Microsoft React to PlayStation Network Outage

The PlayStation Network issues currently plaguing gamers throughout the globe could not have come at a worse time. Not only are there a number of high profile titles arriving on retail shelves, but also in the UK it's a Bank Holiday weekend, meaning there was likely to be a large number of gamers heading online. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) have been reluctant to discuss the issues any more than is absolutely necessary, however things are a bit different in the Microsoft camp

Why does Microsoft even bother? If people are smart they will just wait a couple days for PSN to go back online instead of buying an Xbox 360. EliteM0nk3y

we are expecting Microsoft's robust online network to see an increase of traffic from those gamers who own both systemsArticle

Why does Microsoft even bother? If people are smart they will just wait a couple days for PSN to go back online instead of buying an Xbox 360. EliteM0nk3y

When approaching Microsoft, Electronic Theatre was offered the following comment.

"Of course it's regretful that Sony is encountering issues at such a busy time, and Microsoft takes no joy in the problems gamers are having playing their favourite games online." Stated the representative of Microsoft's distribution network. "That being said, we are expecting Microsoft's robust online network to see an increase of traffic from those gamers who own both systems. Being able to play their games via the Xbox LIVE network could make all the difference for some gamers, and the Xbox Nations event will allow all of them to do just that – whether they have a Gold subscription or not."

I remember Microsoft had an issue similar to this a few years back, Holiday 09' maybe? User's were given a free game, I think Undertow. I wonder if Sony will do something similar.

so Microsoft assumes all PS3fanboys owners that have an Xbox 360...are willing to play it...over their PS3?

How soon they forget the 2007 holiday season :PFloppy_Jim

[QUOTE="EliteM0nk3y"]Why does Microsoft even bother? If people are smart they will just wait a couple days for PSN to go back online instead of buying an Xbox 360. After_Math

When approaching Microsoft, Electronic Theatre was offered the following comment.

"Of course it's regretful that Sony is encountering issues at such a busy time, and Microsoft takes no joy in the problems gamers are having playing their favourite games online." Stated the representative of Microsoft's distribution network. "That being said, we are expecting Microsoft's robust online network to see an increase of traffic from those gamers who own both systems. Being able to play their games via the Xbox LIVE network could make all the difference for some gamers, and the Xbox Nations event will allow all of them to do just that – whether they have a Gold subscription or not."

I remember Microsoft had an issue similar to this a few years back, Holiday 09' maybe? User's were given a free game, I think Undertow. I wonder if Sony will do something similar.

It was '07, and yes we were given Undertow for free :)

But I don't remember Sony saying anything about that.

so Microsoft assumes all PS3 owners have an Xbox 360...and are willing to play it?

TheKing012

[QUOTE="TheKing012"]

so Microsoft assumes all PS3 owners have an Xbox 360...and are willing to play it?

navyguy21

that would be suggesting that as fanboys...they would be willing to even play the **** thing.

[QUOTE="navyguy21"]

[QUOTE="TheKing012"]

so Microsoft assumes all PS3 owners have an Xbox 360...and are willing to play it?

TheKing012

that would be suggesting that as fanboys...they would be willing to even play the **** thing.

lol, no I'm not upgrading to Gold just because of this but nice try MS.tomarlyn

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[QUOTE="navyguy21"] Did u read the article at all? He clearly said "From those gamers who own both", not that everyone owns both...............

navyguy21

that would be suggesting that as fanboys...they would be willing to even play the **** thing.

you don't seem to comprehend what i'm saying:

if Microsoft expects their Xbox Live traffic to increase from the PSN outage, then they are obviously expecting it to be from the crowd of people who (mainly) play their PS3s.

it just isn't going to happen. i apologize, but in a reality where fanboys don't reign supreme, that'd be possible.

lol, no I'm not upgrading to Gold just because of this but nice try MS.tomarlyn

Another person who didnt read the article and couldnt of noticed that its a free Xbox Live weekend that they're discussing.

How can this thread be overflowing with ignorance so hard when the actual statement is readily available for all to read, in plain text, at the click of a link?

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[QUOTE="TheKing012"]

that would be suggesting that as fanboys...they would be willing to even play the **** thing.

