Steam is better online service than XBL,PSN

First, Steam is free and accessible to anyone. no need to be a paid member to enjoy steam features. Valve DLC's free (L4D 2, TF 2). Second, cheapest deals, awesome bundle packs compared to XBL/PSN.Easy joining mp games. no lag or hassle much unless you got low bandwith.

only cons of steam are some regular patches as TF 2 or you have to wait to dl a 3 gb patch before playing for some games as Skyrim ETC.

more nifty features of steam acheivements, cloud saving feature,gifting/trading.

How many of you find steam to be better online service than XBL,PSN or XBL/PSN to be better than steam?

I find steam better than Xbox Live cause the only Bill I have to pay is one that goes to my Service Provider.

Steam is just plain awesome. Nuff said

I wish every game had cloud saves. That's one of my favourite features.

Well.... no sh!t.

It would be if Steam wasn't down on a regular basis for no reason and during events all the time.

No. XBL and PSN are bigger first of all, 2nd, EVERYONE that plays online on the Xbox 360/PS3 uses then, therefor I can chat with my friends no matter what game they are playing ( XBL ) whereas Steam that isnt the case unless I add non steam games which can get you kicked from some anti cheat servers.

It would be if Steam wasn't down on a regular basis for no reason and during events all the time.

DrTrafalgarLaw

derp

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It would be if Steam wasn't down on a regular basis for no reason and during events all the time.

blue_hazy_basic

lol.

It would be if Steam wasn't down on a regular basis for no reason and during events all the time.

DrTrafalgarLaw

I seriously can not remember a time when Steam was down. Sure the servers get swamped sometimes during the big sales, but just keep clicking they will connect.

CRAP, my power went out!!! Oh man, I forgot to put steam in offline mode and now I cant play my games!!fueled-system

Well if you aren't playing on a laptop and your power goes out, wouldn't it be rather hard to boot up your PC at all?

If you're referring to internet going out, it's still possible to put Steam on offline mode.

CRAP, my power went out!!! Oh man, I forgot to put steam in offline mode and now I cant play my games!!fueled-system

You should really get some experience with something before leaving false, jelous comments like that.

Too many hackers and pirates on PSN/LIVE

[QUOTE="fueled-system"]CRAP, my power went out!!! Oh man, I forgot to put steam in offline mode and now I cant play my games!!pelvist

You should really get some experience with something before leaving false, jelous comments like that.

Haven't you heard pelvist? The PS3 can run without electricity.

[QUOTE="DrTrafalgarLaw"]

It would be if Steam wasn't down on a regular basis for no reason and during events all the time.

blue_hazy_basic

[QUOTE="DrTrafalgarLaw"]

It would be if Steam wasn't down on a regular basis for no reason and during events all the time.

coasterguy65

I seriously can not remember a time when Steam was down. Sure the servers get swamped sometimes during the big sales, but just keep clicking they will connect.

[QUOTE="DrTrafalgarLaw"]

It would be if Steam wasn't down on a regular basis for no reason and during events all the time.

blue_hazy_basic

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[QUOTE="DrTrafalgarLaw"]

It would be if Steam wasn't down on a regular basis for no reason and during events all the time.

DrTrafalgarLaw

I seriously can not remember a time when Steam was down. Sure the servers get swamped sometimes during the big sales, but just keep clicking they will connect.

when i can't get on steam its usually on my end.

CRAP, my power went out!!! Oh man, I forgot to put steam in offline mode and now I cant play my games!!fueled-system

Indeed, xbl and psn are laughable compared to steam.

[QUOTE="fueled-system"]CRAP, my power went out!!! Oh man, I forgot to put steam in offline mode and now I cant play my games!!Klipsh

[QUOTE="Klipsh"][QUOTE="fueled-system"]CRAP, my power went out!!! Oh man, I forgot to put steam in offline mode and now I cant play my games!!DerekLoffin

Gameboy, Gamegear, DS, DSi, 3DS, PSP, PSVita, etc...

but eventually those batteries will die.

[QUOTE="DrTrafalgarLaw"][QUOTE="coasterguy65"]

I seriously can not remember a time when Steam was down. Sure the servers get swamped sometimes during the big sales, but just keep clicking they will connect.

mems_1224

I have had Steam go down once for me and it was really frustrating, but that was one time out of hundreds of other times that it worked great. They were even very accomadating when I lost the pw to my wife's steam account and couldn't remember the email to get the pw reset. They switched it over to my account (all her games were gifted from me so it made sense) and all was good. So I have no complaints. Steam rocks and the very very few times it is down are just little blips on my radar that I only remember for occassions such as this.

