I am a Gold member but I ask because what does the PSN have? Has any made a comparison?
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You're paying for something you got no idea is what?MonsieurX
Not exactly buddy. I dont have a PS3 and all I know about itis that PS3 doesnt have party chat and hasalot of updates.
1. Go on the Xbox website.
2. Click Xbox Live or something of the sort
3. Compare Silver and Gold
NOT HARD
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/Live/JoinLIVE/Home
[QUOTE="Heroldp813"]
[QUOTE="MonsieurX"]You're paying for something you got no idea is what?casharmy
Not exactly buddy. I dont have a PS3 and all I know about itis that PS3 doesnt have party chat and hasalot of updates.
PS Home
lol are you seriously bringing up the embarrassment that is ps home?
from my blog (yes again, i hate these threads)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ive seen this asked over and over on this site, so since i own both, i decided to list a few. But to fully understand, you have to experience it for yourself. So take this list, find a friend with a 360, and see for yourself.
1- cross game chat -this is more than it sounds. not only can you chat accross different games, but you can seamlessly create a party while in game, and switch from friends only chat, to chatting with people online, all without leaving the game
2- Custom soundtracks- this is the most misunderstood by fanboys. This feature is built into every game, and is built on the LIVE software that MS created. Meaning when i play a custom soundtrack on 360 (whether its from the hard drive, pc, or MP3 player) the game music, and ONLY the game music, stops playing. This doesnt happen with PS3. On 360, it only plays the sound effects and ambient sounds in the game, allowing me to hear my song. PS3 just plays the music (only dev supported) over my game sound.
3-In game access to everything- this is another misunderstood feature. With 360, if im playing a game, and i want to.....say play netflix. i dont have to go to the dashboard first, all i do is press the guide button, and click netflix. It stops my game and immediately plays. Or if im playing........say mass effect, and i wanna play Jade Empire that i downloaded. Same thing, just press the guide, and scroll to downloaded games. Its is nowhere NEAR as easy on PS3
4- Trueskill Ranking system- I cant count how many times i was playing warhawk when i first got it, and got beat like a runaway slave until i got the hang of it. Imagine going to the gym to play basketball, and everyday you had to play against Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Shaq!! Trueskill tracks your accomplishments ingame, and matches you with people on your level, making sure every experience is fair, and fun.
5 Intergration- Kinda speaks for itself. Basically my friends list follows me through every game. im even notified if a friend is playing the same game as me, and allows me to join the right then, no lobbies, menus, or anything. I can also check my achievements, friends achievements, and the profiles of the last 40 people ive played online at anytime, whether im watching a movie, netflix, playing a game, or whatever.
6-Cross game invites- no matter what im doing, i can invite a player to my game with the press of a button. No need to type a message like on PS3. I can also record voice messages to send to anyone ingame.
7-Server based system- the myth going on is that LIVE doesnt have dedicated servers. While this is mostly true, what people fail to realize is that EVERYTHING Live related IS kept on servers, servers that MS maintains. My friends lists, achievements (even my achievement progress), games played, and even my LOCATION or MODE in the game is tracked and displayed to my friends. Meaning i can check my friends profile (ingame if i choose) and see what area hes cruising in GTA iv, or the score in madden or NFL nk9, or the mode, map, and score in Halo 3.
There are many more, but like i said, go experience it for yourself.
Your 360 Gold membership pays for microsoft executive starbucks coffee breaks...your money's being put to good use, you should be proud.
Also:
PSN has an exclusvie feature in the PS Home interactive social space.
casharmy
I'd pay $50 a year not to have PS Home. :P
[QUOTE="Heroldp813"]
[QUOTE="MonsieurX"]You're paying for something you got no idea is what?casharmy
Not exactly buddy. I dont have a PS3 and all I know about itis that PS3 doesnt have party chat and hasalot of updates.
PS Home
Thats pretty neat. Do people reallyuse it?
You do realize that posting this question here will just attract PS3 fanboys right?navyguy21
Im fully aware of the fanboy ramifacations of this thread. 8)
from my blog (yes again, i hate these threads)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ive seen this asked over and over on this site, so since i own both, i decided to list a few. But to fully understand, you have to experience it for yourself. So take this list, find a friend with a 360, and see for yourself.
1- cross game chat -this is more than it sounds. not only can you chat accross different games, but you can seamlessly create a party while in game, and switch from friends only chat, to chatting with people online, all without leaving the game
2- Custom soundtracks- this is the most misunderstood by fanboys. This feature is built into every game, and is built on the LIVE software that MS created. Meaning when i play a custom soundtrack on 360 (whether its from the hard drive, pc, or MP3 player) the game music, and ONLY the game music, stops playing. This doesnt happen with PS3. On 360, it only plays the sound effects and ambient sounds in the game, allowing me to hear my song. PS3 just plays the music (only dev supported) over my game sound.
