XBox Live or PlayStation Network, The Facts
Recent reports are listing the Xbox Live Gold account currently priced at $50, will increase 100%. If speculation is correct and the price tag for an annual subscription will be $100, What extra benefits will be made available to Xbox Live Gold accounts? With the PlayStation Network offering a free service, why would anyone pay that amount? Let the debate begin…
Xbox Live
The Xbox 360 will soon be getting a new Face-lift, by way of a Fall update. Within that update gamers will able to use their Xbox Live accounts to communicate through Twitter and Facebook respectively. Last.fm will also be bundled in. But do these services demand a price hike? Many believe Xbox Live offers a better online experience over the PSN. How so? Easier to invite friends into game sessions. Cross-game chat. And an easier to view lists of news, updates and games. The recently announced 1080p stream has some people questioning a Blu-ray player. But many have noticed the fluctuation on “What’s New” advertising. The result — paying for ad-filled services. Worth the price?
PSN
The PlayStation Network offers many of the options XBL can. Chatting with friends within a game is currently possible. It was announced that the cross-game chat function would be available through a future firmware update. Sure, HOME isn’t what it’s meant to be but developers have been working hard and as of late we’ve seen more games getting their own place in the HOME World. Ads are minimized but exist, especially in HOME. Online browsing is also possible. Movie streams are offered in 1080p. For the amount of content and services listed, the PSN price of Free outweighs XBL of $50 and even more at $100.
Console Price Drops
Sony made a huge announcement when they dropped the price of their PS3 to $299 back in August 2009. Raising the bar of competitive prices for consumers. The PS3 saw a sharp increase in sales and the amount of PSN user’s have increased. A move that Sony, a major force in Marketing, will benefit from advertising revenues. Sony will continue to push other services to developers in order to keep the “upfront” cost down to us, the buyer. We’ve all seen in-game advertising and expect to continue seeing them.
Microsoft “unbeknownst” to them had planned a price drop of the 360 before Sony’s PS3. Whether we it’s true may be fact but for now it’s unknown. What is known is Microsoft reduced the price of the Xbox 360 to $249, a price drop of $50. To stay competitive with console sales, Microsoft’s latest move will come out of another budget. The existing gamer. The price drop is attrative “upfront” but the final price including the $100 Xbox Live Gold account counteracts that.
But just how much of that revenue comes from Gold subscriptions? Let’s look at 2008: Microsoft said in January that it had 17 million Xbox Live subscribers. Recently, information has come out that a little over half of those users (something around 60%) have gold subscriptions. That gives us roughly 9.5 gold subscribers for 2008. Multiply that by the $50 each of them pay to keep their Gold subscriptions and you get a grand total of $475 million.
We’re in a world where people will pay for what they want. This brings me back to the Blu-ray vs HD-DVD battle where I mentioned people will pay for quality nowadays. Sony may have messed up with Betamax, but at that time cost was a bigger factor. So it’s ironic that Sony is the lesser of pricing evil. With all that the PSN has to offer; movie library, PSP digital games, video streaming, (upcoming) in-game chat, PS Home and the ability to download PSN titles on other consoles to share, the Xbox 360 better shape up. Lastly, wouldn’t you rather purchase an item for $9.99 than 1200 Microsoft points? If it’s Free, it’s for me!
I have a PS3 & Xbox 360. I never touch my 360 because it want let me surf the net. The ps3 kills the xbox it has blu ray, lets me surf the net, and is free. I recommend to all the people wasting there money on xbox live to stop paying $50 a year and buy a PS3 and do all the stuff they were doing on xbl on the ps3 for free.
All the people saying xbox 360 is better than PS3 just dont want 2 admit they wasted there money on that garbage.
I just want to say that even if XBOX LIVE was free i would not get an xbox i have had mine repaired 3 times and still the e74 error you see i was one of the lucky ones who warranty had expired and opened my xbox then a month later Bill decides he gona cover the repair for free if it was not opened lol joke on me. so now im doing the towel trick on my xbox then pawn it for $150 take the $150 add to it and buy a PS3. Besides xbox live dont let me use my gamer tag (wanaps3xboxsucks) Lol.
I have both as well, and my experience is the same as yours. PS3 makes an excellent blu-ray player, and I enjoy the single player games a lot (Uncharted 2 is killer). However, the 360 give a much better, more reliable online experience.
