XBox Live Gold Vs. PSN Plus (Comparison)

[Twigg4075]

UI comparison is very subjective. I have never struggled to find what I'm looking for in the Xbox interface. About the only time I can think of, is the day, and more specifically at the exact time of something being added. Mostly, the yearly sports demos and that's because I've elected to stay up till 2am and download them right as they're added and haven't even appeared in the marketplace, yet. And that is pretty easily solved by just searching and finding the game page on xbox.com and sending it to download to my xbox. Which, I'm not even sure, does PS even do that? (legitimate question)

'Other benefits' Well, doesn't Xbox 'win' by default? You pay and get access to just about everything their service offers, while PS+ gets auto downloads, and cloud saves. This is probably where you see the most bias. That short list makes it better? Buy a thumbdrive, and you don't need cloud saves at all. Auto-downloads is nice, but I'm sitting at an update screen on my xbox once every year. Other than that, updates are never more than a minute(this depends on your ISP, of course).

Free games are overrated. Why? Because anyone who is excited about playing Virtua Fighter 5 or Saints Row 2 should stop being so fucking cheap and have bought the game a long time ago. Let's be fucking real here. If you own a console, and haven't played the majority of these games yet, you probably don't want to. R&C, inFamous 2, and LBP2 are proper, worthwhile exclusives, but you've probably already played them by now, if you really care to. The market for getting games for cheap now is huge. Especially if you don't have to have games day 1. This isn't that big of a deal.

Even worse, is that this was posted on VSN. Who the hell here doesn't already know what they want to pay for, here?

1) I don't think it's subjective at all. I find that your opinion of the dashboard is only the majority on THIS site. I've said it a million times but every other site I visit, magazine I read or podcast I listen to absolutely hates the Xbox dashboard. Every time it comes up all you hear is "Ugh. It's sooooooo bad." Except here for some weird reason. Just listen to all the Giant Bomb E3 podcasts. I actually chuckle because every time the topic comes up it's like they can't talk over each other enough to voice their unbelievable displeasure. I', "old school" i guess.I thought the blades were cool. Not only was it super easy to find anything you were looking for but your themes actually meant something. Why buy any theme on Xbox now? So I can see a small section of a background when scrolling through my friends? It's completely tailored to the Kinect and it's fucking atrocious. Laos, if you're going to tailor it to that piece of shit, at least have it work. I completely gave up on that hunk of shit as far as navigating the already shitty dash. I can never get it to work. I'll say "Xbox, Trials Evolution" and it will bring up something using Bing that isn't even close. Absolute shit.

2) Again, couldn't disagree more. On Xbox you have to pay to be able to sue services you already pay for like Netflix, Hulu, MLB.tv, etc. How on Earth does Xbox win in that category? As far as downloads and updates, you're going to tell me you have to update your games once a year? Is it really quick on Xbox? Sure. But I NEVER have to watch any updates on PS3. Whether it's firmware or a game patch, with PS+ they update automatically while I'm asleep and the next time I turn on my PS3 I get a notification telling me what was updated.

3) Free games are overrated? Give me a fucking break. I buy probably more games than anyone on this site but there are still some that I wait a while for. Even more recently I've been even more patient waiting for price drops. Just in the last two PS+ updates I've downloaded about eight games that I at least had interest in playing but never bought. I'm obviously in the minority so I can't even imagine most other people that don't buy anywhere near the amount of games I do. Every month it's like fucking xmas. Seriously, hating on all these free games reeks of Xbox homerism.

 

[Tengo Juego]

Correct me if I'm wrong... free games are free so long as you keep paying for PS+. Hence, they're not entirely free. And, are timed offers. Second, my point is that the free games offering is overrated in that; what you're getting, isn't that big of a deal. "Hating", is hardly what I'm doing. I've put it into perspective. If you want these games, they can probably all be had for about the price of a year of PS+, and even better, they're yours forever. If it makes PS+ better for you, great. But you might not realize the things I've just pointed out. It's an overweighted incentive to the service.

I kept the UI response in limitation to how brief they were in their comparison. Only hitting at a couple of things, but declaring a "winner." If we're really comparing the two, I prefer the XMB to the dash. But again, it's a very subjective comparison. There's going to be a lot of people who prefer either.

 

[Maynard]

you ever notice how ps3 fanboys are always trying to convince everyone that the ps3 is the best at everything? they always have some backwards ass argument for why their console of choice is better.

it reminds me of middle school when people would argue over motley crue vs kiss....it seems that some just never grow up

 

[padman59]

I am cheap as fuck and stingy with my game purchases. Therefore, PS+ is fucking awesome.

Correct me if I'm wrong... free games are free so long as you keep paying for PS+. Hence, they're not entirely free. And, are timed offers. Second, my point is that the free games offering is overrated in that; what you're getting, isn't that big of a deal. "Hating", is hardly what I'm doing. I've put it into perspective. If you want these games, they can probably all be had for about the price of a year of PS+, and even better, they're yours forever. If it makes PS+ better for you, great. But you might not realize the things I've just pointed out. It's an overweighted incentive to the service.

