Xbox Live vs PSN.. What's the difference?

A common argument is that PSN offers the exact same thing that the paid Xbox Live Service offers, therefore Xbox owners are basically getting scammed by Microsoft.

What are the differences between these two and does the opinion that they are pretty much the same hold true?

I recently purchased a 360, and honestly the only real difference I have noticed is that XBL runs a little smoother than PSN but I haven't noticed that big of a difference so far

I recently purchased a 360, and honestly the only real difference I have noticed is that XBL runs a little smoother than PSN but I haven't noticed that big of a difference so far

vtbob88

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Actually, this thread in general makes me :|

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I recently purchased a 360, and honestly the only real difference I have noticed is that XBL runs a little smoother than PSN but I haven't noticed that big of a difference so far

PillyChickle

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a little more of a response might have helped. I would like to see what the difference is but so far I have not noticed much change. I may be missing some available things in XBL but havnt seen much of a difference right now.

Xbox has more players with mics which results in more kids screaming online with there mic

I recently purchased a 360, and honestly the only real difference I have noticed is that XBL runs a little smoother than PSN but I haven't noticed that big of a difference so far

vtbob88

You're an idiot.

Hmm, about 40 - 60 bones a year - XBLA rocks hard - XBL more fully integrated - updates handled a bunch better -XBL remains secure :o and that will do for now. :P

12 bucks a year.

(If you pay 60 you're a tard)

PSN lets you play online for free... XBL you have to pay extra... thats the only difference that matters for me since I got the consoles to play games offline & online..

psn store is better then xbox market place for sure..

Party System

Cross Game Chat

The PS Vita will offer cross game chat so I'm sure the PS4 will have it and a party system.

A common argument is that PSN offers the exact same thing that the paid Xbox Live Service offers, therefore Xbox owners are basically getting scammed by Microsoft.

What are the differences between these two and does the opinion that they are pretty much the same hold true?

brad12d3

[QUOTE="free_milk"]

psn store is better then xbox market place for sure..

Haiyama

LOL what a retard.

Sony is too cheap to keep some demos on their servers for extended periods of time, the ps store gets late dlc and games (Castle Crashers, Castlevania: HOM, ect.) and has crappy exclusives (Fat Princess? LOL Shadow Complex stomps that s**t).

And ps plus is for dumbass suckers. You get a WHOLE $2 discount on games, and get to "rent" crappy games that most people don't even want.

Not much, they're both a million times better than Nintendo's online offering, comparing it to that would make an easier comparison. Xbox live is better, but you pay for it to be better. It's a trade-off.

Wait until you bring a new PS3 game home all ready to play it and see that the game needs to be updated... MacaroniMoses

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[QUOTE="free_milk"]

psn store is better then xbox market place for sure..

Slashless

LOL what a retard.

Sony is too cheap to keep some demos on their servers for extended periods of time, the ps store gets late dlc and games (Castle Crashers, Castlevania: HOM, ect.) and has crappy exclusives (Fat Princess? LOL Shadow Complex stomps that s**t).

And ps plus is for dumbass suckers. You get a WHOLE $2 discount on games, and get to "rent" crappy games that most people don't even want.

I don't give a s**t, you idiot. You're the moron for quoting me and assuming that I give a damn.

The only time I spent on Live was using the 1 month trial that you got for creating a new account, there wasn't much of a difference from PSN except more people had mics and you could do parties and cross chat, that was about it really. Oh and updates tended to be quicker, but you don't need to be a Gold Memeber to get those updates. That's basically it. Everything else was the same including the online gameplay it'self, neither one lags more than the other or offers smoother online gameplay, it's exactly the same in that area.

Some people think XBL is worth paying for, I however do not. I didn't see anything that would warrent my money, there wasn't anything about XBL that would make it "vastly superior" like some people say. If you took away the online fee then I would say that XBL is better but only by a tad, however considering it charges for online MP it makes it worse than PSN IMO. But like I said, there isn't a vast difference between the two. You decide for yourself what you prefer.

Wait until you bring a new PS3 game home all ready to play it and see that the game needs to be updated... MacaroniMoses

You get to pay $49.99 a year for ads. Seems like a great deal.

You get to pay 49..9 a year for ads. Seems like a great deal.lbjkurono23

[QUOTE="lbjkurono23"]You get to pay 49..9 a year for ads. Seems like a great deal.MFDOOM1983

[QUOTE="MacaroniMoses"]Wait until you bring a new PS3 game home all ready to play it and see that the game needs to be updated... fadersdream

This isn't entirely true, you don't need to update a PS3 game every time you put it in. That's comeplete bull sh!t. Same goes for having to update every week and the system doesn't crash and you don't update the system and game at the same time, do you have any idea what your talking about? Especially the part you said about having to re update every month, that is COMPLETELY false, you update once and it's done. You don't re update them again, and PS Plus doesn't make them faster, just let's you update when your sleeping and what not.