TheKing012

you don't seem to comprehend what i'm saying:

if Microsoft expects their Xbox Live traffic to increase from the PSN outage, then they are obviously expecting it to be from the crowd of people who (mainly) play their PS3s.

it just isn't going to happen. i apologize, but in a reality where fanboys don't reign supreme, that'd be possible.

lol guys read the article before hating on MS

[QUOTE="After_Math"] Read the statement, Microsoft didn't say anything negative.Floppy_Jim

The site had an interview with them, what are they supposed to say?

"XBL is down this weekend as a sympathetic gesture for our friends over at Sony" ?

[QUOTE="TheKing012"]

[QUOTE="navyguy21"] What?

navyguy21

you don't seem to comprehend what i'm saying:

if Microsoft expects their Xbox Live traffic to increase from the PSN outage, then they are obviously expecting it to be from the crowd of people who (mainly) play their PS3s.

it just isn't going to happen. i apologize, but in a reality where fanboys don't reign supreme, that'd be possible.

it isn't going to happen. i don't know how else to express this to you.

your mentality on how people view their consoles is inaccurate. if a person has invested THAT MUCH TIME into their PS3, and the PSN, they aren't going to simply "jump in" (and this is assuming they have enough money going to have purchased games for the Xbox 360 and PS3) and start experiencing the greatness of the Xbawks.

[QUOTE="Floppy_Jim"][QUOTE="After_Math"] Read the statement, Microsoft didn't say anything negative.Snugenz

The site had an interview with them, what are they supposed to say?

"XBL is down this weekend as a sympathetic gesture for our friends over at Sony" ?

[QUOTE="Floppy_Jim"][QUOTE="After_Math"] Read the statement, Microsoft didn't say anything negative.Snugenz

The site had an interview with them, what are they supposed to say?

"XBL is down this weekend as a sympathetic gesture for our friends over at Sony" ?

[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="TheKing012"]

you don't seem to comprehend what i'm saying:

if Microsoft expects their Xbox Live traffic to increase from the PSN outage, then they are obviously expecting it to be from the crowd of people who (mainly) play their PS3s.

it just isn't going to happen. i apologize, but in a reality where fanboys don't reign supreme, that'd be possible.

TheKing012

it isn't going to happen. i don't know how else to express this to you.

your mentality on how people view their consoles is inaccurate. if a person has invested THAT MUCH TIME into their PS3, and the PSN, they aren't going to simply jump over (and this is assuming they have enough money going to have purchased enough games for the Xbox 360) and start experiencing the greatness of the Xbawks.

Eh no, not everyone thinks like you.

I flip between 3 systems constantly because i have different games on those 3 systems and i want to play different games at different times. I have no silly loyalty to any of those systems.

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

[QUOTE="Floppy_Jim"] It's nice convenient way to draw attention to their free XBL event. If I were an MS crony I'd rip into it though. Their conservatism does not amuse me.tomarlyn

The site had an interview with them, what are they supposed to say?

"XBL is down this weekend as a sympathetic gesture for our friends over at Sony" ?

seriously, Microsoft has to be joking :lol:!

PS3 owner: "the PSN network has been down for a WHOLE DAY. i don't care that i can still play the majority of my games, and still use most of the services...I think I'm going to go use my Xbox 360 I haven't touched in almost half a decade and just forget about all the time I've invested into my PS3!"

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

[QUOTE="Floppy_Jim"] It's nice convenient way to draw attention to their free XBL event. If I were an MS crony I'd rip into it though. Their conservatism does not amuse me.tomarlyn

The site had an interview with them, what are they supposed to say?

"XBL is down this weekend as a sympathetic gesture for our friends over at Sony" ?

Xbox Live free weekend

How have you still not read the article ...

[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="TheKing012"]

you don't seem to comprehend what i'm saying:

if Microsoft expects their Xbox Live traffic to increase from the PSN outage, then they are obviously expecting it to be from the crowd of people who (mainly) play their PS3s.

it just isn't going to happen. i apologize, but in a reality where fanboys don't reign supreme, that'd be possible.

TheKing012

it isn't going to happen. i don't know how else to express this to you.

your mentality on how people view their consoles is inaccurate. if a person has invested THAT MUCH TIME into their PS3, and the PSN, they aren't going to simply "jump in" (and this is assuming they have enough money going to have purchased games for the Xbox 360 and PS3) and start experiencing the greatness of the Xbawks.

