Xbox One Winning on Multiplayer Features?

Now that Microsoft has established a set of policies that are identical to Playstation 4′s DRM and Used game policy, we can now begin to compare and highlight features that stand out for each console. It is hard to argue with the fact that Xbox Live has been a very popular service for millions of gamers throughout the years.

The service that moved a connected community forward is getting a lot better with the next gen Xbox One.

[Gazondaily]

This is where Microsoft can really shine. They've been ahead of the curve traditionally when it comes to the online gaming arena and with 300k servers and more dedicated servers, if they do keep their promise, the X1 can quickly become the online gamer's console of choice.

But Sony are definitely not the dinosaurs they once were when it came to online playand whilst rthey might not have the deep pockets Microsoft have, they have the mikes of Mike Cerny at the helm who will no doubt be pushing for improvements online too.

It's too early to tell which one will be better in terms of the service. Only upon the consoles release will we be able to gauge the merits of both systems.

[Kanzes]

Yeah, from 15k to 300k servers is an enormous amount.

[jimbobwahey]

The thing is however, that I think Microsoft are lying. They're not a very truthful company and I have trouble believing their claims about Xbox Live servers, much like I do with their Cloud marketing nonsense.

300k dedicated servers? That won't even be enough to provide dedicated servers for every person who plays COD Ghosts when it launches, so how is it going to provide dedicated servers to the entire XBL userbase, exactly? The service has what, 45+ million subscribers? 300k servers isn't going to do a very good job of eliminating peer-to-peer gaming, is it?

Remember when Epic stated that Gears of War 3 would have dedicated servers? Yeah, ended up being lies. I remember playing that game and being booted when the hosts would quit matches. If they were really using dedicated servers, there wouldn't have been a host at all.

Now Microsoft is claiming 300k servers will be dedicated for the XBL userbase? I don't believe that for a second, and I'd advise people to think about their claims (and history of lying) and analyze them with a sensible, level mind before buying into their marketing talk.

[Geezus]

@jimbobwahey you obviously dont understand how servers work theres more to it than this and its more complicated than the following but just to help u understand understand at 45 mill xbl users divided by 300k servers thats 150 people per server and seeing that 45 mill people wont be all playing xbox live at the same time that number decreases significantly even then these server are powerful and can each handle that amount of people easily. once again thats not exactly how it will work but yeah dude your underestimatting the power of the serverzzzzzz the cloud is the future and that why these insanely rich companies like amazon and google and microsoft are investing heavily in servers for cloud computing. and no MS is not lying microsoft's servers are real andl they own a sh-- ton of them.

[thehitman]

@Geezus your perfectly right in almost everything you said but 1 fact remains hidden. Just how powerful are each of the 300k? Nobody knows that information. Now im not doubting M$ has obtain a very powerful server cluster BUT for all the things they have planned with them it seems like a bit much. They want to use them as computation power in games and dedicated servers? Doing that with millions of games I dont care how you slice it will be taxing on the servers they would need to double their servers within the first 1-2 years to keep up. MS is doing a bit too much promising on server and cloud computing where I think they are setting themselves up for a disaster.

[Urusernamesucks]

@thehitman well they did invest about 9 billion $ on these servers, so id say They're pretty Powerful.

[Geezus]

@hitman your right they are overshooting a bit and probably wont deliver on all their promises ( like every company has done since the begging of time) , but the notion of having 300000 servers dedicated to just the xbox online experience is insane and will go along way to making the online experience on the xbox one reliable, efficient, and fast basically the best mp experience available. Ms has always done online well going back to the original xbox and the One wont be any different and this is an area where sony and the ps4 cant touch Ms. As they will have to really on p2p servers for the mp experience unless the game itself has dedicated servers ala Bf4 or unless they are willing to pay some of these other companies like amazon and google for the right to use their servers not saying sony has bad mp or that ps+ isn't a excellent service because it is but xbl has always been more reliable and powerful of the two gaming consoles going back to the og xbox.

[thehitman]

A lot of Sony first party games actually had dedicated servers such as Res:Fom, warhawk and a few others. They do own Gaikai which I am sure can compete w/ MS servers easily. The entire question is how the servers are being put to use and I think Sony will focus more on bringing games through the cloud while MS is trying to enhance gaming through the cloud which I believe wont end well. All in all I think all games should have dedicated servers for competitive matchmaking play. It is good that MS is trying to achieve that, but it is not something they are doing alone Sony has the same resources that MS does so this shouldnt be over blown.

