NPD "Xbox 360 is most used online platform"

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/37811/Xbox-360-is-most-used-online-platform?Looks like people don't have a problem paying $50 a year for Live

lightlamp2 wrote:

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/37811/Xbox-360-is-most-used-online-platform?Looks like people don't have a problem paying $50 a year for Live

You do know that includes silver users right?

3DO Was Something wrote:

lightlamp2 wrote:

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/37811/Xbox-360-is-most-used-online-platform?Looks like people don't have a problem paying $50 a year for Live

You do know that includes silver users right?

wrong because with silver you cant play online and the article says played.

Spartan v07 wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

lightlamp2 wrote:

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/37811/Xbox-360-is-most-used-online-platform?Looks like people don't have a problem paying $50 a year for Live

You do know that includes silver users right?

wrong because with silver you cant play online and the article says played.

It doesn't say play online, it says "online platform" and the last time I checked Silver was an online service on an online platform.

3DO Was Something wrote:

Spartan v07 wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

lightlamp2 wrote:

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/37811/Xbox-360-is-most-used-online-platform?Looks like people don't have a problem paying $50 a year for Live

You do know that includes silver users right?

wrong because with silver you cant play online and the article says played.

It doesn't say play online, it says "online platform" and the last time I checked Silver was an online service on an online platform.

It said online games "Overall time spent on online games" not online users

lightlamp2 wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

Spartan v07 wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

lightlamp2 wrote:

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/37811/Xbox-360-is-most-used-online-platform?Looks like people don't have a problem paying $50 a year for Live

You do know that includes silver users right?

wrong because with silver you cant play online and the article says played.

It doesn't say play online, it says "online platform" and the last time I checked Silver was an online service on an online platform.

It said online games "Overall time spent on online games" not online users

This can cause spme confusion because is it talking about online matches or is it talking about games that are online enabled but the play is a silver member(so MS can still count them as a XBL user).

3DO Was Something wrote:

Spartan v07 wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

lightlamp2 wrote:

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/37811/Xbox-360-is-most-used-online-platform?Looks like people don't have a problem paying $50 a year for Live

You do know that includes silver users right?

wrong because with silver you cant play online and the article says played.

It doesn't say play online, it says "online platform" and the last time I checked Silver was an online service on an online platform.

it does say play on line...

"Gamers spend more time playing the Xbox 360 online than any other console, with an average 7.3 hours spent per week, a new NPD report claims."

plus who will doubt that,no other platform can compete with xbl.

Spartan v07 wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

Spartan v07 wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

lightlamp2 wrote:

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/37811/Xbox-360-is-most-used-online-platform?Looks like people don't have a problem paying $50 a year for Live

You do know that includes silver users right?

wrong because with silver you cant play online and the article says played.

It doesn't say play online, it says "online platform" and the last time I checked Silver was an online service on an online platform.

it does say play on line...

"Gamers spend more time playing the Xbox 360 online than any other console, with an average 7.3 hours spent per week, a new NPD report claims."

plus who will doubt that,no other platform can compete with xbl.

ok, your right.

As for the last statement, I'm gonna wait and see what bonuses come with the PSN premium service.

Well, Xbox Live is the best service

Only a PS3rd turd wouldn't see Xbox live as the superior service.

And PSN is free lol

i already knew that

3DO Was Something wrote:

Spartan v07 wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

Spartan v07 wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

lightlamp2 wrote:

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/37811/Xbox-360-is-most-used-online-platform?Looks like people don't have a problem paying $50 a year for Live

You do know that includes silver users right?

wrong because with silver you cant play online and the article says played.

It doesn't say play online, it says "online platform" and the last time I checked Silver was an online service on an online platform.

it does say play on line...

"Gamers spend more time playing the Xbox 360 online than any other console, with an average 7.3 hours spent per week, a new NPD report claims."

plus who will doubt that,no other platform can compete with xbl.

ok, your right.

As for the last statement, I'm gonna wait and see what bonuses come with the PSN premium service.

You're not seriously considering paying for PSN Premium are you? Sony runs a spotty online service that lacks features and say's "you can't complain cause it's free", then makes you pay to make it suck less? Why don't they just charge $50 a year and run it at least half as well as Xbox Live? Then it would be worth paying for.

Who didn't know we have the most played online

I think most of the core audience already knows the 360 has the most active online infrastructure, the numbers solidify that though.

PSN just cant compete with XBL and it never will.

343_Guilty_Spark wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

Spartan v07 wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

Spartan v07 wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

lightlamp2 wrote:

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/37811/Xbox-360-is-most-used-online-platform?Looks like people don't have a problem paying $50 a year for Live

You do know that includes silver users right?

wrong because with silver you cant play online and the article says played.

It doesn't say play online, it says "online platform" and the last time I checked Silver was an online service on an online platform.

it does say play on line...

