A look at some of Xbox Live's numbers and why Sony may get in on the paid multiplayer service scene.
Genuine Enabling Technology was seeking damages, claiming the tech allowing PlayStation consoles and controllers to communicate infringes its rights.
Sounds like patent trolling they tried the same thing against Nintendo with the same pattern.
Motion and control input traversing over higher and lower frequencies seperate from each other allowing the controller to do both
So to recoup the money Genuine is going to take on Nintendo or Microsoft next. I hate patent lawyers they are some of the worst bottom feeders out there.
Microsoft has announced the Microsoft Rewards app on Xbox will be discontinued in April and has confirmed that weekly streaks will also be coming to an end.
Sea of Thieves is the first Rare-developed game to launch for a PlayStation console, and Sony was heavily involved in helping the studio bring the swashbuckling pirate romp to its flagship console.
Out of curiosity could any of these ms games going to ps5 have been leaked by Sony themselves? Not Sony but someone at Sony
sony isn't about to let some console wars get in the way of trying to make microsoft become a third party dev by showing them that they make more money with them than without them. of course with that in mind they'd help them. it's also doubly so because microsoft are bringing what is considered a popular game over that can also make sony money
Nice.
Still don't want it though.
Tell me Killer Instinct is coming to PS5 and then we'll talk.
well psn is optional. xbox live is mandatory in all respects to there services. i see more online intergration though for both party's.
Sony already stated that multi-player would be free for PS4.
Sony=Wanna play your games"ONLINE",access your apps like netflix etc..., go ahead it's free.
M$=Wanna play with your pals online,access netflix,youtube etc?To bad you you gotta pay us an extra fee on the side.
Because paid services like Live have proven to be superior.
It's like the difference between network TV and cable. The only people who complain about cable are people who don't have it. Cable always offers more than network TV because you pay for it. Last time I checked you can't get shows like The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Vikings, Defiance, Tosh.0, Conan or Spartacus on network TV.
Sure with PSN you can play all your games for free, until the servers get shut down and the games are no longer supported. With Live you can at least know that all your games will be supported no matter the age with P2P. Yeah PSN does provide basic online functionality, but try voice/party chatting with friends while playing other games.
PSN+ is more or less just a game rental service because you don't get to keep anything when you cancel. Now you have Sony's Gaikai a pay service for old Playstation games. With PSN+ $50 and Gaikai at $? it will most likely cost more than Live.
"Why Paid Multiplayer Services Aren’t Going Anywhere"
Because humans are generally morons.