LOL. Have you tried PS Now? Granted, it's not nearly as good as local, but it's not "crap". But go ahead, let's see the map of severs that Sony has that you're using to know they don't have enough or have in the right places.

Pretty funny how you think that Sony, one of the few companies with an actual cloud gaming service deployed and probably some of the most experience in cloud gaming, is completely unable to compete. Shouldn't you at least wait for MS to release at least their first tentative step in this direction with Crackdown 3? Sure that's just running part of the game on the cloud, but it's quite a step beyond the standard server hosting they've done thus far.

It's not that I see conspiracies, it's that I don't lend credence to anonymous internet posts with no details or references. That second link isn't very helpful, with their solution being too buy faster internet service or switch to a wired connection.

That first link is very interesting, though. I went to the original posting and it seems the test was very well done. It would be nice if I could find corroboration or if he had done the same test with an Xbox One, but it definitely suggests there is an issue, albeit with the system and not the network, though the end result is the same. Unfortunately, my internet isn't fast enough to test for myself. Have you tried sending your PS4 link through a proxy on your PC?

Except, as you've shown, there is no official data that shows this. All you have are anonymous posts by people that we have no idea of their setup or even if they actually have the systems to compare, only unsubstantiated claims.

So what's the over/under of how many months it will take Switch to pass the PS4 in total sales for Japan?

Evidently I did, since I try to avoid deleting partial quotes and just clear whole blocks to keep the chain shorter.

But comments? How is this any different than the fanboy posts on this board? Particularly since most are completely anonymous "Guest" posts that don't even have an account registered. None of that is evidence. In fact, you've provided more evidence that you are wrong than you have that you are right.

Really? Let's look at what they have to say. Google translate isn't the most elegant translator, but...

"the current PlayStation Plus works just fine.The servers are doing well, you are (almost) not popped out of multiplayer games while playing and also party chats are doing it. Very occasionally there is still a maintenance update, so you temporarily can not go online. Only this is usually short-lived and is not common."

"Whether it is PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold, there are now minimal problems with the servers."

Another comparison and another result saying they are similar. Have you forgotten that you are trying to support the argument that PSN is a joke or that it suffers horrible download speeds in comparison to Xbox Live?

And when they talk QOS, they still talk about the things that happened in 2011. That's comparing what they were, not what they are. Even still, they don't support your allegation that "PSN is a joke compared to Xbox Live" or that the download speeds are much slower.

Yep reddit is just another forum. Even still, most said there's no significant difference, and the few that made that unsubstantiated claim that there is were clearly fanboys and got downvoted and comments hidden.

Either way, nothing you've shown actually supports your claim.

I don't get it. It does suck. It sucked when I payed for Xbox Live and it sucks now that I pay for PSN. A negative thing on another platform doesn't change that, but it is what it is.

You really should read the sources you provide as evidence. The first has PSN and Xbox Live trading blows, says PSN can go toe to toe and concludes, "All of these services have their strengths and weaknesses, but out of em all who’s the best is kinda subjective".

The second mentions, "Playstation network’s best asset is its price or lack thereof. Playstation network, as of now, is free to use and has been from the beginning" and also talks of Xbox Live coins. Clearly not up to date.

Reddit is just another forum that anyone can contribute and holds no more weight, inherently, than a post here.