I kept the UI response in limitation to how brief they were in their comparison. Only hitting at a couple of things, but declaring a "winner." If we're really comparing the two, I prefer the XMB to the dash. But again, it's a very subjective comparison. There's going to be a lot of people who prefer either.

That statement is patently false.

 

[Tengo Juego]

Of course, not all of them for $50. I'm exaggerating, a lot. But you're probably not going to want all of the games offered. So what you do want, can be had for a cheap price.

VF5, Just Cause 2, Saints Row 2, Warhammer, LBP2, R&C A4O can all be had for $20(new) or less @ amazon. Maybe cheaper if you look harder, and buy used. inFamous isn't much more, either, on amazon @ $27. And it's far and away the best game offered. I know nothing about those downloadable titles. But they're probably all in the price range of $10 to $20 too.

 

[1ke]

Lol free games.

Im more broke than a college student, and I could give two shits about free games.

 

[July 4 1776]

This was a decent article except for the interface. PS interface is confusing as fuck, im not even sure what all those damn settings do lol

 

[Twigg4075]

you ever notice how ps3 fanboys are always trying to convince everyone that the ps3 is the best at everything? they always have some backwards ass argument for why their console of choice is better.

it reminds me of middle school when people would argue over motley crue vs kiss....it seems that some just never grow up

Riiiiight. Tengo's argument had so many holes in it it's not even funny. But yeah, it's ps3 supporters/defenders/etc that re backwards. Get the fuck out of here Maynard.

 

[Maynard]

Riiiiight. Tengo's argument had so many holes in it it's not even funny. But yeah, it's ps3 supporters/defenders/etc that re backwards. Get the fuck out of here Maynard.

i wasnt talking to you, i was just speaking in general terms about the article.

funny how you have a complex about being a fanboy

 

[padman59]

Of course, not all of them for $50. I'm exaggerating, a lot. But you're probably not going to want all of the games offered. So what you do want, can be had for a cheap price.

VF5, Just Cause 2, Saints Row 2, Warhammer, LBP2, R&C A4O can all be had for $20(new) or less @ amazon. Maybe cheaper if you look harder, and buy used. inFamous isn't much more, either, on amazon @ $27. And it's far and away the best game offered. I know nothing about those downloadable titles. But they're probably all in the price range of $10 to $20 too.

Then why even bring it up? These games will probably be replaced with others "free" to download, and the value you'll get back for your $50 will continue to increase. Again, for someone, like me, who is very selective about the games I buy on release and is happy to wait for a good sale for other games that I have interest in, PS+ is a great way to play games that I wouldn't play right now either because I'm not that interested or I haven't seen a good sale on it.

The issue of not owning the games forever isn't much of a problem either. First, I'm not paying much to have access to them compared to how much I'd pay actually buying them. Second, there are games in my library that I have bought that I'll probably never play again, and there's no guarantee that I'll want to pop back in any game a year or two from now. I won't feel buyer's remorse over a game that turns out to suck and will only get me a fraction of my investment back either.

 

[Swarley]

 

[Twigg4075]

I am cheap as fuck and stingy with my game purchases. Therefore, PS+ is fucking awesome.




That statement is patently false.

Exactly. I seriously LOL'd.

Lol free games.

Im more broke than a college student, and I could give two shits about free games.

Wtf? Yeah dude, free stuff
sucks. Who cares about it? What is it were free baby formula for your 17 kids?

This was a decent article except for the interface. PS interface is confusing as fuck, im not even sure what all those damn settings do lol

Well, all the "experts" in the industry disagree. It's way more streamined and easiee to use. It also has not really changed in years. But I guess if it ain't broke...

Also, the settings have nothing to do with the interface.

 

[SethMode]

 

[Maynard]

Exactly. I seriously LOL'd.


Wtf? Yeah dude, free stuff
sucks. Who cares about it? What is it were free baby formula for your 17 kids?

Well, all the "experts" in the industry disagree. It's way more streamined and easiee to use. It also has not really changed in years. But I guess if it ain't broke...

Also, the settings have nothing to do with the interface.

the ps3 menu sucks balls dude. idk who these experts are (perhaps the idiots running around in your head) but their opinion is irrelevant.
and free games dont mean shit when your games lag out and drop constantly you fucking communist

 

[Twigg4075]

i wasnt talking to you, i was just speaking in general terms about the article.

funny how you have a complex about being a fanboy

Right. You call me a ps3 fanboy every chance you get and you specifically called out "ps3 fanboys" in your post. Your weak ass response is as see through as Tengo's.

 

[Twigg4075]

the ps3 menu sucks balls dude. idk who these experts are (perhaps the idiots running around in your head) but their opinion is irrelevant.
and free games dont mean shit when your games lag out and drop constantly you fucking communist

LOL at the last statement. You attack my statements for alleged lack of factual info yet you post that horseshit? One of the dumbest statements I've ever read. Feel free to put that quote in your sig too dick.

 

[IamMedellin]

 

[SethMode]

Jesus Christ you faggots, you BOTH OWN BOTH SYSTEMS.

 

[padman59]

Jesus Christ you faggots, you BOTH OWN BOTH SYSTEMS.

 

[IamMedellin]

Jesus Christ you faggots, you BOTH OWN BOTH SYSTEMS.

No, no, no.....

its basically the same thing...just let them go at it...