I have both systems, and STILL have no interest in paying for XB LIVE.

And I don't spend a great deal of time on PSN either, aside from a few downloads once or twice every week, depending on what's interesting to DL.

ZOMG teh PSN Interwebs iz teh doom!!! :cry:

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[QUOTE="navyguy21"] Perhaps you arent comprehending the article well because of your own personal bias. A person could own both and play both equally, or play one more than the other. If one goes down, then the other will get more play. Common sense really.......doesnt really need to mean one was played more. If you cant play Uncharted 2 online and you on Reach.......then u play reach more...................even if UC2 and PS3 is your fav. Lack of options man.Snugenz

it isn't going to happen. i don't know how else to express this to you.

your mentality on how people view their consoles is inaccurate. if a person has invested THAT MUCH TIME into their PS3, and the PSN, they aren't going to simply jump over (and this is assuming they have enough money going to have purchased enough games for the Xbox 360) and start experiencing the greatness of the Xbawks.

Eh no, not everyone thinks like you.

I flip between 3 systems constantly because i have different games on those 3 systems and i want to play different games at different times. I have no silly loyalty to any of those systems.

http://www.yourgamercards.net/trophy/a/Snugenz.png

please, stop. you have 26,726 gamer score vs a level 4 PSN, and the last game you played on your PS3 was UNCHARTED 2 (2009, and you didn't even buy LittleBigPlanet 2 yet have it as your avatar for some odd reason).

you can't expect me to believe that if your Xbox Live went down you'd drop everything and decide to start using the PSN when you've not been using it this whole time.

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"][QUOTE="Snugenz"]

The site had an interview with them, what are they supposed to say?

"XBL is down this weekend as a sympathetic gesture for our friends over at Sony" ?

Snugenz

Xbox Live free weekend

How have you still not read the article ...

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

[QUOTE="TheKing012"]

it isn't going to happen. i don't know how else to express this to you.

your mentality on how people view their consoles is inaccurate. if a person has invested THAT MUCH TIME into their PS3, and the PSN, they aren't going to simply jump over (and this is assuming they have enough money going to have purchased enough games for the Xbox 360) and start experiencing the greatness of the Xbawks.

TheKing012

Eh no, not everyone thinks like you.

I flip between 3 systems constantly because i have different games on those 3 systems and i want to play different games at different times. I have no silly loyalty to any of those systems.

please, stop. you have 26,726 gamer score vs a level 4 PSN, and the last game you played on your PS3 was UNCHARTED 2 (2009).

you can't expect me to believe that if your Xbox Live went down you'd drop everything and decide to start using the PSN when you've not been using it this whole time.

Lol, i havnt been online on the 360 or PS3 in a good while i'll give you that, plus most of my gaming time these days is spent on the PC. But i still play plenty of single player games on both the 360 and PS3 offline.

So yes, i flip between the 3 of them quite regularly.

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

[QUOTE="TheKing012"]

it isn't going to happen. i don't know how else to express this to you.

your mentality on how people view their consoles is inaccurate. if a person has invested THAT MUCH TIME into their PS3, and the PSN, they aren't going to simply jump over (and this is assuming they have enough money going to have purchased enough games for the Xbox 360) and start experiencing the greatness of the Xbawks.

TheKing012

Eh no, not everyone thinks like you.

I flip between 3 systems constantly because i have different games on those 3 systems and i want to play different games at different times. I have no silly loyalty to any of those systems.

please, stop. you have 26,726 gamer score vs a level 4 PSN, and the last game you played on your PS3 was UNCHARTED 2 (2009).

you can't expect me to believe that if your Xbox Live went down you'd drop everything and decide to start using the PSN when you've not been using it this whole time.

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"] The idea is to exploit the PSN problem and make me switch to Gold, which I am not going to do........ You think this is just a friendly open invitation to PSN users?tomarlyn

Xbox Live free weekend

How have you still not read the article ...

Because you dont have a point, clearly he's talking about people who own both and he's talking about this weekend, so assuming they might get more traffic from people who may have been playing on PSN this weekend isnt far fetched especially when you consider its a free XBL weekend.

[QUOTE="TheKing012"]

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

Eh no, not everyone thinks like you.

