Anticipating Sony Propaganda ...

Microsoft is always ready to dish at its rivals. Sony is about to have a big press event tomorrow where it will unveil its launch games for the PlayStation 3 and talk about its online network. So Microsoft put out these stats today, including the headline that Xbox Live has now grown to 4 million members. Here's the release.

[LiquifiedArt]

Those numbers are quite fudged. Prior articles state that only about 40% of 360 owners have live. Also 4million?? how only 6million on the "HIGH END" own a 360.. M$ is so lame.

[ElementX]

People still can access XBox Live with the original Xbox.

[beans]

Actually it was 60% not 40.

[shortyNZ]

"I am a Software Engineer, I have a BS in Game Design and Development, and PS3 is my choice console"

sorry but i just read your past comments, and for somone that trys to sound smart, you say some stoopid stuff, go b!tch elsewhere

[ronscrote]

Whats the BS mean? i'm guessing bullshit.
Besides, any knowledge you might have on the subject means absolutely nothing unless you have some experience working with the consoles. Considering how difficult it is to get on the development programmes and actually gain access to the dev kits and SDK's I doubt you know any more than the rest of us.

[Bill Gates]

desperation and panic is slowly creeping up on M$.

"...but look at us we've got 4 million people on x box live"

Sony a year after launch
10,000,000 X $0.00 = $0.00 FREE ONLINE GAMING

xbox a year after launch
4,000,000 X $49.99 = $199,960,000.00

You SUCKERS!!!

[eques judicii]

10,000,000 X $0.00 server support = bad online service

[zypher]

what i don't understand about this is that Microsoft is saying all this stuff as if it'll all change after Sony make their announcements tomorrow. XBox Live is great: let the service speak for itself. Sony's Ken and Kaz say stupid stuff all the time, but if its one thing i can say about Sony is that they don't let their the angst about the competition show the way Microsoft does.

[shoota33]

What can you expect MS is scared and they will try to say anything.

[Marriot VP]

and your dumb enough to think that. Unlike Sony, Microsoft is intouch with their consumers.

[BIadestarX]

Come on guys. If sony comes up with something that microsoft already has it's all good. But if microsoft as they should be doing, try to advertise or do some marketting than that means they are scared? Some of you really think that for Sony and microsoft it's all about the games. They are companies aiming to make money, they don't care about console wars or the little kids games like, "You scare, no you are!, no you, you! ,no you!" little games. Sony and microsoft are doing what they both should be doing, trying to get as much market share so they can sell their products and make money. Simple as that. So, the question is not who's going to win the war, but how much more market share will microsoft take from sony this time arround.

[drewdrakes]

I have a crazy thought at the method behind their madness, maybe its true. Anyone ever suspect that? Probably not because you all just shoot things down right away.

And number 1, if 4 million people are on xbox live and 40% of people that have a 360 are on xbox live, how many people own an xbox 360?

Ill leave that word problem with you, if you need some help, let me know.

P.S. Core systems have access to live too.

[Boink]

the number of 360 users connected to live is actually a bit above 50% according to MS previous stats.

[shortyNZ]

i love xbox live, its been such a great service since the 360 first came out, just imagine the cool updates and downloads that we will be enjoying in the future! plus the online play! and its so simple, yes i know there is the yearly subscription to gold, plus buying points, but its totally worth it! i hope when banjo kazooie gets released they put the origonal on XBLA, the future is looking bright and well established!

[DJ]

Sony's online service is, at the very least, going to equal what Microsoft's achieved with Xbox Live. Not charging a flat annual fee is a bit risky, but change always is.

[CG]

Full of crap as always

[kewlkat007]

are you crazy?..You know how hard it was for MS at the start, to bring live to what it is now.
Sony is a hardware manufacturer, and doesn't know much about the business of computing/servers.
Thier servers will require alot of help from third-party vendors, which will require lots of money. It is still wait to be seen though, how well thier network will be but to say equal as live when it firsr debut is ridonculous...

[Marriot VP]

and you know this because......???

Barely anything's been shown about it's online. You try to hide your blind faith in Sony but it just comes through every once and a while.

[CG]

You must be out of your twisted mind if you think sonys online is going to equal xbox live.
But then again it doesnt suprise me that you would say somthing like that becuase you are afterall just another brainless f@g that knows nothing.

We would all be happy if you would just STFU and get out a here.

[Dukester101]

DJ has a point though... the most Sony can really do is mimic the XBL service. They're not a software company, they dont know online well- hence the reason PS2 had no support.

Microsoft set the bar, and now other consoles will just copy and TRY to build off XBL (while MS is doing the same to XBL)

[CG]

Even though sony and neitendo may try and copy xbox live they will still fall short because xbox live is constantly evolving and expanding therefore sony or neitendo will always be playing catch up. Not to mention that MS has years and years of expirence which will always keep them one step ahead.

[kingboy]

lol! fall short?what super technology does it take to built a service like live?u guys just sound funny to me.All sony and nintendo need is some time and gradually their online service will grow and maybe even beat live

[The Snake]

That may be true if people just stopped working on Live to make it better. How hard is it to catch up to a person standing still in a race? However, MS will not stand still. They will continue to innovate and anyone who tries to play catch up will have their work cut out for them. The only real hope for competitors is innovation of their own, and I'm sorry but free pricing is not innovation.

That said, I hope the Sony online network is at least good because I'm thinking of getting a PS3 and an online network that doesn't disappoint is one of my conditions for doing so.

[Capt CHAOS]

But it does take money, and time. Unfortunately these are both things that Sony does not have.

The problem especially here is that if Sony falter, Xbox live could become the main selling point for the 360 with Sony trying to play catchup. This could cost them the market.

Me: Have a 360, but am seriously considering a PS3 just because it supports dolby 7.1 and that's been wasted on the Xbox/Xbox 360 so far.

[sman780]

guys one things for sure microsoft does brag alot about xbox live, and it is great it is! but you think this time around sony will preform a bad online service, then get the hell off this website because ur stupid. it is all about marketing to them and making money, and live is a great way to make money, and before live u had cs and others on pc, pc started online gaming don't think live is some amazing feat. 100% garuntee sony's online service will have millions on it to, and xfire will work there asses off to provide a good service. duurrr end of discussion, both systems are good for there prices, u want more u pay more.

[sman780]

u make wrong comments to say it nicely lol, sony has a massive vault of all there movies, music and so much more, they could easly do a "on demand" type deal like t.v.'s are doing, frusterates me that people underestimate the ps3 soo much AND overrate it.