This is a big one.
After several days of outage, Sony has finally announced that the online system for the console – the PlayStation Network – is going down for a long time. The outage was caused by ‘external intrusion’, i.e. hackers, but Sony isn’t sure about data was compromised in the process. They’re looking into it, but till then, it’s back to single player missions and/or bots on your next deathmatch in your favorite FPS.
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Do I miss it? Nope. My PSN experience has always been sub-par – limited online options and content, lack of a public profile and no achievements (later called Trophies) support. Some of these were added over time, but just a few weeks with Xbox Live opens you up to a whole new world of online capabilities which the PlayStation Network – even though free – will never be able to match. And after Kinect, The Xbox 360 had a clear edge, which hasn’t even been touched by the antique PlayStation Move controllers.
I switched sides to the Xbox a couple years ago and I’ve never been let down by anything there – not the games, not the console itself, obviously not Kinect and naturally not Xbox Live. My PS3 has been reduced to a simple media player (playing content from my computers over DLNA) and a Blu-ray player (of course). Sure, I get my fix of God of War and Uncharted every now and then, but for everything else, there’s the Xbox 360.
Okay, so none of this has anything to do with the reason of the PSN outage, but I’m just stating my preference here.
A lot of people keep asking me if they should get a PS3 or an Xbox 360. Without flinching, I tell them to get the Xbox 360, an Xbox Live Gold subscription and Kinect for Xbox 360 for what’s probably the best gaming experience a console can deliver at the moment. Don’t think so? Go on and let me know why not in the comments box below!
Whoa, is this a news piece or an opinion-editorial?
First paragraph is informative, the rest basically is an advertisement for why the Xbox is better
I bought my ps3 to play online I want to return it I want my mony back
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ARE YOU FORGETTING ABOUT WHEN XBOX LIVE WENT DOWN FOR 2 WEEKS ?
Same thing as always with the crack users, always get caught up in warshipping Bill Gates you forget what you were talking about. Xbox 360 was a campfire that burned down a few peoples houses while they worked out some “glitches”. I don’t wannt to be charged twice for the same internet service and surely don’t want to be human bar-b-q, so Playstation will stay my pick, sorry Xbox lovers, I moved out of my moms house some years ago. I have more important bills topay than “Live”.
Wasn’t the Red Ring Of Death the biggest black mark on Xbox?
Yes, this outage sucks, but how often has something like this happened to the PS3 network, which is free? I don’t blame Playstation – I blame the pouty hackers (if they are, indeed, to blame). And if it was caused by hackers, I really hope that their real names aren’t released to the public, because while I’m not afraid of 1 fat dork that can’t pry himself away from his video games, I can only imagine what millions of them could do collectively.
So while I’d like to update my video games or play MK9 online with friends, that shit just isn’t happening right now. So suck it up, get off the damn couch, and go outside for a change.
Whoa Guys…You Mad??? Sure the old Xbox has some problems, I had one red ring before, but I got a new console out of it for free. Sure I pay 60 Dollars a month, but as someone said ” I have more important bills to pay then “Live”” Well sure we all do, I know I do as well, I guess the only difference is I make enough money to not worry about that little 60 dollars a month, and knowing that that little bit of money helps keep my user experience safe from unwanted hackers. I am always happy to pay it. Cool, so I am going to play the Gears of war 3 beta now, so You guys go have fun with your 400 dollar Blu-ray player.