[LackTrue4K]

So let me get this right. With the reputation system, how does it know if you are cursing people out, etc.? Does that mean that the game records everything that I am saying >.> So now there is no privacy WHATSOEVER. You have the XB1 recording what you are saying and the Kinect watching you and knowing everything you are doing....

[spaceback2012]

People can report you for being abusive - Kinect is not monitoring your cuss words... -_-

[CrimsonTideAdam]

Will Xbox 360 players be able to play with Xbox One players in multiplayer?

[chuckyj1]

That will be on a game by game basis. I would guess no for most games, but there maybe some that will allow cross (Xbox One and Xbox 360) play.

[GamerzElite]

No they can't see the XBox support ans pic below
http://tinypic.com/r/2rhvhn...

[ZBlacktt]

Hell, if it's not already a Multi Platform game. Everything else is exclusive to Sony that's most popular. That and Sony has Destiny and Watch_Dogs exclusive content which is multi play... Share button, free cross game chat now... The Xbox people should be be happy Sony forced MS to pull it's DRM and 24hr online. Otherwise, the X1 would have been a super flop.

At 1:16 he says you can go watch tv. I busted out laughing thinking yep XBox One.

[Sitdown]

I don't understand why that's funny.....instead of being stuck watching the match finding screen, you have the option, among other things, to watch TV until your game is ready.

[ZBlacktt]

Tv, tv, tv, sports, sports, sports, tv. Television tv, tv.

Given all the upgrades the PS4 will have over the PS3. Gamers there too will not just be sitting there.

[Utalkin2me]

My lord how long does it take to find a match? My tv has picture in picture and also i have my PC setting right next to my console screen so i can do whatever is needed from that spot.

I can plug my Astros input jack in to my headphone jack of my PC and listen to TV while i play multiplayer or cue up a playlist or whatever.

[irepbtown]

I can just press a button on the remote and watch TV right now while playing or waiting for a game.

What makes X1's different from that?

Almost forgot, I can also split my TV in half; watch TV and play a game at the same time.

[Sitdown]

You all probably think you are in the majority too huh? Can you also currently play a game on your current console while match making is performed in the background?

@zblacktt
Whoever said ps4 would just be sitting around? Simply addressing the live TV point.

@Utalkin2me
Can take a while depending on how restricted your match requirements are.

[The_Troll_Whisperer]

Wasn't this same thing attempted on GOW 3?
(Gears of War, obviously)

[SlavisH2]

Dedicated servers for EVERY GAME! this is huge even the biggest x1 hater knows this is cool!

[ZBlacktt]

Better to spy on you. Think better is what they want, lol. Meanwhile they are going through your hard drive looking for pirated content. Or any kind of files.

[SlavisH2]

Wtf, you have any proof or is that how u get your kicks? Dude every company checks piracy. No body cares enough about u to watch u. So am I being watched on my cell phone,table,PC? All always on and have had mic and camera for years! Ps4 has camera u can get I guess this secret society can get in that too, omg! :P

[Vames]

You trust Sony right? Did you remember how Sony knowingly infected millions of computers around the world with malicious rootkit software that collected user information and sends them to Sony? Remember the amount of class action lawsuits that came from it? Remember how Sony denied it all? Then came out later to admit it was a DRM mechanism?

[T2]

@slavis - yes you are being watched have you heard of the news ? Enter any keywords into a text or email and it will be logged

[ZBlacktt]

The kids are sensitive to this subject, lol. I guess it was that story about the US Government coming down on MS. So lets hate on the guy who just post the fact and not the one who's doing the act. How do you think they bricked 1 million XBox owners consoles? HHmmmm yeah.

[jessupj]

I still sceptical to this dedicated servers for all games things.

If it's true, then absolutely yes, that is HUGE deal, and I'd be very jelly.

But I would have thought MS would be shouting this feature from the maintain tops, because if you're ever played on PC on dedicated servers, you'd know how amazing this would be. In fact, I would even contemplate buying an xbone, and if you know me that is no small thing I'm saying.

I just don't get why MS aren't telling us this fact at every possible moment. It just doesn't make sense.

[SlavisH2]

They mentioned it at the unveiled and its kind of been down played but this is a ace in the hole. I am buying a x1 now and this is A MAJOR reason. Xbox live has been there strong suit but this actually makes it worth it to me. Like me if u plan on owning both systems plus PC I will go with the version with dedicated servers since I mostly play online. Time will tell though.

[Silly gameAr]

Here we go again...

[Kos-Mos]

I`m with ye.

