Who Has PS3 Online

[Vector]

What's after Christmas?

A buttload of new games for yours truly, hopefully.

[Mr. Spencer]

A buttload of new games for yours truly, hopefully.

Killzone 2.

[Carnivol]

i have used all three online srvices and i find that the XBL is the best service fo r the money, its more stable than WII service and you can actually find good microphones for it unlike the ps3 which is a finicky bitch when it comes to headsets. also after playing COD4 on both ps3 and 360 i prefer the 360 control. i dun mind paying 50 a year for the service because with all the added stuff like netflic streaming its way worth it

Those 50 that you pay also helps ensure that the content actually sticks around and match making, game related services and servers are actually up and running. Unlike on the PS2, where no such system really exist, and most online enabled games are now unplayable online, thanks to publishers no longer supporting their old titles. Be it thanks to failing new retail sales months after launch, weird ass licensing contracts expiring or usage being lower than what they think it's worth.

Only titles I can think of on the Xbox and Xbox 360 that you might experience online modes going "down" on are some Electronic Arts Sports titles. Most of those have online modes that are heavily depending on "here and now" stuff. Kinda like active events in MMOs and such. Those are features that really only work "that year/season", so if you missed them... your problem for not participating. (Though, most of the regular online modes should still work. But anything that relies on the EA servers news feed, current active season data, official "real world" statistics and such are gone.

A buttload of new games for yours truly, hopefully.

Killzone 2.

That's a tiny buttload.

[Biohazard EX]

Those 50 that you pay also helps ensure that the content actually sticks around and match making, game related services and servers are actually up and running. Unlike on the PS2, where no such system really exist, and most online enabled games are now unplayable online, thanks to publishers no longer supporting their old titles. Be it thanks to failing new retail sales months after launch, weird ass licensing contracts expiring or usage being lower than what they think it's worth.

Exactly why I'd never pay for a purely online only game. No matter how popular. WOW, Warhawk, etc. etc. Nor do I buy games with single player modes because of how awesome the multiplayer mode is. If Halo 3 servers went offline, it would be virtually useless to half the people who bought it.

I buy and play games for their single player mode. If they have online mode, alright... I rarely make use of it, anyway. Don't care for it at all. Even Outbreak I bought knowing I would never play it online. When I got my PS3, I actually did get the chance to play it online, and it was fun. But now that the servers are down, I still gladly enjoy the single player mode.

My point is, if the PS3 had similar online deal as the 360, where you had to subscribe, I wouldn't bother with it at all.

[Carnivol]

Exactly why I'd never pay for a purely online only game. No matter how popular. WOW, Warhawk, etc. etc. Nor do I buy games with single player modes because of how awesome the multiplayer mode is. If Halo 3 servers went offline, it would be virtually useless to half the people who bought it.

Your samples there are a bit bad.
Especially since World of Warcraft and Warhawk are pretty much strictly multiplayer games, with no proper "ground up" single player component.

Halo 3 has a full single player campaign, that I'm guilty of having played through a few times (and got another co-op round scheduled "soon") and quite a lot of people also play Halo 1-3 stricly on LAN (not that they had a choice with 1). And Halo 3, unlike quite a lot of other games, also has a pure offline split-screen multiplayer feature. So even if LIVE went down, your hub blew up and the world supply of cross cables ceased to exist, you'd still be able to play Halo 3 multiplayer. And based on current paying user base on LIVE, and how strong the userbase for Halo 2 is online, I wouldn't say Halo 3 is any reason to suddenly be "abandoned" and LIVE shutting down.

LIVE is pretty much like a country and the subscription fees are the taxes.

[Biohazard EX]

That's exactly what I'm saying. I'd never buy a game that has no single player component, because it's pointless to me.

What I meant about Halo 3 was that, when it came out, pretty much all of my friends with a 360 said, "The single player mode sucked, but the online mode is awesome."
Halo 3 would not have gotten high 9s if it weren't for multiplayer. But even LAN, you need other people around to play it. I can't depend on that. If it doesn't have a solid single player mode, or at least a decent plot in that single player mode, I don't see the point of owning the game.