3-In game access to everything- this is another misunderstood feature. With 360, if im playing a game, and i want to.....say play netflix. i dont have to go to the dashboard first, all i do is press the guide button, and click netflix. It stops my game and immediately plays. Or if im playing........say mass effect, and i wanna play Jade Empire that i downloaded. Same thing, just press the guide, and scroll to downloaded games. Its is nowhere NEAR as easy on PS3
4- Trueskill Ranking system- I cant count how many times i was playing warhawk when i first got it, and got beat like a runaway slave until i got the hang of it. Imagine going to the gym to play basketball, and everyday you had to play against Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Shaq!! Trueskill tracks your accomplishments ingame, and matches you with people on your level, making sure every experience is fair, and fun.
5 Intergration- Kinda speaks for itself. Basically my friends list follows me through every game. im even notified if a friend is playing the same game as me, and allows me to join the right then, no lobbies, menus, or anything. I can also check my achievements, friends achievements, and the profiles of the last 40 people ive played online at anytime, whether im watching a movie, netflix, playing a game, or whatever.
6-Cross game invites- no matter what im doing, i can invite a player to my game with the press of a button. No need to type a message like on PS3. I can also record voice messages to send to anyone ingame.
7-Server based system- the myth going on is that LIVE doesnt have dedicated servers. While this is mostly true, what people fail to realize is that EVERYTHING Live related IS kept on servers, servers that MS maintains. My friends lists, achievements (even my achievement progress), games played, and even my LOCATION or MODE in the game is tracked and displayed to my friends. Meaning i can check my friends profile (ingame if i choose) and see what area hes cruising in GTA iv, or the score in madden or NFL nk9, or the mode, map, and score in Halo 3.
There are many more, but like i said, go experience it for yourself.navyguy21
The post I was looking for when I made this thread, thank you. I had no idea PS3 was missing this stuff and I was shocked to learn a few things I didnt knowabout my Gold membership.
Your 360 Gold membership pays for microsoft executive starbucks coffee breaks...your money's being put to good use, you should be proud.
Also:
PSN has an exclusvie feature in the PS Home interactive social space.
casharmy
Well that's great, love to know my money is brightening up peoples days with a nice cup a' joe. :3
[QUOTE="casharmy"]
[QUOTE="Heroldp813"]
Not exactly buddy. I dont have a PS3 and all I know about itis that PS3 doesnt have party chat and hasalot of updates.
KarateeeChop
PS Home
lol are you seriously bringing up the embarrassment that is ps home?
It's pretty nice, It's a cool feature that I use with my friends. :3
[QUOTE="casharmy"]
[QUOTE="Heroldp813"]
Not exactly buddy. I dont have a PS3 and all I know about itis that PS3 doesnt have party chat and hasalot of updates.
KarateeeChop
PS Home
lol are you seriously bringing up the embarrassment that is ps home?
it's an enbarrassment because it's a feature that xbox360 doesn't have?
You don't even have a PS3 what would you konw of it? I think paying 60 dollars a year to play games online is an embarrassment, there's no need to knock something simply because there's nothing on your prefered console that canconunter it.
lemmings make a big deal about cross game chat and that is just a voice feature, Home is an entire virtual world voice features included, mini games and all and it's free.
What's embarrising is that XBL is 60 a year and the service doesn't have anything else to show for itself other than playing games online and talking to people in games that you are not playing.
[QUOTE="casharmy"]
Your 360 Gold membership pays for microsoft executive starbucks coffee breaks...your money's being put to good use, you should be proud.
Also:
PSN has an exclusvie feature in the PS Home interactive social space.
brickdoctor
I'd pay $50 a year not to have PS Home. :P
:lol: I'm sorry but that was just too funny lol[QUOTE="navyguy21"]
from my blog (yes again, i hate these threads)
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ive seen this asked over and over on this site, so since i own both, i decided to list a few. But to fully understand, you have to experience it for yourself. So take this list, find a friend with a 360, and see for yourself.
1- cross game chat -this is more than it sounds. not only can you chat accross different games, but you can seamlessly create a party while in game, and switch from friends only chat, to chatting with people online, all without leaving the game
2- Custom soundtracks- this is the most misunderstood by fanboys. This feature is built into every game, and is built on the LIVE software that MS created. Meaning when i play a custom soundtrack on 360 (whether its from the hard drive, pc, or MP3 player) the game music, and ONLY the game music, stops playing. This doesnt happen with PS3. On 360, it only plays the sound effects and ambient sounds in the game, allowing me to hear my song. PS3 just plays the music (only dev supported) over my game sound.
3-In game access to everything- this is another misunderstood feature. With 360, if im playing a game, and i want to.....say play netflix. i dont have to go to the dashboard first, all i do is press the guide button, and click netflix. It stops my game and immediately plays. Or if im playing........say mass effect, and i wanna play Jade Empire that i downloaded. Same thing, just press the guide, and scroll to downloaded games. Its is nowhere NEAR as easy on PS3
4- Trueskill Ranking system- I cant count how many times i was playing warhawk when i first got it, and got beat like a runaway slave until i got the hang of it. Imagine going to the gym to play basketball, and everyday you had to play against Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Shaq!! Trueskill tracks your accomplishments ingame, and matches you with people on your level, making sure every experience is fair, and fun.
