Quote Originally Posted by Loony BoB View Post
The free online bit is the part that kept me using the system as I don't like having to pay to get Xbox Live. This equates to a poorer performance with online games' features but it's a sacrifice I can justify as I don't go online as often as others do.
I think this was an early-day thing. It seems like ever since Modern Warfare 2 in 2009, every game on the PS3 has had easy-to-use party systems and cross-game invites.