[Shift]

How much does it cost to go online and play w/ others on the PS3 (membership fee)?


I came from Xbox live and now making the switch to Playstation3. I been hooked since my friend let me borrow his for a week.


Thanks

 

[serversurfer]

It's free.

 

[Rock Daddy]

Yes PSN and its support of MP games is free.

 

[w1ngman]

I'll send you the paypal address where you need to send the PS3 membership fee

Just j/k

As mentioned, its currently free

 

[Asshandler]

Free baby... free.

 

[Shift]

Damn... really free? BIG BONUS!! OK--- paypal payment sent to each of ya!!

 

[wickedmpulse]

Free online play-isn't it a beautiful thing?

 

[Shift]



Quote:
Originally Posted by wickedmpulse /forum/post/12981223


Free online play-isn't it a beautiful thing?

As long as they keep it that way 4-ever.

 

[rjsanc30]

^^^ As long as M$ charges a fee, I'd bet that Sony will continue to be free....and yes, it's a beautiful thing

 

[mboojigga]



Quote:
Originally Posted by Shift /forum/post/12981027


How much does it cost to go online and play w/ others on the PS3 (membership fee)?


I came from Xbox live and now making the switch to Playstation3. I been hooked since my friend let me borrow his for a week.


Thanks

Your asking this and you friend didn't know the service is free?

 

[so's your face]

my guess is that your friend was going to offer to set up your account and just have you give him the money... sounds like a clever guy!

 

[Smacky]

Its free, but don't expect fast downloads. Demo's take forever.

 

[hellokitty]

PSN uses the same content distribution network as XBL. So download performance should be similar. PS3 files may be larger (e.g., PSN games has no limit, and firmware upgrades are bigger), so perhaps that's why you felt that it's slower.


PSN download is fast from my home and at work.

 

[wickedmpulse]

Are the 360 downloads fast? I don't have both consoles so I don't know very much about the 360... The demo downloads do seem slow but it's really not an issue cause we download in the background while I playing a game anyway.

 

[tokerblue]



Quote:
Originally Posted by wickedmpulse /forum/post/12981223


Free online play-isn't it a beautiful thing?

- Not always. Free online means that not all games will have an online component. One of the most notable tragedies is Virtua Fighter 5. What a crappy decision.


1. Play the PS3 version with the Virtua Stick High Grade and have perfect control, but no online.

2. Play the Xbox3 version with crappy controls and have online competition.

 

[Abaddon]



Quote:
Originally Posted by rjsanc30 /forum/post/12981992


^^^ As long as M$ charges a fee, I'd bet that Sony will continue to be free....and yes, it's a beautiful thing

So wait, you are saying that if MS suddenly made XBL free, Sony would start charging...

 

[Abaddon]



Quote:
Originally Posted by tokerblue /forum/post/12984524


- Not always. Free online means that not all games will have an online component. One of the most notable tragedies is Virtua Fighter 5. What a crappy decision.


1. Play the PS3 version with the Virtua Stick High Grade and have perfect control, but no online.

2. Play the Xbox3 version with crappy controls and have online competition.

Believe it or not, Microsoft does not require games to support online

 

[mboojigga]



Quote:
Originally Posted by wickedmpulse /forum/post/12984343


Are the 360 downloads fast? I don't have both consoles so I don't know very much about the 360... The demo downloads do seem slow but it's really not an issue cause we download in the background while I playing a game anyway.

They are fast in comparison to the PSN network. On the 360 you download and play. On the PSN you download ,install and then play the demo. You can also download in the backgrowd on the PS3.

 

[SurfingMatt27]



Quote:
Originally Posted by tokerblue /forum/post/12984524


- Not always. Free online means that not all games will have an online component. One of the most notable tragedies is Virtua Fighter 5. What a crappy decision.


1. Play the PS3 version with the Virtua Stick High Grade and have perfect control, but no online.

2. Play the Xbox3 version with crappy controls and have online competition.

Doesn't bother me, i'd rather they concentrate on making solid single player games than tacking on multiplayer just for the hell of it to fit in with the other guys.

 

[briankmonkey]

I I've had very slow and very fast downloads on both the PS3 and 360. I can't say one is faster than the other to get a demo up and running.


One thing I love about the PSN is playing on dedicated servers. Once you've had a taste it will be hard to go back to laggy play. I wish every game on both systems used dedicated servers.