For the most part, yes. XBL still has more users with headsets, which is a big deal to me. They also sound better and it is way more common to get someone on the PC who has a scratchy mic from a cheap USB plug-n-play compared to what you would find on XBL. senses_fail_06

And water is wet :)

It is the "point out the obviouss thread", isn't it?

[QUOTE="fueled-system"]CRAP, my power went out!!! Oh man, I forgot to put steam in offline mode and now I cant play my games!!pelvist

You should really get some experience with something before leaving false, jelous comments like that.

no lagindzman

No. XBL and PSN are bigger first of all, 2nd, EVERYONE that plays online on the Xbox 360/PS3 uses then, therefor I can chat with my friends no matter what game they are playing ( XBL ) whereas Steam that isnt the case unless I add non steam games which can get you kicked from some anti cheat servers.

Maneil99

I only prefer XBL currently because my PC can't run 90% of games out there.

Steam is great, though.

false jealous comments? I use steam... and I forgot to delete the comment anyway cause it was wrong, I meant when the internet was down... And what person would be so pathetic to be jealous of something that anybody can use?fueled-system

Yeah.... You are still making false statements. If your internet is down, never placed steam in offline mode, and you attempt to open up steam you get this:

See that "START IN OFFLINE MODE" button? Yeah. You click it.

[QUOTE="fueled-system"]false jealous comments? I use steam... and I forgot to delete the comment anyway cause it was wrong, I meant when the internet was down... And what person would be so pathetic to be jealous of something that anybody can use?XaosII

Yeah.... You are still making false statements. If your internet is down, never placed steam in offline mode, and you attempt to open up steam you get this:

See that "START IN OFFLINE MODE" button? Yeah. You click it.

Stop using FACTS and EVIDENCE you idiot!

[spoiler] Yes, that's sarcasm [/spoiler]

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[QUOTE="DrTrafalgarLaw"]

It would be if Steam wasn't down on a regular basis for no reason and during events all the time.

DrTrafalgarLaw

I seriously can not remember a time when Steam was down. Sure the servers get swamped sometimes during the big sales, but just keep clicking they will connect.

Perhaps. But I wouldn't quite say it's the best in terms of deals. PS Plus is arguably better. By spending £30-£40 on Steam can you get equal to what you would get for an entire year membership of PS Plus? Could you even get equal to what I've got on PS Plus in the few months I've been a member? Plus the fact games on PS Plus are free gives you the advantage of trying games that fell under your radar and it allows you play games you wouldn't have even considered playing before. It's really easy to get sleeper hits on Plus and find you enjoy games you would have never thought you would, whereas even the best deals on Steam won't be free, therefore you won't think about trying it unless it's a game you were already interested in.

For the most part, yes. XBL still has more users with headsets, which is a big deal to me. They also sound better and it is way more common to get someone on the PC who has a scratchy mic from a cheap USB plug-n-play compared to what you would find on XBL. senses_fail_06

[QUOTE="DrTrafalgarLaw"]

It would be if Steam wasn't down on a regular basis for no reason and during events all the time.

blue_hazy_basic

First, Steam is free and accessible to anyone. no need to be a paid member to enjoy steam features. Valve DLC's free (L4D 2, TF 2). Second, cheapest deals, awesome bundle packs compared to XBL/PSN.Easy joining mp games. no lag or hassle much unless you got low bandwith.

only cons of steam are some regular patches as TF 2 or you have to wait to dl a 3 gb patch before playing for some games as Skyrim ETC.

more nifty features of steam acheivements, cloud saving feature,gifting/trading.

How many of you find steam to be better online service than XBL,PSN or XBL/PSN to be better than steam?

indzman

[QUOTE="indzman"]

First, Steam is free and accessible to anyone. no need to be a paid member to enjoy steam features. Valve DLC's free (L4D 2, TF 2). Second, cheapest deals, awesome bundle packs compared to XBL/PSN.Easy joining mp games. no lag or hassle much unless you got low bandwith.

only cons of steam are some regular patches as TF 2 or you have to wait to dl a 3 gb patch before playing for some games as Skyrim ETC.

more nifty features of steam acheivements, cloud saving feature,gifting/trading.

How many of you find steam to be better online service than XBL,PSN or XBL/PSN to be better than steam?

blackace