"Gamers spend more time playing the Xbox 360 online than any other console, with an average 7.3 hours spent per week, a new NPD report claims."

plus who will doubt that,no other platform can compete with xbl.

ok, your right.

As for the last statement, I'm gonna wait and see what bonuses come with the PSN premium service.

You're not seriously considering paying for PSN Premium are you? Sony runs a spotty online service that lacks features and say's "you can't complain cause it's free", then makes you pay to make it suck less? Why don't they just charge $50 a year and run it at least half as well as Xbox Live? Then it would be worth paying for.

PSN isn't as good as XBL gold, I'll say that right off the bat. But to say its complete crap, no, Nintendo wifi is crap. If you look into it they are almost identical except XBL has XGC and PSN has dedicated servers. And from some of the rumors I heard with the PSN premium service like Cloud and free PS1 classics, I definitely am interested in it. TBut hey you never know it could be a rip off and only a few bells and wistles.

3DO Was Something wrote:

343_Guilty_Spark wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

Spartan v07 wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

Spartan v07 wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

lightlamp2 wrote:

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/37811/Xbox-360-is-most-used-online-platform?Looks like people don't have a problem paying $50 a year for Live

You do know that includes silver users right?

wrong because with silver you cant play online and the article says played.

It doesn't say play online, it says "online platform" and the last time I checked Silver was an online service on an online platform.

it does say play on line...

"Gamers spend more time playing the Xbox 360 online than any other console, with an average 7.3 hours spent per week, a new NPD report claims."

plus who will doubt that,no other platform can compete with xbl.

ok, your right.

As for the last statement, I'm gonna wait and see what bonuses come with the PSN premium service.

You're not seriously considering paying for PSN Premium are you? Sony runs a spotty online service that lacks features and say's "you can't complain cause it's free", then makes you pay to make it suck less? Why don't they just charge $50 a year and run it at least half as well as Xbox Live? Then it would be worth paying for.

PSN isn't as good as XBL gold, I'll say that right off the bat. But to say its complete crap, no, Nintendo wifi is crap. If you look into it they are almost identical except XBL has XGC and PSN has dedicated servers. And from some of the rumors I heard with the PSN premium service like Cloud and free PS1 classics, I definitely am interested in it. TBut hey you never know it could be a rip off and only a few bells and wistles.

1. I never said it was complete crap. I said it was spotty and lacked features. PSN is free for a reason, they couldn't charge for it without losing subscribers to the superior XBL.

2. Not all PSN games have dedicated servers and some XBL games do.

3. XGC is only one advantage of XBL.

343_Guilty_Spark wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

343_Guilty_Spark wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

Spartan v07 wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

Spartan v07 wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

lightlamp2 wrote:

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/37811/Xbox-360-is-most-used-online-platform?Looks like people don't have a problem paying $50 a year for Live

You do know that includes silver users right?

wrong because with silver you cant play online and the article says played.

It doesn't say play online, it says "online platform" and the last time I checked Silver was an online service on an online platform.

it does say play on line...

"Gamers spend more time playing the Xbox 360 online than any other console, with an average 7.3 hours spent per week, a new NPD report claims."

plus who will doubt that,no other platform can compete with xbl.

ok, your right.

As for the last statement, I'm gonna wait and see what bonuses come with the PSN premium service.

You're not seriously considering paying for PSN Premium are you? Sony runs a spotty online service that lacks features and say's "you can't complain cause it's free", then makes you pay to make it suck less? Why don't they just charge $50 a year and run it at least half as well as Xbox Live? Then it would be worth paying for.

PSN isn't as good as XBL gold, I'll say that right off the bat. But to say its complete crap, no, Nintendo wifi is crap. If you look into it they are almost identical except XBL has XGC and PSN has dedicated servers. And from some of the rumors I heard with the PSN premium service like Cloud and free PS1 classics, I definitely am interested in it. TBut hey you never know it could be a rip off and only a few bells and wistles.

1. I never said it was complete crap. I said it was spotty and lacked features. PSN is free for a reason, they couldn't charge for it without losing subscribers to the superior XBL.

2. Not all PSN games have dedicated servers and some XBL games do.

3. XGC is only one advantage of XBL.

I just named 1 reason for each, I know there are more than the ones I listed, but PSN has more dedicated server games like Warhawk, Resistance, Killzone 2, Uncharted, MAG, etc., while the only ones that come the top off my head for the 360 are frontlines and shadow run.

Also, there not discontinuing Free PSN.

3DO Was Something wrote:

Also, there not discontinuing Free PSN.

That's the dumbest part. If they charged for online gaming they'd be able to implement all kinds of advancements. then we'd really see competition between PSN and XBL. I'd love it because it would cause gamers to choose which service to pay for and which one to live without. MS and Sony would go into a price war and add features left and right.

