PS3 surpasses Xbox 360 Worldwide!

[Bolivar]

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.

[Loony BoB]

I dunno, Far Cry 3 for me was certainly fast to get a match started, but that didn't mean I felt the way it got a match started was very user-friendly, nor the speed at which it replaced players in co-op. Great game when we get to play it for a long time but the server issues are also terrible. Essentially, every problem I have with Far Cry 3 goes back to Ubisoft and Sony. I'm not sure if it's any different on the 360, though... I did like that Far Cry 3 actually allowed both smitten and myself to log in under each of our accounts at the same time, though. I think Resistsance 3 did, too, but many of the older games such as Resistance didn't allow such things.

Uncharted 2/3 was just way too slow to put together matches.

[Psychotic]

BoB, I've never understood why you always have a huge moan about having to pay for Xbox Live when you pay double that for FFXI which is just one game

[Loony BoB]

I don't pay for FFXI. FFXIV, though, I play on a regular basis and it gets constant meaty updates which me and a bunch of friends enjoy. Meanwhile, Xbox Live is a service that allows me to play games online which I can play for free on other systems, exclusives excepted. I can't justify that for Xbox Live because I wouldn't use it nearly enough to make it worthwhile.

[Polnareff]

I loved how the MS fanboys liked to mention how the PS3 was 500-600 bucks at launch as if it was a bad thing, while conveniently forgetting that most Blu-ray players at the time were about the same price, if not more. For the same amount, you got a fully-fledged media player! It was just like when PS2 came out and had a DVD player. It launched at like 250-300 bucks, while most DVD players at the time were about that price as well.

In retrospect, looking at this whole console war, I'm surprised PS3 didn't catch up sooner than it did.

[Quindiana Jones]

That was embarrassing to read.

[Polnareff]

Don't know why, since what I said was accurate.

[Shauna]

Well done to Sony, I guess? Better late than never...?

But as has been said, this should have happened ages ago. xD I mean, they had the whole of Japan pretty much refusing to buy the Xbox console, that should have been a huge leg up to them in this particular race. Ah well, whatever.

I shall be purchasing a PS3 at some point soon, now that a (preowned) console now falls in my price range. I knew this day would come at some point. ;_; Finally gonna fill in the gaps of the great games this console generation.

[Roogle]

Just think if they kept backwards compatability and didn't cause all sorts of hell and hoops to jump through for publishers to provide DLC and other content those figures would probably have been a lot higher. This generation of consoles is what caused me to ultimately come out of it as a PC gamer. Barring a stellar line up of launch titles and a PSN re-envisioned from the ground-up Sony won't be getting a day one purchase from me in the next generation.

I agree with you completely, Aulayna. The Playstation 3 could have been a much better console if it had kept the backwards compatibility. I, too, have strayed from purchasing as many console games as I once did — mostly because of the lack of traditional role-playing games — but also because of the lack of backwards compatibility and the rise of Playstation 2 emulation. Why should I play one of my old games on a Playstation 2 when I can get better graphics and access to save states on my computer?

[Mirage]

BoB, I've never understood why you always have a huge moan about having to pay for Xbox Live when you pay double that for FFXI which is just one game

You pay to play on their servers in a persistent game world. When you play on xbl, you pay to connect directly to some other guy's xb360s and have the games hosted on some end user's troutty connection.

[Loony BoB]

Just think if they kept backwards compatability and didn't cause all sorts of hell and hoops to jump through for publishers to provide DLC and other content those figures would probably have been a lot higher. This generation of consoles is what caused me to ultimately come out of it as a PC gamer. Barring a stellar line up of launch titles and a PSN re-envisioned from the ground-up Sony won't be getting a day one purchase from me in the next generation.

I agree with you completely, Aulayna. The Playstation 3 could have been a much better console if it had kept the backwards compatibility. I, too, have strayed from purchasing as many console games as I once did — mostly because of the lack of traditional role-playing games — but also because of the lack of backwards compatibility and the rise of Playstation 2 emulation. Why should I play one of my old games on a Playstation 2 when I can get better graphics and access to save states on my computer?

To support the people who spent time making the game? Also, backwards compatibility doesn't magically improve the graphics, so even if the PS3 played PSX and PS2 games you would still end up with the same "I can get better graphics and access to save states on my computer" scenario.

[Quindiana Jones]

You pay to play on their servers in a persistent game world. When you play on xbl, you pay to connect directly to some other guy's xb360s and have the games hosted on some end user's troutty connection.

Early on, I was of the opinion that the cost of Xbox Live was easily worth it. They had loads of decent shows, and some other great features, that justified the price tag (along with the whole "playing the smurfing games" part). Now, however, it's just a mess of adverts and troutty features, so they can just smurf right off. I cannot stand advertising on a paid service.

[Mirage]

It's not that it's bad to pay for a service that offers you deals and stuff like that. That's entirely fine. What sucks is that the most basic "i want to play against my friend who bought the same game as me" stuff requires monthly payments too. PSN does it right. It lets everyone play with everyone for no monthly fee, and offers extra features for those who pay, such as automatic updates, deals on DLC, etc.

[Old Manus]

I cannot stand advertising on a paid service.

Watching television must be a harrowing experience.

[Quindiana Jones]

I don't have a TV.