It is true that some PSN updates are slower, but some are pretty quick and only takeabout 5-10 minutes. What your doing isn't being honest and just outright lying about things. Do you even have a PS3?

It is true that some PSN updates are slower, but some are pretty quick and only takeabout 5-10 minutes. What your doing isn't being honest and just outright lying about things.

ShadowMoses900

When I first popped in Uncharted 2, I had to DL nearly 10 updates, two of which were over 120MB in size.

WTF

Xbox has more players with mics which results in more kids screaming online with there mic

free_milk

That and you pay $60/year for Xlive.

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It is true that some PSN updates are slower, but some are pretty quick and only takeabout 5-10 minutes. What your doing isn't being honest and just outright lying about things.

balfe1990

When I first popped in Uncharted 2, I had to DL nearly 10 updates, two of which were over 120MB in size.

WTF

I said SOME updates, and you must have gotten Uncharted 2 late because I didn't have that problem. The guy I quoted said you have re update every time you put the game in and that it causes the system to crash ect...That's what he was lying about, please read the whole post you are quoting.

[QUOTE="balfe1990"]

[QUOTE="ShadowMoses900"]

It is true that some PSN updates are slower, but some are pretty quick and only takeabout 5-10 minutes. What your doing isn't being honest and just outright lying about things.

ShadowMoses900

When I first popped in Uncharted 2, I had to DL nearly 10 updates, two of which were over 120MB in size.

WTF

I saidSOME updates, and you must have gotten Uncharted 2 late because I didn't have that problem. The guy I quoted said you have re update every time you put the game in and that it causes the system to crash ect...That's what he was lying about, please read the whole post you are quoting.

10 is way overly exaggerated. And yes you would had to have gotten the game way-way late after release.

[QUOTE="balfe1990"]

[QUOTE="ShadowMoses900"]

It is true that some PSN updates are slower, but some are pretty quick and only takeabout 5-10 minutes. What your doing isn't being honest and just outright lying about things.

ShadowMoses900

When I first popped in Uncharted 2, I had to DL nearly 10 updates, two of which were over 120MB in size.

WTF

I said SOME updates, and you must have gotten Uncharted 2 late because I didn't have that problem. The guy I quoted said you have re update every time you put the game in and that it causes the system to crash ect...That's what he was lying about, please read the whole post you are quoting.

I don't know why you are reffering to that other guy.

I was merely responding to you saying that updates take only 5 to 10 minutes. In the case of U2, it took me nearly an hour.

I haven't bought GT5 yet but the thought of all those updates makes my (high)data cap cower in fear.

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[QUOTE="balfe1990"]

When I first popped in Uncharted 2, I had to DL nearly 10 updates, two of which were over 120MB in size.

WTF

clr84651

I saidSOME updates, and you must have gotten Uncharted 2 late because I didn't have that problem. The guy I quoted said you have re update every time you put the game in and that it causes the system to crash ect...That's what he was lying about, please read the whole post you are quoting.

10 is way overly exaggerated. And yes you would had to have gotten the game way-way late after release.

No, it was 10, if not 12.

Clear your cache and update the game again if you don't believe me.

[QUOTE="ShadowMoses900"]

[QUOTE="balfe1990"]

When I first popped in Uncharted 2, I had to DL nearly 10 updates, two of which were over 120MB in size.

WTF

clr84651

I saidSOME updates, and you must have gotten Uncharted 2 late because I didn't have that problem. The guy I quoted said you have re update every time you put the game in and that it causes the system to crash ect...That's what he was lying about, please read the whole post you are quoting.

10 is way overly exaggerated. And yes you would had to have gotten the game way-way late after release.

Definately, I don't remember there being 10 updates for Uncharted or any other game really. Mabey COD because they make so many damn map packs, but those updates only take about 5-10 minutes to download. I don't know what version of Uncharted 2 he was playing lol. It had some updates but not any where close to 10.

Definately, I don't remember there being 10 updates for Uncharted or any other game really. Mabey COD because they make so many damn map packs, but those updates only take about 5-10 minutes to download. I don't know what version of Uncharted 2 he was playing lol. It had some updates but not any where close to 10.

ShadowMoses900

See my above post if you're doubting me.