[riderkid]

That's exactly what I'm saying. I'd never buy a game that has no single player component, because it's pointless to me.

What I meant about Halo 3 was that, when it came out, pretty much all of my friends with a 360 said, "The single player mode sucked, but the online mode is awesome."
Halo 3 would not have gotten high 9s if it weren't for multiplayer. But even LAN, you need other people around to play it. I can't depend on that. If it doesn't have a solid single player mode, or at least a decent plot in that single player mode, I don't see the point of owning the game.

well it has decent co op on and offline, and i checked they still run the old halo 2 servers as well as halo pc servers

[Mr. Spencer]

That's a tiny buttload.

Alright, alright. RE5, Bionic Commando, etc.

[Biohazard EX]

well it has decent co op on and offline, and i checked they still run the old halo 2 servers as well as halo pc servers

Well, I never liked Halo much, so I haven't played the third one. Although it didn't look that great, graphically. Not as good as Halo 1 and 2 did for a previous generation game. Those two were like, you look at the graphics and you're in awe.
With Halo 3, it looked pretty standard.

But that aside, all I remember when it came out is that my friends complained about the story mode and said how awesome multiplayer was.

[Carnivol]

That's a tiny buttload.

Alright, alright. RE5, Bionic Commando, etc.

By "etc." I assume you refer to those titles that are still early enough in development to still possibly get canned on the PS3?


Also, how come people are talking about story and Halo 3?
There was a story? Do you really need a STORY to play an FPS?
The gameplay is no longer what makes you actually play and proceed in a game? Is the games industry now really "Wordcount > Gameplay"?

[Biohazard EX]

By "etc." I assume you refer to those titles that are still early enough in development to still possibly get canned on the PS3?


Also, how come people are talking about story and Halo 3?
There was a story? Do you really need a STORY to play an FPS?
The gameplay is no longer what makes you actually play and proceed in a game? Is the games industry now really "Wordcount > Gameplay"?

Well, some people care about the storyline. I wouldn't be playing Resistance right now if all it was is mindless shooting and pointless objectives.

If you want gameplay, FPS games are a dime a dozen. Halo is hardly the best first person shooter out there.

[riderkid]

this is why i like games like kingdom hearts and parasite eve. story driven action games

[Biohazard EX]

Hey, as far as I'm concerned, to me, games are movies (or books in case of text dialogue) with an interactive aspect. I'm a movie fan first and foremost.

[Skunky]

Skunky I have that problem to where do you find out what the internet speed is for the PS3?

You can find out your net speed on your pc (somehow... ) I only know mine because that's the speed I chose, when I set up my plan with a service provider. I get 10gig peak + 10gig off peak a month, at 256k. You can chose faster speeds for more money etc. when you set up your plan.

It didn't take long for this topic to turn into a PS3 vs 360 debate.
You will always find people to passionately support or defend one system over the other. Some will tell you the 360 Rules/ the PS3 is Shit or people like me will tell you the PS3 is GREAT/ the 360 Sucks Hairy Dog Balls!... But Darkmoon has probably provided the most sensible answer:

Honestly, it's entirely personal preference whether you buy which console. They both have plusses (free online play and a higher reliability for the PS3, cheaper console and a superior online system for the 360) and they both have there flaws (expense for the PS3 and reliability for the 360).
look at the Library for both. Which has the exclusives you want more, such as Halo and Metal Gear, and which will have more released in the next few months.

I will add a little fuel to the fire though and say that IMO (and the opinion of some developers), the PS3 still has a lot of room for improvement but I'm not sure if 360 games will be getting much better in the future. However, I'm sure there would be some 360 supporters who would vigorously argue this.

[Sephiroth]

Wwe287 is my account if anyone whishes to add me I maliny play on MGO and GTA4 and Reistance 1 when Im online Im hopeing to be getting some more games which as Online.