It would be great for gamers.

343_Guilty_Spark wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

Also, there not discontinuing Free PSN.

That's the dumbest part. If they charged for online gaming they'd be able to implement all kinds of advancements. then we'd really see competition between PSN and XBL. I'd love it because it would cause gamers to choose which service to pay for and which one to live without. MS and Sony would go into a price war and add features left and right.

It would be great for gamers.

That isn't a good idea with the state of the world economy, if I can still play online for free, thats a huge plus. We'd still see huge compitition though, because PSN gamershve been waiting for stuff like cloud an XGC.

3DO Was Something wrote:

343_Guilty_Spark wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

Also, there not discontinuing Free PSN.

That's the dumbest part. If they charged for online gaming they'd be able to implement all kinds of advancements. then we'd really see competition between PSN and XBL. I'd love it because it would cause gamers to choose which service to pay for and which one to live without. MS and Sony would go into a price war and add features left and right.

It would be great for gamers.

That isn't a good idea with the state of the world economy, if I can still play online for free, thats a huge plus. We'd still see huge compitition though, because PSN gamershve been waiting for stuff like cloud an XGC.

Competition is always good for the economy. Always.

If most people can't afford both PSN and XBL they would all choose the one that appeal to them the most. Which ever online service started losing money would pack all kinds of great features in, lower their price, etc.

No matter which service you choose you'd get an amazing experience.

Right now if you want to play the best online you pay for XBL and if you have a PS3 you don't have to make a choice you can play both for the price of one. Although Sony seems to be the one that is having a hard time convincing people to play online.

343_Guilty_Spark wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

343_Guilty_Spark wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

Also, there not discontinuing Free PSN.

That's the dumbest part. If they charged for online gaming they'd be able to implement all kinds of advancements. then we'd really see competition between PSN and XBL. I'd love it because it would cause gamers to choose which service to pay for and which one to live without. MS and Sony would go into a price war and add features left and right.

It would be great for gamers.

That isn't a good idea with the state of the world economy, if I can still play online for free, thats a huge plus. We'd still see huge compitition though, because PSN gamershve been waiting for stuff like cloud an XGC.

Competition is always good for the economy. Always.

If most people can't afford both PSN and XBL they would all choose the one that appeal to them the most. Which ever online service started losing money would pack all kinds of great features in, lower their price, etc.

No matter which service you choose you'd get an amazing experience.

Right now if you want to play the best online you pay for XBL and if you have a PS3 you don't have to make a choice you can play both for the price of one. Although Sony seems to be the one that is having a hard time convincing people to play online.

What I'm saying is I'm a gamer and I don't want to pay for multiple online servives because I already have almost every game known to man that has been made the last 15-20 years, and I am perfectly content with paying for XBL and paying nothing for PSN, and I can't afford to pay for both. We all know its stupid to be a sulver member, but with what you get with the free PSN is great on its own, and I really don't want to pay for 2 services(I know I'm repeating myself, sorry). PSN maximizes what I can get for free and I'm happy of that and I doubt I'll get the premium service unless one of my family members buys it as a gift.

3DO Was Something wrote:

343_Guilty_Spark wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

343_Guilty_Spark wrote:

3DO Was Something wrote:

Also, there not discontinuing Free PSN.

That's the dumbest part. If they charged for online gaming they'd be able to implement all kinds of advancements. then we'd really see competition between PSN and XBL. I'd love it because it would cause gamers to choose which service to pay for and which one to live without. MS and Sony would go into a price war and add features left and right.

It would be great for gamers.

That isn't a good idea with the state of the world economy, if I can still play online for free, thats a huge plus. We'd still see huge compitition though, because PSN gamershve been waiting for stuff like cloud an XGC.

Competition is always good for the economy. Always.

If most people can't afford both PSN and XBL they would all choose the one that appeal to them the most. Which ever online service started losing money would pack all kinds of great features in, lower their price, etc.

No matter which service you choose you'd get an amazing experience.

Right now if you want to play the best online you pay for XBL and if you have a PS3 you don't have to make a choice you can play both for the price of one. Although Sony seems to be the one that is having a hard time convincing people to play online.

What I'm saying is I'm a gamer and I don't want to pay for multiple online servives because I already have almost every game known to man that has been made the last 15-20 years, and I am perfectly content with paying for XBL and paying nothing for PSN, and I can't afford to pay for both. We all know its stupid to be a sulver member, but with what you get with the free PSN is great on its own, and I really don't want to pay for 2 services(I know I'm repeating myself, sorry). PSN maximizes what I can get for free and I'm happy of that and I doubt I'll get the premium service unless one of my family members buys it as a gift.

If Sony charged they'd have to up their service. It would cause a price war and I could almost guarantee that you'd probably end up pay $30 or less for each and both would be of both high and equal quality. That's the power of competition.