I flip between 3 systems constantly because i have different games on those 3 systems and i want to play different games at different times. I have no silly loyalty to any of those systems.

Snugenz

please, stop. you have 26,726 gamer score vs a level 4 PSN, and the last game you played on your PS3 was UNCHARTED 2 (2009).

you can't expect me to believe that if your Xbox Live went down you'd drop everything and decide to start using the PSN when you've not been using it this whole time.

Lol, i havnt been online on the 360 or PS3 in a good while i'll give you that, plus most of my gaming time these days is spent on the PC. But i still play plenty of single player games on both the 360 and PS3 offline.

So yes, i flip between the 3 of them quite regularly.

http://www.yourgamercards.net/trophy/a/Snugenz.png

i've already posted the evidence. you BARELY use your PS3, and if you do, it isn't for games. and once again, you still haven't answered why you'd have a LBP2 avatar yet have never even touched the game.

No, they're supposed to rip into it and use PR talk to incite flame wars. Instead they're being all civilized and boring about it :( Floppy_Jim

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[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

Xbox Live free weekend

How have you still not read the article ...

Snugenz

Because you dont have a point, clearly he's talking about people who own both and he's talking about this weekend, so assuming they might get more traffic from people who may have been playing on PSN this weekend isnt far fetched especially when you consider its a free XBL weekend.

[QUOTE="navyguy21"] Perhaps you arent comprehending the article well because of your own personal bias. A person could own both and play both equally, or play one more than the other. If one goes down, then the other will get more play. Common sense really.......doesnt really need to mean one was played more. If you cant play Uncharted 2 online and you on Reach.......then u play reach more...................even if UC2 and PS3 is your fav. Lack of options man.TheKing012

it isn't going to happen. i don't know how else to express this to you.

your mentality on how people view their consoles is inaccurate. if a person has invested THAT MUCH TIME into their PS3, and the PSN, they aren't going to simply "jump in" (and this is assuming they have enough money going to have purchased games for the Xbox 360 and PS3) and start experiencing the greatness of the Xbawks.

Ridiculous. Everyone here agrees with navyguy21 and that is what the article is talking about.

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

[QUOTE="TheKing012"]

please, stop. you have 26,726 gamer score vs a level 4 PSN, and the last game you played on your PS3 was UNCHARTED 2 (2009).

you can't expect me to believe that if your Xbox Live went down you'd drop everything and decide to start using the PSN when you've not been using it this whole time.

TheKing012

Lol, i havnt been online on the 360 or PS3 in a good while i'll give you that, plus most of my gaming time these days is spent on the PC. But i still play plenty of single player games on both the 360 and PS3 offline.

So yes, i flip between the 3 of them quite regularly.

http://www.yourgamercards.net/trophy/a/Snugenz.png

i've already posted the evidence. you BARELY use your PS3, and if you do, it isn't for games. and once again, you still haven't answered why you'd have a LBP2 avatar yet have never even touched the game.

I have indeed touched the game, i've finished the (LBP2) Story Mode ,a good while ago in fact, and yesterday i was replaying C2 on my PS3 (offline). Your evidence is useless because it assumes i'm actually bothered to sync my PS3 on a regular basis, which evidently i'm not.

[QUOTE="TheKing012"]

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

Eh no, not everyone thinks like you.

I flip between 3 systems constantly because i have different games on those 3 systems and i want to play different games at different times. I have no silly loyalty to any of those systems.

navyguy21

please, stop. you have 26,726 gamer score vs a level 4 PSN, and the last game you played on your PS3 was UNCHARTED 2 (2009).

you can't expect me to believe that if your Xbox Live went down you'd drop everything and decide to start using the PSN when you've not been using it this whole time.

Sounds reasonable to me.

[QUOTE="Snugenz"]

[QUOTE="tomarlyn"] I have, how have you missed the point twice?

tomarlyn

Because you dont have a point, clearly he's talking about people who own both and he's talking about this weekend, so assuming they might get more traffic from people who may have been playing on PSN this weekend isnt far fetched especially when you consider its a free XBL weekend.

They're commenting on PSN being down and saying that they'll maybe get more traffic this weekend because of it. There "agenda" has always been to get more XBL subscriptions, what does that have to do with this situation?