Hexpane wrote:

eephour wrote:what is the online experience like for the ps3?

like all others, it depends on the game. I've yet to be called a N*** fa*** jew on PSN, on XBL I would be called a N***Fa**** at least 1 time per session.

But that is probably due to the fact that way less people are on PSN and many of them do not use mics or don't know how to set one up. PSN works w/ ANY bluetooth headset, unfortunately like everything on the PS3 you have to manually configure it.

Basically PSN is

Warhawk - awesome game that just got an update, but everyone playing it is usually very good, reminds me of SOCOM in that just about every player can kill you or be killed by you.

Call of Duty 4 - same as XBOX and PC except the PC version has higher resolution

Resistance - big online community, constant maps coming etc..

But in general the number of people online gaming is

PC - vast majority - huge set of diverse games
XBL - small vocal minority - mostly Halo 3 and other FPS but has racing/sports etc..

PSN - relatively empty for many games, but strong specific game communities. If its not warhawk, RFOM or COD4 its probably going to be real empty

its almost exactly like last gen. PC had the vast majority, although last gen PS2 started first w/ SOCOM and prior to halo 2, SOCOM 2 was actually bigger (more people online) than all of XBL combined.

Then Halo 2 came out and that flipped.

This gen, sony fucked up and had no SOCOM at PSN launch, so other than RFOM there was almost nothing to bother with.

Also there are a few PS3 games that lack voice online, like COD3

Peripatetic wrote:Oh and. PS3 is to Xbox like Tar is to Mars Volta.

Germ War wrote:

Peripatetic wrote:Oh and. PS3 is to Xbox like Tar is to Mars Volta.

Tar has all the games Mars Volta has had for months, with nothing additional to offer in terms of gameplay, and a cruddier online system?

Indeed.

Peripatetic wrote:

Germ War wrote:

Peripatetic wrote:Oh and. PS3 is to Xbox like Tar is to Mars Volta.

Tar has all the games Mars Volta has had for months, with nothing additional to offer in terms of gameplay, and a cruddier online system?

Indeed.

I haven't had any problems with Tar's online system.

I don't have to pay for Tar's online system.

Tar plays Blu Ray discs.

I can play my old games on Tar.

I haven't had to send Tar in for fixing.

Dude, did you just say the Mars Volta is better than Tar?

Dude.

drew patrick wrote:

Peripatetic wrote:

Germ War wrote:

Peripatetic wrote:Oh and. PS3 is to Xbox like Tar is to Mars Volta.

Tar has all the games Mars Volta has had for months, with nothing additional to offer in terms of gameplay, and a cruddier online system?

Indeed.

I haven't had any problems with Tar's online system.

I don't have to pay for Tar's online system.

Tar plays Blu Ray discs.

I can play my old games on Tar.

I haven't had to send Tar in for fixing.

Dude, did you just say the Mars Volta is better than Tar?

Dude.

You play Call of Duty 4 for longer periods of time than Tar play riffs.

Ty Webb wrote:Pffft...console shooters are LAME.