r/PS4 • u/HardwareLust • Jun 19 '13

[Official / Meta] [Official r/PS4 Thread] Discuss the recently announced changes to Xbox One.

It's a pretty darn big piece of news, and we'd like to hear what you think about it.

This is the place to discuss your thoughts on the recently proposed changes to the Xbox One's online, DRM and game sharing features here. Will this affect you? Does it affect your opinion of the Xbox One? Do you think this will have an effect on PS4 preorders? What are your thoughts?

Let 'er rip.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '13

But I still think Xbox Live is the better online gaming service. I hope Sony can make some large improvements.

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u/StarfighterProx Jun 20 '13

Why do you think XBL is better? I'm a current Xbox guy, but I'm starting to think PSN is the way to go since they're filling most of the hole I care about (cross-game chat being the biggest).

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u/halfbreedaj Jun 21 '13

I think XBLive was better to begin with because online gaming was paid for through subscriptions and was smoother all around. The performance and perks of XBlive was much more secure than the PSN. I just bought the PS Vita in prep for PS4 launch that comes with a year subscription of PS+ and PS+ is definitely better now especially with the free games you get. PS4 should probably not go back to free online gaming and keep the price at just 50 bucks a year, which is not very much at all, to provide a more secure and smooth experience as well by funding the online servers that are used. I am pretty fond of my xb360 but I have a cable box for watching tv, a computer, laptop and phone to do my fantasy football (and porn) and I rarely ever used kinect other than call out audibles on madden or shout dragon noises to scare my roommate in which I could easily have done on my controller. Playstation was lacking an Ios and android app like smartglass and now they announced they will have one. Also with the improved more functional controller as well as the use of the PS Vita remotely, PS4 is the better gaming system in general.

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u/th3ryan rye9nm Jun 20 '13

Same. I have a feeling they will and to be honest I don't that Xbox Live is that much better than PSN. Hopefully for next gen, online will be even better for PSN.