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[QUOTE="balfe1990"]

When I first popped in Uncharted 2, I had to DL nearly 10 updates, two of which were over 120MB in size.

WTF

balfe1990

I said SOME updates, and you must have gotten Uncharted 2 late because I didn't have that problem. The guy I quoted said you have re update every time you put the game in and that it causes the system to crash ect...That's what he was lying about, please read the whole post you are quoting.

I don't know why you are reffering to that other guy.

I was merely responding to you saying that updates take only 5 to 10 minutes. In the case of U2, it took me nearly an hour.

I haven't bought GT5 yet but the thought of all those updates makes my (high)data cap cower in fear.

That's why I said SOME updates, not all. Some updates can take awhile and some take hardly any time at all. It varies...it's not like all updates are slow. Also I was referring to the other guy because he was lying and you didn't read the whole post so you didn't understand what it was about. Some updats can be long but there are some that only take 5-10 minutes.

Although I have NEVER waited an hour to update a game, the most I have ever waited was about 40 minutes for Bad Company 2 and a couple other games. That's about it really.

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[QUOTE="ShadowMoses900"]

I said SOME updates, and you must have gotten Uncharted 2 late because I didn't have that problem. The guy I quoted said you have re update every time you put the game in and that it causes the system to crash ect...That's what he was lying about, please read the whole post you are quoting.

ShadowMoses900

I don't know why you are reffering to that other guy.

I was merely responding to you saying that updates take only 5 to 10 minutes. In the case of U2, it took me nearly an hour.

I haven't bought GT5 yet but the thought of all those updates makes my (high)data cap cower in fear.

That's why I said SOME updates, not all. Some updates can take awhile and some take hardly any time at all. It varies...it's not like all updates are slow. Also I was referring to the other guy because he was lying and you didn't read the whole post so you didn't understand what it was about. Some updats can be long but there are some that only take 5-10 minutes.

Although I have NEVER waited an hour to update a game, the most I have ever waited was about 40 minutes for Bad Company 2 and a couple other games. That's about it really.

Okay then, case closed.

[QUOTE="ShadowMoses900"]

Definately, I don't remember there being 10 updates for Uncharted or any other game really. Mabey COD because they make so many damn map packs, but those updates only take about 5-10 minutes to download. I don't know what version of Uncharted 2 he was playing lol. It had some updates but not any where close to 10.

balfe1990

See my above post if you're doubting me.

Lol I'm not going to waste my time doing that, okay. Mabey in England or wherever your from it was different, but it wasn't 10 for me. I don't remember how many it was, but sure as hell wasn't 10 lol. Mabey you have a GOTY edition or something that has all the DLC? But even then I doubt it would take a whole hour.

I don't know other than one cost and one is free. I don't have a 360, so I don't know. But it is funny people claiming downloading on PSN is slow. It isn't slow for me. If only the 360 had more than 2 games for me. Then I would know because then the 360 would be worth purchasing.AmazonTreeBoa

I think they might be referring to downloading updates, as those are indeed slower than XBL usually (XBL updates usually take about 5 seconds).But it's not downloads in general, some people don't make that distinction.

But it is funny people claiming downloading on PSN is slow. It isn't slow for me. IAmazonTreeBoa

I think they mean it's slow in comparison.

The Wi-Fi receiver in the PS3 is a bit outdated I think because the DL speeds are comparable to the Xbox ones if you have it hardwired but noticeably slower if you're connecting via Wi Fi vs. DLing something similar in size on the Xbox via Wi Fi.

THE UPDATES!!! i remember when i first got my ps3, it took over an hour to download all the updates for littlebigplanet. that's just ridiculous. i've never had an update take over a minute on my 360 (the vast majority are about 10 seconds max). this isn't even up for debate.

XBLA market place is much better as far as content and user-friendliness compared to the PS store.

xbox live just makes it alot easier to communicate with friends.

now, you have to ask yourself if those extra/better features are worth $50-$60 a year.

PSN seems to tell you there is an update every other time you put in a game. It can get annoying. I turned on my 360 for the first time in a few months the other day and I swear that it had to update every app on the console at least 3 times each. It sounds like BS, but I like Tennis and when I clicked on the espn3 app it updated about five times. Also, some of my apps were missing.

Other than that one is free and the other is $60/year. Think of it like this: one is like having a girlfriend while the other is like going out late at night and buying a h**k3R. One really shouldn't have to do the latter.

[QUOTE="lbjkurono23"]You get to pay 49..9 a year for ads. Seems like a great deal.MFDOOM1983

if you're a democrat who doesn't mind the thought of criminals stealing off you, then not much.