5 Intergration- Kinda speaks for itself. Basically my friends list follows me through every game. im even notified if a friend is playing the same game as me, and allows me to join the right then, no lobbies, menus, or anything. I can also check my achievements, friends achievements, and the profiles of the last 40 people ive played online at anytime, whether im watching a movie, netflix, playing a game, or whatever.
6-Cross game invites- no matter what im doing, i can invite a player to my game with the press of a button. No need to type a message like on PS3. I can also record voice messages to send to anyone ingame.
7-Server based system- the myth going on is that LIVE doesnt have dedicated servers. While this is mostly true, what people fail to realize is that EVERYTHING Live related IS kept on servers, servers that MS maintains. My friends lists, achievements (even my achievement progress), games played, and even my LOCATION or MODE in the game is tracked and displayed to my friends. Meaning i can check my friends profile (ingame if i choose) and see what area hes cruising in GTA iv, or the score in madden or NFL nk9, or the mode, map, and score in Halo 3.
There are many more, but like i said, go experience it for yourself.Heroldp813
The post I was looking for when I made this thread, thank you. I had no idea PS3 was missing this stuff and I was shocked to learn a few things I didnt knowabout my Gold membership.
the ps3 can do some of that stuff but i dont feel like botheringthe ps3 can do some of that stuff but i dont feel like bothering
coltgames
I know it can, but it isnt as seamless, as user friendly, and as effective as it is on live. For instance, you can view certain things while in game, but it is severly laggy. Or i can view games that friends are playing, but not any more details about it. And i cant just pop in a game and join a game in progress like on 360
[QUOTE="coltgames"]
the ps3 can do some of that stuff but i dont feel like bothering
navyguy21
I know it can, but it isnt as seamless, as user friendly, and as effective as it is on live. For instance, you can view certain things while in game, but it is severly laggy. Or i can view games that friends are playing, but not any more details about it. And i cant just pop in a game and join a game in progress like on 360
yea your right live is really fast and seamless/intergrated well, when u try to invite or read messages. Sometimes i catch myself yelling at the ps3 in game xmb , the icons takes so long to pop up sometimesIf your asking what you get for your money..... its nothing. One would be the party chat feature, but you get those on the PC for free, and soon the Vita. If the PS3 was not limited by its hardware you would have probably seen it on the PS3 for free as well.
You're paying for all of those quality advertisements on the dash board.
theuncharted34
They are pretty nice. :3
One thing I dislike about GOLD is it's required if you want to use Netlfix when every other system allows you to use it without a subscription.
[QUOTE="Lionheart08"]Yea, i think thats stupid, along with the requirement for huluOne thing I dislike about GOLD is it's required if you want to use Netlfix when every other system allows you to use it without a subscription.
navyguy21
Its to add value, so it seems like your actually paying for something with your subscription. If the only difference between Gold, and Silver was only being able to game online there probably a lot less gold members.
1. Go on the Xbox website.
2. Click Xbox Live or something of the sort
3. Compare Silver and Gold
NOT HARD
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/Live/JoinLIVE/Home
Silverbond
yaa there's more than that, like the 99.9% other services, most of the stuff is behind scenes. like servers, mods, security, testing and more. but I am sure 100's of people would gladly work for free
Yea, i think thats stupid, along with the requirement for hulu[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="Lionheart08"]
One thing I dislike about GOLD is it's required if you want to use Netlfix when every other system allows you to use it without a subscription.
GTSaiyanjin2
Its to add value, so it seems like your actually paying for something with your subscription. If the only difference between Gold, and Silver was only being able to game online there probably a lot less gold members.
There is a lot more to live than that though. I pay for live because i see value in it, and thats outside of Netflix and Hulu. And yes i have a PS3.What are Xbox 360 gamers paying for? World class security, accounts and credit card numbers ultimately secured and no worries being hacked, which is common on the PSN network as history proves (sees the recent news when PSN was down due to hacking for over 3 months).
[QUOTE="GTSaiyanjin2"]
[QUOTE="navyguy21"] Yea, i think thats stupid, along with the requirement for hulunavyguy21
Its to add value, so it seems like your actually paying for something with your subscription. If the only difference between Gold, and Silver was only being able to game online there probably a lot less gold members.
There is a lot more to live than that though. I pay for live because i see value in it, and thats outside of Netflix and Hulu. And yes i have a PS3.Well I can agree with that too, for ex most of my friends are on live. I would rather game with them, than play some random person on the PC, even though I prefer the PC over the consoles. If it was not that one reason I doubt I be paying for live.As long as this stands true(meaning Xboxlive doesnt get hacked and shut down) I would agree. I think it is pathetic to have to "pay to play" online, however I can honestly say the stablity/userbase#s on xbox live for me have been excellent, even with poor internet/old games.What are Xbox 360 gamers paying for? World class security, accounts and credit card numbers ultimately secured and no worries being hacked, which is common on the PSN network as history proves (sees the recent news when PSN was down due to hacking for over 3 months).
Click_Clock
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