Dumping Xbox 360. Getting PS3.
 

Honestly, I'm tired of paying monthly fees to play xbox live. That's really what my decision comes down too. Is anyone playing BF3, BOps, or MLB The Show on PS3?

The Show is awesome.

I stuck with PS3 only for a long time for the same reasons, hated the idea that I had to pay EXTRA to use my games online. Its ridiculous.

But you know what, the quality of the online experience on 360 is exponentially better. I got a 360 and now pay for Gold and its the online console I use for online gaming.

I have Battlefield 3, Black Ops and MW3 on PS3, I just never play anymore.

Should really sell my PS3. Even modded, it's just gathering dust.

XBL is premium but it's better in all aspects.

I'd take PS3/PSNs "experience" over the current 360 dash any day.

I'd also like to know what makes Xbox Live better than PSN. Having used both, I don't notice any difference, other than one costing money and having an uglier dashboard / store.

i dislike the lack of party chat in ps3 games. thats about it. live just feels easier to stay connected with people and such

I honestly don't know how to answer those questions. Not because I'm stumped, but it kinda floors me that one doesn't notice a difference of quality between PSN and XBL. It's like... what your idea of quality is and what you look for - these things equalize the two networks for you and it makes me feel like whatever argument I have wouldn't really matter. Essentially, "If you don't see how XBL is better than PSN than I don't know what to say to you." I really don't.

However, if you really don't see it or don't care and you're happy with PSN then keep on keeping on.

PSN offers slightly less stability than XBL.....but it's free. And prettier.

The only argument I need for why it is better, really, is that it is free. I can go buy a game and come home and play online instantly for free. Whereas you pay the same price for the game and then have to pay a monthly fee on top of that to enjoy the multiplayer that I get straight out of the box.

That being said, XBL is definately a more stable experience, so in that respect it does somewhat justify being more expensive than PSN. I just don't see it being worth as much as is charged for it when compared to the free offering of its competitor. It may perform better, but not enough to justify its price.

PSN's interface is better. XBL is just plain better overall though. Its more stable, gameplay is better (as in smoother, faster connections, etc.), you can chat with friends no matter what you are playing. I used to be totally against paying for it thought there was no way its worth it but games just play better through XBL than on PSN. For example I had MW2 for PS3 and got MW3 for 360. Gameplay on PS3 was laggy and at times dificult to even make a connection, there also is much more cheating of PS3. XBL gameplay for MW3 was smoother, easier to connect, less hacking and cheating.

If you can't explain it, maybe it's not really better at all.

Sure, dawg.

:lol: It's much easier to hack/cheat in games on 360 then PS3.

I don't know about any monthly fees, unless you're doing that over ponying up the $70 for the 12 month Gold membership. I've never had to pay extra to play any game online.

That's what they mean. You can buy the 3 or 12 month cards or you can pay monthly via credit card.

It breaks down to like $6 a month, and usually you can find free months of Live being offered in exchange for filling out a survey or some other random promotion. Plus it's not hard to find Live cards on sale for like half price.

DLC seems to come to XBL first.

most of the time.

I might write a book titled "The Entitlement of the Average Video Game Fan".

Are you going to cover the real thing, or that whole "the audacity to demand a product that is what was advertised" bit?

If I were to really write it, both. I mean, the Mass Effect 3 ending would fall into both sides of that coin, for example. Comma.

I can only assume people loving on XBOX live is some sort of defense mechanism to justify being conned into buying what, on every other platform, is a free service. I have never noticed any quality difference between my XBOX and my PS3... besides paying $70 for one. Which is why I don't touch my XBOX unless I'm forced to with a 360 exclusive.

I'd pay money for party chat alone. It is that important to me to have that kind of connection. The XB dash is shit (and I'm not too crazy about the PS3 dash either) but XBL is closest to my ideal online network for now (we'll see what the Big N has in store, don't expect much, though).

Also, any multiplatform game gets played on XBL as most my buds are there. And I'm currently most comfortable with the 360 controller. This is on top of the network working how I want so there ya go. Worth my money.

Having a Kinect makes it all worthwile. :)

So basically this whole "which is better" argument boils down to which console most of your friends have.

Yeah. Just bugs me when people confuse the two. Like, there's some annoying twats in the retake thing, but the basic idea is understandable.

Some things are actually better on the PS3, to boot. Like Netflix. I notice a slight quality difference, a definitely better interface, and...Oh yeah, that whole "not costing a dime to use on a second service just to use it" thing.

It's Kalyx. What were you expecting?

Basically.

Pick ed up Arkham City and NHL 12 with my new PS3

Not sure if I could justify switching system this late in the system game unless I got a really good deal on a ps3.

They're both going to be outdated soon enough anyways.

They've been outdated since the day they came out!!!11!!! - Typical PC Troll

Fixed that for you.

I dunno. Paid 291$ for a 320 gig and AC, NHL 12 and the system came with Uncharted 3