So if you had to pay for PSN.

After reading all psn vs xbox live threads, seeing how psn fans think a service is better than other because its 'free' but I dygress. So let's all imagine you had to pay the same money for PSN as well as Xbox live, so you have to pay $60 for xbox live a year and also $60 for psn and all the features are same as now. Can someone tell me why PSN is better than xbox live if PSN was pay service too? There is no reasons in my opinion, the only reasons for psn fanboys to defend their service because it is free.

There is no other reason.

It is better because it is free. That is the only advantage it has.

There is no other reason.

It is better because it is free. That is the only advantage it has.

mmmwksil

[QUOTE="mmmwksil"]

There is no other reason.

It is better because it is free. That is the only advantage it has.

shahilsyed

As a consumer, why would I want to pay one person for a service I can get from another for free?

What XBL people are really paying for are the bells & whistles attached to it, not so much the service of playing online.

A better comparison would be if PSN+ is required, would it still be better than XBL gold? Services alone, maybe not. Content-wise? Definitely.

I wouldn't. XBL is better.

thats the reason psn is better than live..its free, i don't pay for live and i wouldn't pay for psn, i would switch to pc gaming.

In a hypothetical scenerio, Sony fans and PS3 owners would be very upset. Myself included.

PSN being free is the reason why PS3 owners have enjoyed the service since the beginning. They don't give a damn about the useless features and incentives included in XBL Gold, and PRIMARLIY the biggest advantage and draw of PSN is:

It gets the job done for Online Gaming. All for free.

Plus, most PS3 users don't care about Online Gaming, they don't game in MP too often, and it makes perfect sense for PSN to be completely free. There's NO OBLIGATION to take full advantage of a Subscription based service, in the case of XBOX Gold.

It's like: "OMG, OMG, I'm paying for Online gaming, ZOMG I have to play online every so often in order to make the best and take full advantage of my money's worth, ZOMG, ZOMG!" With Free PSN, there's really no worries. We play online, have fun, get over ourselves, and move on.

thats the reason psn is better than live..its free, i don't pay for live and i wouldn't pay for psn, i would switch to pc gaming.

Chris_Williams

I'd pick PSN -

• Warhawk - love love it
• MAG - love it
• Killzone series - like it
• Resistence series - dabbler
• Uncharted series - dabbler
• Socom series - haven't played yet , but huge Socom II gamer. I know classic mode and bombsquad are there if I need it ! I enjoyed thos aspects of the beta
• LBP series - built my own levels and enjoy playing other peoples

Upcoming -

• Twisted Metal - getting a Warhawk-like vibe from it
• Starhawk - CAN'T WAIT

Live -

• Gears series - dabbler (like Uncharted)
• Halo series - dabbler (like Resistance)

It comes down to games ultimately. I can play with friends with mics or join clans when I'm not going solo. No cross-game or party chat isn't a deal-breaker. When I'm solo on XBOX Live , a lot of people are in groups or mute me because I try and talk about the game anyway. Shrugs.

Paying for PSN over Live would be an easy decision.PSN >>>> Live

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]*digress. and no, i wouldn't pay for a service i barely use.shahilsyed

If you have two virtually identical grilled cheese sandwiches, but one is free and the other costs $5, the free one is better. Becasue it's free. Asking about hypotheticals in which they cost the same is pointless, because they don't cost the same. We could just as easily say "What if Live still costs $60 a year, and PSN was still free, but 360 didn't have party (cross-game) chat?"

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thats the reason psn is better than live..its free, i don't pay for live and i wouldn't pay for psn, i would switch to pc gaming.

shahilsyed

[QUOTE="Chris_Williams"]

thats the reason psn is better than live..its free, i don't pay for live and i wouldn't pay for psn, i would switch to pc gaming.

shahilsyed

If we want to play the free =/= better card, then why are we even having this arguement? Wouldn't a much more logical arguement be PSN vs XBL Silver and PS+ vs XBL Gold? But hey, this is System Wars. Logic died a long time ago.

no way, i hate the layout, hate it to the point i cant play, but thats because i have the best online in xbox live family pack.

if the ability to play online in Xbox Live were free, will you still pay $60 for teh other "features"?

see what i did there?

Though it has little to do with the service, other than that Sony pays for both, more games on PSN have dedicated servers.

That doesn't make paying for online worth it, but it is an advantage.

Truthfully, if both cost $60/year, I wouldn't play online on either.

im surprise psn is still free with the quality of this service im amazed. if they charge for psn i would pay in a heart beat without even thinking because sony has delivered this gen for me **

I would switch to PC.

So if you had to pay for PSN.

Bye bye PS3!!

Also PSN has everything XBL has apart from one or two things and PSN has cloud storage on top of it and a browser no matter how you spin it, it's still a browser and a feature.

People exaggerate the $60 a year. $5/month is nothing.gmaster456

[QUOTE="gmaster456"]People exaggerate the $60 a year. $5/month is nothing.JohnF111

[QUOTE="JohnF111"][QUOTE="gmaster456"]People exaggerate the $60 a year. $5/month is nothing.gmaster456

Sure, don't pay for Live.

There is no other reason.

It is better because it is free. That is the only advantage it has.

mmmwksil

even free its not better, its more of a pain

PSN doesn't charge you to access your own internet and router which is already paid for. That's a pretty good reason.

Bit if I had to pay for PSN???

Welp, guess I wouldn't be playing any Uncharted online then.

People exaggerate the $60 a year. $5/month is nothing.gmaster456

But even at $40 a year, if you've had it since launch that's over $200. For something that's not really much better than psn, and worse than pc.

Anyways Live is a better service, but the pricing is ridiculous. If psn was the same I'd go with live.

After reading all psn vs xbox live threads, seeing how psn fans think a service is better than other because its 'free' but I dygress. So let's all imagine you had to pay the same money for PSN as well as Xbox live, so you have to pay $60 for xbox live a year and also $60 for psn and all the features are same as now. Can someone tell me why PSN is better than xbox live if PSN was pay service too? There is no reasons in my opinion, the only reasons for psn fanboys to defend their service because it is free.

shahilsyed

I don't have to pay for PSN so I don't really care for hypothetical situations in which I would have to pay.

If PSN was equal to XBL but you had to pay almost the same price of course Sony fanboys would pay it. Stop trying to deny it. xhawk27

[QUOTE="xhawk27"]If PSN was equal to XBL but you had to pay almost the same price of course Sony fanboys would pay it. Stop trying to deny it. Allthishate

Wrong kind of hunt there.

If PSN was equal to XBL but you had to pay almost the same price of course Sony fanboys would pay it. Stop trying to deny it. xhawk27

I would never pay for PSN.

[QUOTE="xhawk27"]If PSN was equal to XBL but you had to pay almost the same price of course Sony fanboys would pay it. Stop trying to deny it. Nike_Air

Go to something else that has free online.:D:P Seriously though, I wouldn't want to have to pay for an online service. XBL is good, yes indeed it is and so is PSN but is it worth paying for? NO. Neither is PSN. Why should you have to pay for something to unlock a feature on your console for a limited time that in my opinion should already be included? On XBL, I pay for things I can get for free on PSN. Is XBL better? No. Is PSN better? No. I consider them both the same. I don't think neither one is better than the other.