[Mikelarry]

the asynchronous matchmaking and reputation system are great ideas there is no doubt about it. for now xbox one multiplayer features does have the upper hand over psn. i do hope sony includes similar features to the psn

[nick309]

This fanboy wars needs to stop. Both systems will sell good without you braggin about it.

[pkb79]

No way man, Super Nintendo is way better the Sega Genesis.

[No_Limit]

Sega Genesis has blast processing. That is superior to the SNES mode 7. Sega Geneis win.

[colt-of-tipton]

Having dedicated servers for every game is a excellent feature !

[sway_z]

Who cares...??

I enjoyed MP thoroughly on PS3, and if you never used XBL you wouldn't know the difference.

MS have made Billions of $$$ since Xbox Live was created, so I for one would expect the service to reflect that experience and the revenue would have been re-invested to make the XBL network better.

Sony are behind, so what....and they have not even started charging for MP yet...!!

[T2]

Dude thats the point , you cant tell the difference playing both . Thats why these arguments happen ppl wont give up spreading bs ... I put in tons of hours on xbl , its not noticeable

[DoubleM70]

Oh yes you can tell the damn difference. Dropped games all the time on the PS3. I have both consoles so I know. People on PSN don't even used their head phones. It's ridiculous.

[T2]

Completely false halo lags all the time and all my onlinefriends use headset on psn

[Redrever]

even SONY them selfs confirmed that only Multiplayer gaming is behind the paywall of PS+ the apps on 360 and the X1 will be behind the paywall of gold members so i don't know you can decide the X1 can WIN anything just yet we haven't heard anything about Gaikai and if it will or will not be included in PS+ ether way 2013 and 2014 is shaping up too be very interesting.

[USMC_POLICE]

I want to play online and be able to form parties no need for anything more.

[ravennevermore]

Xbox One only supports dedicated servers? is this true?

[solidworm]

likely not.

[SITH]

http://www.wired.com/gadget...

"Perhaps most intriguing, however, is that Xbox One gives game developers the ability to access Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform. That leads to a few obvious and immediate applications: All your downloaded and installed games and achievements are synced to the cloud and can be accessed and played without interruption on any Xbox One you sign in to; stable, dedicated servers for every multiplayer game rather than the notoriously fragile practice of hosting matches on one participant’s console; even multiplayer matches that can grow to 64, even 128 participants, rather than the usual limit of 16 or 32"

http://www.examiner.com/art...

[mt]

he is using mouse at the beginning: running on PC ?

[Cueil]

they record stuff so they can post on youtube

[Cueil]

Dedicated servers is enough of a difference maker for most online players to chose one console over the other if their main games of choice are multiplat MP games

[Red_Devilz]

At this point its hard for me to believe any sentence in a positive sentiment, which contains words "microsoft would" or "microsoft will". I don't think any corporation which has its core set up to screw customers can do anything for the good of customers or industry as a whole.

Like, if someone says "EA would add new .......... feature to their new game" the only things that come to my mind in the blank space are like DRM, always online, micro-transactions, online passes, some $hitty restrictions.

[UNGR]

All cool stuff, it'll be fun to check it all out.

[aleFH]

Available only in the US®

[tdogg]

Xbox online multiplayer has always been better than ps3 and will continue to be better

[gamertk421]

Xbox Live has been and will continue to be a more robust service infrastructure than the PSN. I will literally shit a PS4 if Sony isn't still predominantly using P2P for multiplayer. There will be exceptions, but their network is nowhere near at the same level.

[S2Killinit]

and the PS4 will have the exact same things.

[Swiggins]

No evidence to suggest so, it'd be nice if they did though.

[S2Killinit]

well, I mean most of the stuff they are talking about are doable on the current generation. In fact, I maybe wrong but it seems like all it needs is a game that is designed in such a way. Only thing that is not going to happen on PS4 is the multitasking element. I personally favor the more dedicated approach of the PS4. I rather have the most powerful machine I can have instead of having the perk to jump back and forth between tasks (even though it should be nice, it seems a bit redundant to me since I could just jump behind my PC if I had to wait for a game to load) Also, I mean, how long are they thinking is going to take for a multiplayer to load exactly? It's not like it takes 10 minutes.

[iliimaster]

this whole reputation thing is a joke assholes are everywhere and people report people for little or no reason its pretty much broken... and i doubt it would work like how they say it will, am i wrong or has there always been an option to immediately mute someone who is annoying?

[Mustang300C2012]

Yeah your wrong. If you don't even know all the options that have been available on Live, then I suggest you sit back and just listen.

