XBLive..... will suck?

[EThugg]

Originally posted by Yoshi
Except for that small fact that Sony has a user base ten times as large as Microsoft's...

Except you need add ons to use it. There will be non-whole year deals for XBL this fall, no matter what, you gotta pay $40 for PS2.

[Psx]

{Rant}
I have always wondered how it is a "good thing" that the xbox network is broadband only. I say this because there would be so much more oppurtunities if dial-up users were allowed as well, dial-up might be only able to handle one on one matches though. Even so, I see no reason to lock out dial-up users as there are going to be a lot of great players missing out simply because they don't have broadband.

[Yoshi]

Originally posted by EThugg
Except you need add ons to use it. There will be non-whole year deals for XBL this fall, no matter what, you gotta pay $40 for PS2.

There will be more people online with their PS2s by 1/1/2003 than there are total Xbox consoles worldwide, add-ons or not.

[Videodrone]

this is not cool...at...all....

[Scourge]

You see... This is the kind of debate that Nintendo had internally that led them to their current stance on online gaming. Good for them.

--Scourge .

[burgundy]

Honestly...

Why is everyone so bent on online gaming?

What can you do online that you can't do offline? Games that have dynamic worlds (like EverQuest, though I won't touch it) I can see. PSO to a lesser degree. But honestly, I really don't care about playing Madden with someone from Malaysia when I can play the CPU or a friend.

And I really don't think I'm alone.

[Scourge]

You're not alone burgundy. I'm with you.

--Scourge .

[EThugg]

Originally posted by Yoshi
There will be more people online with their PS2s by 1/1/2003 than there are total Xbox consoles worldwide, add-ons or not.

I doubt that.

Originally posted by Psx
{Rant}
I have always wondered how it is a \"good thing\" that the xbox network is broadband only. I say this because there would be so much more oppurtunities if dial-up users were allowed as well, dial-up might be only able to handle one on one matches though. Even so, I see no reason to lock out dial-up users as there are going to be a lot of great players missing out simply because they don\'t have broadband.

Tough shit I say. You\'re complaining about the best feature on a shrinking list of pros in XBL\'s favor.

Should be noted one new feature mentioned (new to me anyways) is you can mute people if they annoy you...

[burgundy]

I didn't mean to rant or anything, and I empathise with all of you who look forward to online and have to read this shit, but I guess my point is that I don't think either MS or Sony (or Sega two years ago) have any idea what to do with online. From either a gaming or a business standpoint. And that generally means that everyone loses money and no one has a good time. Throwing a franchise online for the sake of having some online games isn't the answer. Taking PC games and slapping console franchises isn't either.

Hey Sony (and Microsoft) - when it comes to online...u r n o t e

[Ashod]

Originally posted by burgundy

Hey Sony (and Microsoft) - when it comes to online...u r n o t e

Man, what was Sony thinking with those shitty ads back in the day..