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The Console MMO War: Xbox 360 Vs PS3

Before the release of Blizzard’s World Of Warcraft, MMO’s were considered a nerds genre with complicated quests, long dungeons and characters requiring insane amounts of time to level up. It was a tough grind for a very little reward. Nonetheless they...

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zootang5603d ago (Edited 5603d ago )

Bad journalism:
"According to a REPORT which appeared in Dr.Dobb’s long running software journal its harder for developers to produce games on the PS3 compared to the 360"

A report made in 2007! The 360 wins, based off that report?! Go away.

BK-2015603d ago

They also listed "Connectivity issues" as a con for the PS3 which is an absolute lie. The connection is as good as Live if not better for being free.

zootang5603d ago

PSN Dedicated servers cause connectivity issues compared to XBL p2p service. These boys should just give up.

SimonSaysEverything5603d ago

i play ssf4 on psn and the connections/signals suck compared to XBL. there is usually delay and sometimes lag too. and you cant really hear what your opponent is trying to say over voice chat.

zootang5603d ago (Edited 5603d ago )

@Simon

That is one game that is multi platform. XBL has had numerous problems with Gears, Splinter cell, Christmas holiday 2008 and so on. Meanwhile PSN has dedicated servers and up to 256 players online fps for free.

kaveti66165603d ago

zootang, you named one game that has 256 players online and tried to generalize it across the board.

And most games on PS3 run on p2p as well, including uncharted 2.

nevermore5603d ago

@zootang
black ops, mw2 and ssf4 are major titles that are being played daily by a majority of the players on XBL and PSN. the quality of gameplay offered on both networks can be compared. Lets start with ssf4. Even though ps3 is the dominant force in japanese console market, the ssf4 professional players play it on XBL exclusively due to the lag/delay in the inputs, similarly both mw2 and bo have been plagued by lag/delay. Not to mention the crappy voice chat quality. As far as splinter cell is concerned, the game is developed mainly for its single player, the mp was just "tacked on " and its on the pc as well so there goes the exclusivity, if it was being played as much as BO or MW2 the issue would have been addressed by now. That leaves gears of war, which like SC is mainly a single player experience, even uncharted MP is better that that.

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doa7665603d ago

there’s only one MMo on the 360 (FF11) and there won’t be another due to MS’s strict control over the closed LIVE

PS3 has 3 MMOs releasing this year: DC Universe online, the Agency and Final Fantasy 14

NoobSessions5603d ago

I wish they'd release Monster Hunter Frontier in the west.

alphakennybody5603d ago

most likely it will but on the NGP

hellzsupernova5603d ago

um well its a "war" the 360 is losing badly because there is not a single MMO on the 360 :P

Xfanboy5603d ago (Edited 5603d ago )

sony:1 vs Ms:0

slate915603d ago

yeah, the 360 needs to pick up this shit first of all to even enter "the war"

AssassinHD5603d ago

That is not an accurate statement. Final Fantasy XI is on the Xbox 360.

beardpapa5603d ago (Edited 5603d ago )

should change it to exclusive MMOs. FF11 (available also on PC) as a console MMO started on the PS2 and playable on the early PS3s (not sure of the newer PS3s).

NoobSessions5603d ago

None of the PS3's MMO are exclusive either then [to my knowledge]. All have a PC counterpart

hellzsupernova5603d ago

that is true. and with the agency being worked on by SOE but that will also be coming out on pc so as far as i know there are no console exclusive MMO's

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DelbertGrady5603d ago

Kind of a one-sided war considering the PS3 is the only console with an MMO game thus far. Maybe they should wait until the 360 gets one, if that ever happens.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot37d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle36d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7736d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer45d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde43d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy44d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12543d ago (Edited 43d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7745d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga45d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit44d ago (Edited 44d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199244d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga44d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac44d ago (Edited 44d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman44d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger44d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box45d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion44d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7245d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7545d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit44d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14945d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7745d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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