We're no longer playing catch up with Xbox Live say Sony
PSN comes of age
Talking to Industry Gamers, SCEA's Director of PSN Operations, Eric Lempel has stated that the service is no longer playing catch up with Xbox Live.
"I don't think there's a lot of 'catch up' (with XBL) any more. In some cases, I think we've got more, and we've got some other things they don't have," he said in the aforementioned interview.
"In terms of strengths, of course we're still free, and we're giving you a lot for free. It's not just free online gaming, but we've got PlayStation Home, which is a massive community and application that's totally free to use.
"I think there's a lot we're doing that in some cases they're not doing, and I don't see a lot of things they're doing that we're not," he continued.
Lempel also went on to say that to adopt the Apple App Store route for distributing PSP games would "degrade the experience you get from a PSP."
He added, "Because (iPhone) is not a gaming-centric device, I think a user picks it up and says, 'This is kind of dumb, but I don't care because I know this device wasn't intended for games'. we dont want to see a bunch of little things that don't quite make sense or provide a good experience because I think that takes away from what the device is intended for."
Fair enough.
Thanks to GamesIndustry.biz
Comments
Sony isn't forcing ads down your throat like MS does on LIVE and will be doing even more of with the next update. That's one thing Sony isn't doing that MS is, and Sony's still doing it for free while you get to pay to get the ads on LIVE. What a bargain!
what ads on live ?
theres no ads on live in australia
Ms don't have ad's u dumb ass. ms is far Superior to sony online.
I dont know what live Aussie's have but in Holland we have LOTS of ads on XBL, we even have some taking up the entire screen for 10 secs every few hours or so (not ingame)