Microsoft Blogger Andre Vrignaud who works at Microsofts game division share his thoughts about Sony combining Xfire with their own online service.
"What we end up with is a bit of a mishmash of online accounts, logins, and services. For example, now when I play a PS3 title I simply can't depend on having a single Friends list. Sony will manage the 'master' list, which should have presence in every PS3 title, and Xfire will be a plugin that some publishers integrate into some games. This means gamers can't depend on finding their friends in one place (if the game even supports Xfire)...
Another challenge is that Xfire is now effectively middleware-and that's not free. Had Sony purchased and integrated Xfire into their SDK I could see the effective cost of integration being 'free' to publishers. Now, unfortunately, each and every publisher has to look at their budget and decide whether adding a second online service/friends list/presence is worth it. I have no idea what Xfire's licensing costs are, but whatever it is, it's not free-Sony lost that opportunity. And that means publishers have to decide whether to spend extra dollars, effort, and time in an era when game costs are already spiraling higher and higher.
Sadly, this appears to be an artifact of Sony's online service being late to the game and likely underwhelming."
He wants to launch all his projects initially through close beta.
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...with what the blogger guy said. However, Sony may surprise all of us with some super-dee-duper online service.
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of course a MICROSOFT blogger is going to find things wrong with the PS3 + Xfire partnership. KEYWORD: Microsoft
he's certainly not going to last long in his job if he points out the positive parts of this partnership. some of you complain about sites like IGN, 1up, and CNet having a biased opinion. well guess what?
the source of this article comes directly from one who works for Microsoft and gets PAID. this is beyond bias! haha why can't we just admit that Sony would have been worse off without Xfire. so Xfire does provide an immediate benefit. there's your positve fact!
if you have any sony products (i do) that require software you know sony can not write application software at all, it is horrible. my point is don't expect any super duper announcement, what you are seeing is probably what you are getting.
i think i'll just give sony the benefit of the doubt on this one, i'll set my standards low but i still expect something positive coming