brother to buy then play when I lend it off of him. Though as said above, he doesn't own one so I'll probably not play it.
Okay that explaining out of the way. There's my reasons why I don't play PS3 online and I do for the box. So I'm going to have to take that one area out because I can't fairly judge it.
What I can do is judge the stores. PSNS or XBLMP. Which again is a tricky one however I'm going with the box on this one. Though its a tough one mainly because PSN as the Playstation one market and some good ol'nostalgia for me. This might have actually went to the PSN for that alone however I'm European and sadly the EU PSX marketplace is lacking to say the least. I created an American account at one point to take a look at that marketplace and well... Wow. If ours was like that, would have got my vote.
Okay my reasoning for picking the Xbox over the PS for this one. They're petty reasons but this is it. Three reasons actually, I don't like the interface for the PSN store... I think it looks ugly and shallow. The second is that, with the PSN you can't always get a trail version of the game. With XBLA for every game that's put on there, there's a trail version so you can have a go first. The PSN has a trail for some games that come to the marketplace but not all.
The third is that you can't always preview a game on the PSN which you can for just about every game on the xbox.
To further eleberate on the last one. With the PSN you can be looking through some games, look at the title and want to know more before you buy it. I mean sometimes a blurb just isn't enough, I'd like to have a look at what this game looks like before hand. However its a dice roll on whether or not you can with a game on there. Also, its a coin toss on whether its going to be a set of images or a video. Most of the time I don't want a video in the preview, if you wanted to give me a vid allow me to download one.. I'd just rather see a few screenshots. It just seems very lazy of them to not just stick a few screenshots in with the games so I can get a better look without having to buy them. With the box, I think I've seen at the most two or three games that don't have screenshots to look at.
As said, very, very petty reasons. Though that's all I can run with, I can't really compare the online gameplay when I've only played one... Wouldn't be fair.
Also, as I imagine this will come up when talking about the marketplace, the whole "Yeah but you have to pay for XBL" to which I retort "Yes you do, to play online that is, however I'm not comparing the online play... I'm comparing the marketplaces (the only thing I can compare). You can access the XBLM for free".
Wow, I think I've wrote an essay.
To be fair (and this applies to all people talking about communities... I'm just singling you out because you was closer) there's an option to mute all but your friends. That or you can go into party mode which also mutes everyone but your friends and you can auto-join their games. Not sure if the PS3 has that, as you'll note above, I haven't played a game on PSN.Kadoodle said:
Though if you can, its a recommend for anyone because, people are dicks no matter the community, best off just muting them from the start. Its done wonders for my enjoyment of playing online.
To some it up.... I can't imagine neither community is good at all. So if you have the option to mute them... Mute them
The Xbox has majorly better multiplayer, in my opinion, even if you have to pay. Sure, there are the millions of whiny bastards who get everything they want (Because I am DEFINITELY not one of those. /sarcasm) but there are still better features compared to PSN, especially things like communication, and Microsoft has been lucky enough to not get hacked by now, so I am just going to say it has better security. I can't think of other reasons, but I bet there are others.
I could go on and on asking you if you preferred a free thing of low quality to a payed thing of higher quality.Omega1k said:
Also, that statement is false, the actual PS3 you have to pay for.
Well since I have the something else option PC hands down with no contest.
Now to answer the question with another question: Do you really think this is the time to ask if the Xbox 360 has a better online service than the hacked to shit PS3?
Now to answer the question with another question: Do you really think this is the time to ask if the Xbox 360 has a better online service than the hacked to shit PS3?
My experience with playing online is limited to Dark Ages years ago, Demon's Souls, a few matches of Gears of War and Halo at a friends house, and user created maps for Little Big Planet and inFamous 2. I've had some issues with being disconnected from Demon's Souls, but I think that was my internet.
edit: Now that I've written that stuff out, I don't think I have enough experience to say which is better and have wasted everyone's time.
edit: Now that I've written that stuff out, I don't think I have enough experience to say which is better and have wasted everyone's time.
Muahahaha! That is not my time, it is someone else's! *Snatches and runs away*Gaiseric said:Haha. You're not getting that time back. It's mine now.The Epicosity said:
[sub]Sucker
j/k here you go.*gives time back*
Getting killed by a serial killer is also free. Doesn't mean its usually preferable.Omega1k said:
(Hyperbole)
OT: Ehh, I enjoy Xbox live, though I do wish there was more free stuff, and there were more nice people among the raging hoards of racist homophobes.
ummm... what? are you implying that the 360s entire comunity are little kids,Kadoodle said:
while PS3 has no problem with that?
if so you are sadly mistaken, both PS3 and 360 have equal amounts of kids,
but i could care less.
there is an easy to use mute button, maybe you could try that...
Steam... but if I had to choose from a console I'd say xbox 360. Sure it cost money, but I feel like 360 has more character. Also I will never play any FPS on a playstation controller with it's current setup.
Still Steam is better. I don't even need a well thought out argument for it all I have to say is Counter Strike: Source nuff said
Still Steam is better. I don't even need a well thought out argument for it all I have to say is Counter Strike: Source nuff said