[iliimaster]

troll much?

[retrofly]

The onyl ever time I got reported was when I played well in MP and people didn't like it. Feedback system is broke.

[SITH]

Same here. Or when I played only in party chat. I agree it is broke but the mute and avoid player sure isn't. I have people I muted since xbox live beta that are still muted.

[Mikeyy]

This video is an outright lie towards the very end.

In no way what so ever has microsoft said that every single game will have dedicated servers. My evidence is also backed up by the FACT that MS didnt make a big deal about this at E3. This would be the biggest selling feature ever, yet no mention?

Sorry fanboys, this video is a lie.

[S2Killinit]

I would say you are correct. This type of thing would be announced officially and touted about like a banner.

[Picnic]

Well I'd expect the Xbox One to have better multiplayer. It has to be best at at least one thing in gaming...

[ceed911]

When multiplayer is a huge aspect of console choice for a lot of people, it is the spot I would definitely want to excel at.

[PirateThom]

Dedicated servers for every game?

I'll believe it when I see it.

I'll tell you why though, Microsoft charge a fortune for companies to use Azure, you think they're going to suddenly give that away free for some shovelware game to use?

More than likely they'll charge developers to use the service rather than needing to set up their own servers and, because it's scalable, they'll be able to adjust rates and requirements on the fly. If every game was able to use it for free, EA wouldn't even bother with their own servers.

[oscarcat59]

Funny if it was said by Sony everyone one would jump up and down saying it is true lol. Sony is going broke getting there butts kicked by lg and Samsung. By the amount of resources and money Sony has I doubt Sony will have a better server network but I am sure it will be good enough.

[Belking]

no surprise here. Ms has always beat sony in this area. This is about technology and sony isn't a technology company at heart.MS online services will always be better.

[oscarcat59]

They do make good hardware. But I see fewer Sony products and more lg and Samsung. They let themselves get passed up and having trouble catching up.

[Belking]

yes they do make excellent hardware. The problem with that is, so do Samsung and LG but theirs isn't as expensive and that has hurt sony. Sony is more of hardware and entertainment company. They won't outdo MS when it comes to things like technology. This is the reason they went out and bought Gaikai instead of building their own c,oud service. They just don't have the resources for it.

[PigPen]

That's true and I totally agree.

[kingPoS]

I can't really say which has the more robust online component as I haven't seen Sony's offering yet. I guess we'll all find out in the coming months.

[JohnS1313]

What goons. The PS4 is winning on everything. And nobody wants a spy box anyway. Sony is definitely winning on the multiplayer side.

[PurpHerbison]

Reputation will be abused just as it was with the 360.

[FlyingFoxy]

Of course it will, it's not accurate in the slightest because someone can easily lie.

Better off gaming on PC, and Wii U. No crap like that on those.

[coolbeans]

I'm guessing that would happen as well, but I wonder if something...buried in the system, like n4g's trust rating, could curb such a thing from happening.

And it's so funny how 360's 5-star/reputation never added up. Just get two or three prefers from friends before getting an avoid and you're set with 5 stars on there.

[fracturedrich]

Oh my brain hurts after some of those comments,this article on this site is the same as trolling.I don't get the hate between the two consoles,we are doing the same thing at the end of the day,gaming.I am all for this new reputation thing as lets be honest these singing racist fools really do my head in,lets put all the fools together on a lag filled server and let them play together,whilst the people who want to play to have real competition and be respectful get to play together.If this works then i for one will be a happy customer.I will ruin the post by saying bf5 will be xbox v ps in a all out war on a shared server.

[chela]

winning cuz it's better

[MikeyDucati1]

lol it's like if you give MS any praise, people will run towards the disagree button. But these are the same guys who was proclaiming Xbox 360 is king and took poops on PS3. You guys are such turncoats.

[Soldierone]

The dedicated servers "explanation" doesn't explain it at all. He is talking about the cloud, not multiplayer.... Pretty sure "dedicated servers" are still up to third parties, if you don't believe it, then lets wait and see if COD Ghosts has a new "migration" screen sometime soon.

Not saying cloud is bad. What he was talking about is rather neat, but its not the same thing that the article is defending. Plus lets face facts here, Microsoft has slipped some people some money to say "how great" the cloud is. If they love it, why isn't DICE loving it? Activision? Bungie? Etc.... Notice its ONLY the developers that have an exclusive deal at the moment?

If "dedicated servers" hit one, it will hit the other. Look at Battlefield. The cost will still run off on the publishers. Will MS have "better" servers, maybe, but that doesn't mean every single game (like COD) will have it.

