Until Sony starts charging for PSN, they will always lag behind. Nothing is free in life. Now, granted, everyone is already paying for their connection to the internet via their ISP provider. But the Live and PSN services are not manufactured from thin air. Content doesn't get added to the services magically.
Taking any emotion out of it. I don't understand how Sony stays afloat in the gaming market (I've read though they are still in the red overall in their gaming section). Their business model doesn't really make sense to me. First, they are now getting close to making a profit on each PS3 sold (I've read conflicting articles that say the are earning money now, then others where they say they are still losing money on each PS3 sold). And they posted an earnings loss in their gaming (networked prodcuts and services) division for the 2009 fiscal year. So I ask, how do they expect to improve PSN with negative cashflow. If I were a PS3 owner, I would be asking for a subscription service, to get me more content. When I see Xbox Live churn out $1.2 Billion in a year, sure I won't see a dime of that as a 360 owner, but as an investor in MS I will. Now I'm not saying Sony needs to charge $50 per year for a subscription, but geez, have some common sense. Charge people for what it costs you to keep it operating. And hell, if you make a profit, put it toward improvements that PS3 Owners want, like cross game chat.
I just think Sony is being ignorant about not charging users for services. None of us work for free (unless you're a volunteer), so I wouldn't expect Sony's employees managing and keeping PSN operating to work for free. Sony needs an injection of profit from somewhere, and PSN is just sitting there to bring in profit.
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