[sladesurfer]

"Full-On Assault" on Xbox Live Declared by Sony http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multime...131223651.html

 

[gamer7]

Yeah I just read that in PSM. Maybe they'll even offer something like xbox live but for free. If it was free then they would definitely beat xbox live, but then I think they would force microsoft to do the same. They were talking about being able to use the psp on it too, that would be cool.

 

[VulcanDragon]

It won't be free. Microsoft has already proven that people will pay for this service; and Sony is a business, not a charity.

Not to mention the basic fact that it costs money (in hardware and monpower) to run the centralized service, so if it were free, Sony would actually lose money. The only way to make it free is to do what they did with the PS2, which is basically to follow the PC model: Offer networking hardware and protocols, but let the game developers or other parties create the game matching services if they want. Personally I prefer this model.

 

[HrnyGoat]

If it turns out to be like any of Sony's other online services, it will be a complete flop.

If Sony can resist propreitary formats and DRM implementation, it may actaully turn out to be pretty good.

 

[Gearbox]

I probably wouldn't read too much into console hype until you see actual product samples. Remember when they said the Playstation could render Toy Story in real-time and what a load of BS that was.