Comments on: Xbox Live still the place to be http://www.thegate.ca/blog/the-gate/01178/xbox-live-still-the-place-to-be/ Entertainment Magazine Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:08:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: GATEKeeper http://www.thegate.ca/blog/the-gate/01178/xbox-live-still-the-place-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-1809 GATEKeeper Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:50:28 +0000 http://thegate.ca/blog/2008/01/18/xbox-live-still-the-place-to-be/#comment-1809 PSN has a few interesting games now, but we're literally talking about a couple of them. I don't know how many games are on Xbox Live now, but I could count a dozen great titles released in the last few months. As for Home - I'll be curious to see when they actually release it. Looks good, but it should have been released already and it doesn't cement the PS3 as a must-have system. As for Xbox Live trouble - I think it's been blown out of proportion. I'm also happy to pay for a service like Xbox Live that's clearly worth it and providing solid features. I'll admit though, there needs to be some free Arcade titles. PSN has a few interesting games now, but we’re literally talking about a couple of them. I don’t know how many games are on Xbox Live now, but I could count a dozen great titles released in the last few months. As for Home – I’ll be curious to see when they actually release it. Looks good, but it should have been released already and it doesn’t cement the PS3 as a must-have system.

As for Xbox Live trouble – I think it’s been blown out of proportion. I’m also happy to pay for a service like Xbox Live that’s clearly worth it and providing solid features. I’ll admit though, there needs to be some free Arcade titles.

]]> By: TheUsedVersion http://www.thegate.ca/blog/the-gate/01178/xbox-live-still-the-place-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-1808 TheUsedVersion Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:23:58 +0000 http://thegate.ca/blog/2008/01/18/xbox-live-still-the-place-to-be/#comment-1808 I have to completely disagree. With titles like Warhawk, Everyday Shooter, and classics like Wild ARMs available on PSN, I will gladly pass on XBOX Live. The current Live outages and issues, terrible customer service, nickel & diming customers for things that are free on PSN, and the yearly fee do nothing to persuade me from the reliable and free Playstation Network. PSN is just now coming out of its "Rookie Year" with a bright future ahead of it in the form of HOME and the extensive back catalog of amazing PSONE titles ready for release via the network . I will say that, for the time being, Live does offer a better feature set when it comes to things like Matchmaking, Messaging, In-Game access, etc as it should since Live has been around for 5 years ever since it was released in 2002. However, Sony is set to release HOME later this year which will include comparable features plus offer many things not found on Live all the while maintaining it a free service. And lets not forget that the architecture of PSN (which is drastically different from Live) and its use of dedicated servers produces a lag-free experience even with the slowest of internet speeds. I have to completely disagree. With titles like Warhawk, Everyday Shooter, and classics like Wild ARMs available on PSN, I will gladly pass on XBOX Live. The current Live outages and issues, terrible customer service, nickel & diming customers for things that are free on PSN, and the yearly fee do nothing to persuade me from the reliable and free Playstation Network. PSN is just now coming out of its “Rookie Year” with a bright future ahead of it in the form of HOME and the extensive back catalog of amazing PSONE titles ready for release via the network . I will say that, for the time being, Live does offer a better feature set when it comes to things like Matchmaking, Messaging, In-Game access, etc as it should since Live has been around for 5 years ever since it was released in 2002. However, Sony is set to release HOME later this year which will include comparable features plus offer many things not found on Live all the while maintaining it a free service. And lets not forget that the architecture of PSN (which is drastically different from Live) and its use of dedicated servers produces a lag-free experience even with the slowest of internet speeds.

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