OK, let's do the math
xbox360 cost $299 + XBL $50 (2009) + XBL $50 (2010) + XBL $50 (2011) + XBL $50 (2012) = $499
ps3 cost $299 with Blu-Ray, wifi, free online play, & web browsing + free (2009) + free (2010) + free (2011) + free (2012) = $299
total cost
xbox 360 $499
ps3 $299
I have both as well, and my experience is the same as yours. PS3 makes an excellent blu-ray player, and I enjoy the single player games a lot (Uncharted 2 is killer). However, the 360 give a much better, more reliable online experience.
OK, let's do the math
xbox360 cost $299 + XBL $50 (2009) + XBL $50 (2010) + XBL $50 (2011) + XBL $50 (2012) = $499
ps3 cost $299 with Blu-Ray, wifi, free online play, & web browsing + free (2009) + free (2010) + free (2011) + free (2012) = $299
total cost
xbox 360 $499
ps3 $299
ps3 won the console war so why are you bitching like fucking momma,s boy go play your GAY LORD odst or the shity game you pussys call halo 3 world wide banned when,t out not long ago so i hope fucking gay lord microsoft can see that all it is just a big fat whore with money you called me a fag it looks like microsoft is the one fucking you in the ass BITCH!!! better open your eyes stupid FUCK!!!! lmfao blowjobs #1 from microsuck
new prices:
xbox360 cost $299 + XBL $100 (2009) + XBL $100 (2010) + XBL $100 (2011) + XBL $100 (2012) = $699
ps3 cost $299 with Blu-Ray, wifi, free online play, & web browsing + free (2009) + free (2010) + free (2011) + free (2012) = $299
total cost
xbox 360 $699
ps3 $299
DAMN!!!
I will pay for Live ALL DAY vs that free CRAP from Sony. My PS3 collects dust until I'm ready to watch a BluRay movie. Terrible online experience on PS!!!
really???? when did they win the war? Wii, 360, THEEEEEEEN PS3.
because its obviously BETTER!!!
pay for the best
your just as much as a loser then i am you fucking loser no i,m not the FAN FAG here i don't play on 360 like all you loser fucking baby losers such as your fucking daddy and momma “EAT MY SHIT MICROSOFT”
i hghly doubt that you ever heard that for someone who works for the MICROSOFT SHIT bags SONY is runed by japan dude 360 is runed by some lame ass loser like all the little girl fan of 360 on here fucking cock sucker
I used to have a both systems until my Xbox RROD'ed – got a replacement and a few months later is did the same thing. So I ditched it Xbox would have been a great system had microsoft not been the stingy b@stards not launched a basically faulty system that by its very design will eventually overheat and die…
wooooww thats actually not true at all. By January 2007, Blu-ray discs had outsold HD DVDs, and during the first three quarters of 2007, BD outsold HD DVDs by about two to one. in january of 2007, according to Adams Media Research, roughly 425,000 of the 695,000 next-gen standaloneplayers sold were Blu-ray players—about 61 percent of units in the wild. HD DVD accounts for 270,000 units, or roughly 39 percent. Blu-ray had a significant lead.
and HD-DVD came out 3 months b4 blu-ray soooo u cant even say tht HDDVD was better in any way.
but in the end blu-ray won soo u can shut up about that.
can u explain HOW its the best?
more people=Bullshit. how does that make it better?
party up with people= pointless unless they're ure friends. and on PSN u can just get ur friends together and play what u want wit a custom game.
soo tell me why XBL is “obviously” better.
seriously i wanna know.
why is it so terrible?
what makes the online for PS3 so bad?
if ur talkin bout sales then yea its wii 360 then ps3.
if u wanna talk about quality its pc, ps3, 360, wii
and no1 can jock on pc cuz it has better potential graphics and online play than ANY console on the market. and it can be very cheap cuz u can just have ur normal pc then spend $100 and u have a nice graphics card and good processor and u wont pay for online at all unless its an subscription based MMO.
xbox 360's r shit u get banned for no reason am getin ps3 for christmas cant wait because of ps3 home psn and internet all free unlike xbox robbing basterds ps3 the best i agree with all ps3 fans.
If you asked me, overall I would have to say that the ps3 system is better than the xbox 360 system. But when it comes to online multiplayer, xbox would have to win it out. I have both consoles and my experience with the ps3 online is nowhere near as good as xbox live. I just got COD Modern Warfare 2 for my ps3 and I also own it on the xbox. The games on the ps3 were nowhere near as intense as the games on xbox. When a game is just beginning sure it’s really quiet but the ps3 is quiet almost the whole game. Most of the games end because of a time limit instead of people getting all 7500 points. Don’t get me wrong I think the ps3 is fine but if I was going to chose one for just online I would take the xbox 360.
first of all PS3 IS SHIT..thats why ppl buy more xbox 360 then ps3 lmao hahaha second the online on ps3 is HORRIBLE THATS why i play on a private paid system XBOX 360. Thats y all ppl who have ps3 always ALWAYS want to try out xbox live so please stop this shit n xbox live is the best so please just U PS3 FANFAGS GO GET A XBOX AND TRY OUT REALITY GAMING!!!
