There are videos on gametrailers (just released)comparing the two onlines for the systems (PS3 and X360) and it is all you need to make your descision on which system has the best online! Once done watching, post what you think here!
PSN gots some catching up to do, but what they want to do seems to be great. Its not as though XBL will stay as is. It's been getting major updates twice a year so Im interested to see what they have this fall for XBL.
I say tie. PSN will have Home, but XBL has been around for 5/6 years and XBL's marketplace will always be better than the PS Store at the rate of the weekly updates. If Sony gets their act together PSN will be as good as XBL execpt PSN will be free.
I really agree that xbl is overall the better experience right now but i think in about 2 years they will both be the same because they will copy each other!
The single most important thing in an online service is HOW WELL MY GAMES PLAY ONLINE.
XBL DOES NOT USE DEDICATED SERVERS. Any online game running on non dedicated servers SUFFER FROM SOME SORT OF LAG.
PSN DOES SUPPORT DEDICATED SERVERS. Resistance has 40 players WITHOUT A HINT OF LAG.
As a 360 owner it annoys me that I have to pay for an online service that is so weak. It annoys me so much that I'm not going to pay for another years service until dedicated servers become standard.
XBL for sure. PSN has the potential to be better but so far they're still stuck playing catch-up, if Sony finally gets their act together for PSN I think they could take it. However, XBL has so much more room left for improvement (cross platform fuctionality, Zune marketplace support to name a few) thatI think that once Sony does catch up to XBL MS will have taken another huge step.
How many times do I have to explain this. These two services aren't comparable. It's like getting a car wash, you can get your kid to give you a free car wash with a hose and a towel, or you can go to a professional car washing store, and have your car waxed, dried, and all that jazz. Both ways you get a clean car right? Wrong. The PSN is a reliable service, but it offers nowhere the amount of features and updates you can get in XBL. The reason is that you are paying for XBL, so it is an overall better service.
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