[PS3] Official PSN discussion thread

[Lupe]

Might be back up Tuesday:

PlayStation Network Could Be Down Till Tuesday | Internet news and views

Not that it matters I haven't used my PS3 in weeks

yup

 

[PP]

Might be back up Tuesday:

PlayStation Network Could Be Down Till Tuesday | Internet news and views

Not that it matters I haven't used my PS3 in weeks

Well your missing out on some good games.

 

[~Chance~]

This is HORSESHIT

 

[PP]

That was when they were rebuilding their online interface, so it was really slow with people downloading it.

The biggest thing I want is Sony's interface to be as user friendly as xbox's. Pay or not they should be somewhat similar.

That is dumb. Why would Sony want to make it like Xbox Live? It is their own software and UI. Sony's interface is fine I have never had any issues with it.

 

[Twigg4075]

More user friendly. Being able to hop into a chat with other friends no matter what game they are playing. Shit like that. Sony's interface is horrible.

They definitely need party chat. Hell, can you even send a voice message?

 

[Virix]

The #1 thing they should be worried about is getting PSN back up for their customers. Yeah, yeah they are rebuilding PSN to make it more secure or whatever. Get PSN back up, rebuild it behind the scenes and take it down for maintenance in the middle of the fucking night to update to the newer, rebuilt, more secure version. Fuckers.

This does not help the perception of every faggot who talks about PSN sucking compared to XBL. They have to realize that.

 

[Twigg4075]

Another small thing that I like about Live that PSN doesn't have is that Live tells you how many friends you have. Right at the bottom of the screen it says 97/100 or whatever. Whereas on PSN you have no idea unless you manually count each one. I can't tell you hoe many times I've tried to send a friend request, goiong through the whole process, only to get "Error code XXXXXXXXX. Unable to send request. Your friend count has been exceeded" right after I send the request. Why the fuck did you let me get that far then? At ethe very least as soon as I clicked on Add Friend I should've received that message.

Although I do still think that it's a joke that MS hid behind Halo 2 for years saying that was the reason why there was a cap of 100 friends. Halo 2 hasn't been online in how long now?

 

[padman59]

Some sort of cross-game voice chat and a better browser would by my suggestions to improve the PSN experience. There was supposed to be a voice chat system for PS+ members, but I don't know what the hell happened to that feature.

 

[CCBrink]

My only real issue with the PS3 as a whole is the XMB. It is fine outside of the game, but it takes forever to load while you are in a game.

 

[killgod]

Although I do still think that it's a joke that MS hid behind Halo 2 for years saying that was the reason why there was a cap of 100 friends. Halo 2 hasn't been online in how long now?

It's not a joke, it was a limitation of the previous XBL architecture which was still in place to handle previous gen support, mainly Halo 2.

It's also not as if they could just "flip a switch" and up the limit without any work, although I don't expect a non technical mind to understand that.

Furthermore, the upgrade to your friends list was something that could be used to market their service, successful companies do not waste marketable assets.

 

[krulmichael]

Might be back up Tuesday:

PlayStation Network Could Be Down Till Tuesday | Internet news and views

Not that it matters I haven't used my PS3 in weeks

lol just like I said, Tuesday.

 

[Twigg4075]

It's not a joke, it was a limitation of the previous XBL architecture which was still in place to handle previous gen support, mainly Halo 2.

It's also not as if they could just "flip a switch" and up the limit without any work, although I don't expect a non technical mind to understand that.

Furthermore, the upgrade to your friends list was something that could be used to market their service, successful companies do not waste marketable assets.

I don't think it's as simple as "flipping a switch" but there is no reason it hasn't been increased by now.

EVERY major podcast (Giant Bomb, Joystiq, Talk Radar, etc.)have been talking about this for months. And most of those guys are a lot more technically savvy than I am and are vey knowledgeable of the ins and outs of the consoles. Even they say it's bullshit that nothing has changed as far as the friend list limit.

 

[MmmmBeeeeer]

 

[Blade]

Hey guys.........so..........whats new?

 

[1ke]

Single player domination...

 

[JayDizzle]

Sony's "It only does everything" campaign now extends to allowing gamers to finish their backlog of titles while the company tries to fix what shit up the works... bama:

On sidenote, gotta love Sony's confidence in airing SOCOM commercials, touting MP features even though nobody can play it online at the moment.

I'd bring up Portal 2 but the game isn't shackled to just the PS3; Same thing for the new Mortal Kombat title. :shifty:

 

As a business model, I know that it comes down to making a profit, either from the enthusiasts that put in the time/money to get games or the average buyer who picks up whatever is the hot new title of the month.

Whether that means that the product being sold is "complete" on terms of what's a promised feature or not isn't a concern in the short run as long as the company gets your initial dollar.

 

[Boucher]

I wanna play mw2

 

[DDRGuido]

So how long should customers wait before we trade in ps3/sony items for x360

 

[krulmichael]

So how long should customers wait before we trade in ps3/sony items for x360

Tomorrow.

 

[tigstah]

hmmmm still down. sony is going to have to make amends for this. those of us with ps+ i am thinking a free month and a free game as well. please dont credit me for the time the service was down.