I have never had an XBOX 360 but i have owned 2 PS3’s and i must say that when it comes to online play, the PS3 sucks ass big time. The servers only work when the hamster is being fed and Paystation home is the biggest pile of wank i’ve ever experienced. Yes the graphics are brilliant and the potential is there to make bigger games for the PS3 than the 360 but when will they do it. Not any time soon, if at all.
You see nearly all games are designed for the XBOX 360 then ported to the PS3 because of the limits of DVD media. If they designed the games for PS3 and Blu-Ray discs they couldn’t port them to XBOX because the games would be too big to fit on a DVD.
So the XBOX 360 is holding the PS3 back somewhat but that’s not what we’re talking about here, we’re talking about online gameplay and yes XBOX Live can’t possibly be worse than PSN.
FFS Both consoles are good, XboX is cheaper and you get slightly less quality than PS3, XboX live does not make a difference to gameplay but is definately better than PSN, again the more you pay the better you get.
PS3 feels more styleised sleek and easy than XboX and that is why many people feel that the Sony PS3 is far superior but as far as gaming experience goes THERE IS NEARLY NO DIFFERENCE
*xbox is only shit when the user plays nothing but Halo…
look xbox 360 cost money ps3 free i have ps3 i fell srry for those fags paying to play online ps3 wins xbox 360 can go eat shit
I have both and Ps3 is garbage. the blu ray player is bottom of the barrel. Online play is horrible and always lagged out. I’d rather pay for bullets to work and have smooth frame rates on 360.Besides Ps3 will soon be charging for the psn so all you tight wads get ready to pay for terrible service. I had Ps3 the first day it came out then my girl bought me a 360 last christmas and i never looked back. Well worth 50 bucks for 13 months. if you cant afford that you have a sad life.
360sucks is a douchebag.360sucks big cocks. im surprised you have time to type with all those dicks in your mouth. FAG!
I had both ps3 and xbox 360 but never played the xbox bcuz i never had xbox live. I sold the xbox and bought Modern Warfare 2 for the ps3. But im considering now to sell my ps3 for the xbox bcuz i miss Halo 3. After hearing comments from both sides, I don’t know what I should do. I’ve paid lots of money for COD on the ps3 and I don’t know if i want to end up wasting it all. What Should I do People.
Online subscription for PS3 is Imminent… @xXLun4ticXx
We’re not sure what Sony is getting at, but it certainly seems to be planning on charging somebody for something at some point in the future. Kaz Hirai mentioned a new premium level subscription plan for PlayStation Network last month, though we were told that the current level of PSN service was to remain free. Now SCE’s Masayuki Chatani has chimed in, saying that Sony would face difficulties if it just leans on the “sell-and-forget model.” Unfortunately, we’re still not sure what the sell-and-remember alternative might be. Masayuki adds: “We can also accept payment in a growing number of ways. In addition to single-payment packaged software there are also schemes like monthly fees or per-item charges.” The thing is, if we’re not going to pay for basic PSN online play, what will we be paying for? We’ve clearly entered the era of being nickeled-and-dimed by DLC, and Microsoft has been making a tidy sum off our Gold subscriptions for some time now, much to Sony’s ridicule, but if it takes charging us some amount of cash a month to make match-making in Uncharted 2 a bit more bearable, maybe we’ll hold our tongues when Sony has to go against everything PSN has stood for to do it.
Both sides ask yourself this. Who is more advanced in electronics US or Japan… The answer souls be clear otherwise your just racist or your mom and dad are brother and sister… Which means u prolly still are racist
Well, on top of the yearly fee, xbox 360 does not have wireless internet connection. If you want that it cost another 100 bucks. @ps3 for the win
When we look into games Halo 3 kicks MGS4 ass triple times. There are more people online in Halo than MGS4. And remember Modern Warfare isn’t sony made so anyone who thinks that 360 should go back and play Halo. At least Halo was the first game to have 4 player online Campaign. So if you PS3 player are telling us 360 to go back and play Halo, Why won’t you go back and play MGS by yourself thay way you won’t need a MIC cuz your broke ass can’t afford a MIC.
