If PSN is free then why...

Xbox Live doesn't really harm my bank account a whole lot.

Just like FF11.

didn't know I've been paying for it each month till now. (had it since December.)

360 came out first and got the lower price first.

Does XBL have more users ...i know the xbox came out a year before the ps3 but the $60/ year fee should act as a barriers for some folks to xbl....just curious

dstv

Xbox has more unique users as very few people make multiple accounts. Before the advent of trophies on the ps3, many people used to take advantage or the free accounts just to utilise a name change. As a result the psn has more registered usersfirebolt53

it's actually $30-40...and live has better community quality. the end of story

oajlu

Does XBL have more users ...i know the xbox came out a year before the ps3 but the $60/ year fee should act as a barriers for some folks to xbl....just curious

dstv

Because a vast majority of HS teeny boppers and middle school tweenies (the largest core game demographic) have their mommy & daddy pay for their ADDiction :lol:

77 million (PSN)versus 30 million (XBL).

Do the math.

GameShtopper

So 30-77= -47. Wii wins with -47 accounts.

PSN is really poor compared to XBL.i5750at4Ghz

[QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"]PSN is really poor compared to XBL.deleterguy

After getting MAG I actually think psn is better.

[QUOTE="Not-A-Stalker"]Actually PSN has something like 70mil registered accounts. But we'll never really know who *really* has more users because people have multiple PSN accounts. I have 4 myself. :sThePlothole

Actually PSN has something like 70mil registered accounts. But we'll never really know who *really* has more users because people have multiple PSN accounts. I have 4 myself. :sNot-A-Stalker

I might make another PSN account for Japan.

Does XBL have more users ...i know the xbox came out a year before the ps3 but the $60/ year fee should act as a barriers for some folks to xbl....just curious

dstv

hell everyone here on sw has at least 6 seperate psn accounts. they were all bragging about how they were going to get every free game in the welcome back program with them.

why do you think during the hacking thing sony said 75 million users were affected when there are only 50 million ps3s sold?

i swear i'm prolly one of the only guys on this site that has only one psn tag.

Good question. No idea.

[QUOTE="dstv"]

Does XBL have more users ...i know the xbox came out a year before the ps3 but the $60/ year fee should act as a barriers for some folks to xbl....just curious

Riverwolf007

hell everyone here on sw has at least 6 seperate psn accounts. they were all bragging about how they were going to get every free game in the welcome back program with them.

why do you think during the hacking thing sony said 75 million users were affected when there are only 50 million ps3s sold?

i swear i'm prolly one of the only guys on this site that has only one psn tag.

I only have one, and the psn spans across more than 1 device. That makes sense, because not every ps3 user is online, and I imagine not every psp user is online either.

PSN has more, but it counts multiple free accounts on two platforms

PSN has more, but it counts multiple free accounts on two platforms

Dead-Memories

[QUOTE="deleterguy"][QUOTE="i5750at4Ghz"]PSN is really poor compared to XBL.Heirren

After getting MAG I actually think psn is better.

it varies on the game.zipper might be able to make better servers then others...but yea they do run pretty well

[QUOTE="Dead-Memories"]

PSN has more, but it counts multiple free accounts on two platforms

tormentos

[QUOTE="tormentos"][QUOTE="Dead-Memories"]

PSN has more, but it counts multiple free accounts on two platforms

RR360DD

[QUOTE="ThePlothole"][QUOTE="Not-A-Stalker"]Actually PSN has something like 70mil registered accounts. But we'll never really know who *really* has more users because people have multiple PSN accounts. I have 4 myself. :slucky_star

[QUOTE="Heirren"]

[QUOTE="deleterguy"] No it isn't.eboyishere

After getting MAG I actually think psn is better.

it varies on the game.zipper might be able to make better servers then others...but yea they do run pretty well

I've had next to no lag whatsoever. Two instances maybe at the start of a game. But I wasn't referring to what you brought up. I was saying how much better the community has become. Xbox Live is completely different these days. I've been a subscriber since it started.

Cause Xbox has a better MP, but PS3 is more SP IMO.

I'm still confused by this perception that XBL costs 60/year. I've never paid that much for it. The last time I renewed my account THROUGH XBL, Microsoft charged me $80 for 2 years + I got 2400 points (which equals $30 in store credit). Also, XBL has a free version too which whenever Microsoft gives figures they include the free one too. Either way, PSN and XBL are pretty equal on users. But Microsoft profits a TON more from theirs. mythrol

I know. Last time I renewed I think it was $40 through amazon. I think it is the principle that MS charges $60. Still, I hear from pc gamers that it should have dedicated servers if we are paying?

I'm still confused by this perception that XBL costs 60/year. I've never paid that much for it. The last time I renewed my account THROUGH XBL, Microsoft charged me $80 for 2 years + I got 2400 points (which equals $30 in store credit). Also, XBL has a free version too which whenever Microsoft gives figures they include the free one too. Either way, PSN and XBL are pretty equal on users. But Microsoft profits a TON more from theirs. mythrol

[QUOTE="mythrol"]I'm still confused by this perception that XBL costs 60/year. I've never paid that much for it. The last time I renewed my account THROUGH XBL, Microsoft charged me $80 for 2 years + I got 2400 points (which equals $30 in store credit). Also, XBL has a free version too which whenever Microsoft gives figures they include the free one too. Either way, PSN and XBL are pretty equal on users. But Microsoft profits a TON more from theirs. Heirren

I know. Last time I renewed I think it was $40 through amazon. I think it is the principle that MS charges $60. Still, I hear from pc gamers that it should have dedicated servers if we are paying?

PSN users aren't paying, and plenty of their online games have dedicated servers.

Servers are the most important thing in quality online gaming, so I don't see how a "premium" service could get away with so few games featuring them.

Reminds me of this aparment I used to rent. The community was described as being comprised of "luxury apartment homes." Sounds nice, but the only thing that qualified the place as luxury was the price.