That and reputation can be broken easily. What if people get in a match with people like me? I mute anyone that talks, regardless if they trash talk or not. Do they lose rep for it? What if you have an awesome game and everyone on the opposing team "reports" you for being good? Do you lose rep for having skill?

[Mustang300C2012]

You can tell by the comments who actually read and watch the videos and who is talking out their ass.

[Soldierone]

Are you part of the second group? Because I'm in the first, even talk about the quote from the article.

Maybe some people can read it, but can't comprehend it due to advertising. Like I've been saying this whole time.

Again, if its so great then why is it only developers doing exclusive stuff saying it? And why are the publishers of those developers saying it, then turning around and saying the opposite for PS4 for separate games? COD and Destiny are two great examples.

[MaverickStar7]

If I hear one more Youtuber start a video with some form of "whats up" I'm torching the place.

[esemce]

BS article Microsoft would of mentioned this at E3 as to many people this is a massive deal, there is no way MS or Sony will have dedicated servers for every game.

[PSX04]

after all you say i will not buy microsoft VCR because i'm not idiot

[2pacalypsenow]

"Major Nelson’s blog mentions that some games may feature searches for matches based on Skill, language, and even find players of similar age"

Yeah i remember the same thing was supposed to happen on xbox 360 live . Never worked

[sAVAge_bEaST]

This Dedicated servers for all games is B.S... They have never said this once.. This would be HUGE, and the Ghost reveal at the xbone event would have mentioned this..
-NO WAY-
this is just because titanfall, can 'spin up some Virtual Servers, for AI. and SMOKE.

[sAVAge_bEaST]

@4 kids. I read the article twice... It said it could have the ability, to have dedicated servers and 128 player matches.. IN THE FUTURE. Not yet,. (while it shows pictures of Ghost's and mentions ghost's try's to imply ghost's-- total misdirection, the old magic trick)
edit. it does say every online game,. so I only time will tell. -you think activison would have mentioned it by now if this was true.

[esemce]

I could imagine that if they used dedicated servers then it would be for a few of their flagship MP titles like Halo or Forza but no way in hell for ALL XBone games.

They could not justify the cost of running these servers for so many games and for many years (5-8).

[windblowsagain]

I'm hoping COD dies and then GTA5 dies.

They aint even great games. They are ok games for kids.

[sAVAge_bEaST]

C0D, hopefully will die this gen... a regurgitation game,,.
It along with xbox, pepsico, cross-corporate whoring, and the retardation that follows,.. have almost ruined gaming.. -giving the false image of what gaming is.

[Harpers_Ferry]

I understand the enjoyment people get out of "console war" talk, but god damn, we do not have enough info for some of the arguments being made. It's still early enough to bet that half of the features we know about now will be gone by release.

Speculation was cute before the companies started revealing information, now it's just silly.

[kewlkat007]

Echoing "Xbox always had better multiplayer options."

I don't expect that to change...it can only get better. Ms knows XBL has been one of the biggest advantages it has had.

Why slow down? You can expect more features...more support, more servers..

It looks like "Next-Gen" is putting a big emphasis on multiplayer with all these news games, where XBL excels.

Now you have to pay for PSN multiplayer + other features..we will see if they bring it.

[Flames76]

Xbox live is king of multiplayer that's a fact.So not really news there

[quenomamen]

- " Live has been a very popular service for millions of gamers throughout the years"

For Millions of 14 year olds screaming racial slurs and for the most part acting like dipshits online.

I'll stick to PSN.

[madjedi]

Well now we will have headsets included in all ps4's and it's only $400, so it will likely also be bad. I think that is primarily a cod and maybe halo thing with younger teens.

I think you will have the older people going to a party chat system or like me muting all the screaming high pitched teen boys.

Listening to my niece and all her little teenie cod buddies, makes me sympathetic to xbox gamers prior to private game chat(whatever it is called).

[plmkoh]

Here we go, the second Sony goes eye-to-eye with Xbox Live core features, people have to go out of their way to highlight voodoo non-quantifiable features like cloud based match making.....ummm so what match making have we been using all these years?

[urwifeminder]

Live is an awesome service ms really have the online pinned down a great social experience.

[DoubleM70]

http://spong.com/article/29...

Just the tip of the IceBerg for Microsofts server Farms. Yes they have the dedicated servers and the money to do it.

[DoubleM70]

Here is your Link if you don't believe the servers they will aquire.

http://spong.com/article/29...

[MyWordIsGospel]

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