I’m pretty sure we all know modernwarfare isn’t made by Sony genious and second… I’ve had live already and aside from the bitchin and complainin everyone does when they have a mic, half the people on their hack the system and use illegal mid chips … Go figure
sony fucking sux, there the ones screwing people making the new ps3 slim shit. Oh yeah the ps3 was 599.00 at launch. But do to lack of sells with the system and not to forget the 1000.$ bluray player sony had no choice but to drop the price. They did the same shit with the ps2, made a slim version. Xbox is a gaming system I don’t wanna fucking watch movies on my game console that’s why the fucking have dvd players oh yeah bluray too you don’t need a ps3 to get bluray.
Sounds like someones jealous of the ps3’s features hey @gridman
hahahah I think there is a flaw with your math though….the xbox cant last for 3 years? they break all the time lol, ps3 is such a better value, ive had both, xbox broke and i dont even bother to get it fixed cause ps3 is just so much better, and dont forget to add the 100 dollar wireless adapter, comeon Microsoft some fucking toasters have built in wi-fi, step up
ok wow uyre wrong every1 who says psn is better and xbox sucks are ‘retards xbl has almost double the features way more smooth online play and also xbl won console wars 4 years in a row on pretty much every gaming ect. and xbl has way more populare and fun exculives and the ps3’s blu ray sucks. i got a xbox 360 and blu pray player for the same godamn price as ps3. an actual blue ray player is better that the ps3’s shitty 1. now ill tell u good games 360 has:left 4 dead 2,halo 3,halo 3 odst,halo reach,mass effect 2 and all the other games ps3 ps3 tries to be good at like mw2,fallout 3,borderlands,gta4 plus! psn dont get half the downloadable content xbl gets. and also 360 has a browser u just have to set it up morons, its under ure fucking options, and do u see any mlg or pro gaming contest on ps3? hell no! cuz they want a machine that will get the fucking job done. so u ps3 fanboys can take ure free online and shuv it up ure ass and think about this every day………..
idk who all these idiots r that think the psn is better i mean seriously u get what u pay for and thats absolutly nothing. hardly ne game on the psn has dedicated servers y because they cant depend on the psn to back them up because they dont have the money to. and u would have to be an idiot to not understand y the halo series is so popular online its the dedicated servers from bungie and the fact that it is a full competition based game unlike cod (which i do like). these r why the xbox is used for mlg and not ps3. the ps3 is not stable in neway and fuck the blu ray player i mean honestly do u need it? i have both and i got both to play GAMES not dvds if i want to watch a movie ill do it with the actual blu ray player and not use my ps3 more than neccesary. also how many super popular ps3 exclusives exist nemore….hardly ne and the ones that do have lost their luster. however halo keeps going, the only replayed games on the psn are cross console games. im not dogging the ps3 because i enjoy it alot myself but it does not even compare to the 360. they promised to much and dug their own hole they cant really get out of. even the final fantasy series i s coming to xbox y because its a dependable market.
@ufuckenfail
I don’t think you should call people morons when you can’t even spell ‘you’re’ right. Spell right next time, I have to decipher your message because you suck so much ass at spelling like a decent human being.
By the way, you fail. PS3 has Uncharted and Uncharted 2, Heavy Rain, Disgaea 3, inFamous, Killzone 2, Little Big Planet, Ratchet & Clank, Resistance, Demon’s Souls, God of War III, White Knight Chronicles, and PS1 classics. YES, Xbox does have better Live, but I can’t find myself playing a good 360 exclusive (that isn’t a FPS) other than Mass Effect, Lost Odyssey, or Bioshock.
What I mean is just shut up, all systems have their advantages and disadvantages. You’re just as annoying as the PS3 fanboys who won’t even admit that Live is superior to PSN when playing online.
@360sucks
You’re not the fan?! LMFAO!! Idiot.
@ishytONps3 the xbox 3shitty has been out from 2006 or b4 but they havent improved anything with there consoles at all cuz theres cheap cunts the ps3 has been out 4 about 3 yrs and theres a slim out everythin about the ps3 is better it lasts longer the online is better it has everythin the xbox dont the xbox looks like cheap shit the ps3 looks great even the slim so y dont u pussy xbox 360 fanboys go fist ur mom cuz all ur doin is being cheap and not buying the proper game console cuz u carnt afford it and yes im a playstation fanboy because there better then the xbox and always will b and u xobx fan boys think ur great with the 720 comeing out soon wait untill the ps4 will come out then u will b fked and u will feel stupid for buying somethin thats really cheap like u have done with the cheap xbox 360 PLAYSTATION ALL THE WAY AND FOREVER PUSSY XBOX FANBOYS