With the online serves for Sony PlayStation 3 networks crashing last month, does this mean some gamers cross over to Xbox 360 and abandon the PS3?The $60 per year Xbox 360 online cost may sound a little expensive, but at least the Xbox servers don't crash.
From about mid April 2011 to mid May 2011 the PlayStation 3 network was down. The apparent cause of the network being down was due to hackers. Apparently these hackers were able to intrude the PlayStation 3 servers, and cause serious damage to the servers. It was so bad, that you could not even play any of your favorite games online for over a month. So many gamers playing Call of Duty Black Ops, in multiplayer were not able to play the multiplayer online.
It was also announce that Sony believes account information, including passwords were compromised. Some reports suggested the credit card info was also compromised but according to Sony this was not the case. The reason gamers have their credit card information on file with Sony is mainly due to the PlayStation store. The store you can buy older games, demos, game add-ons and downloadable content to name a few. If you frequently did this, you could store your credit card information in the PlayStation store in what's called your wallet. This gave you the ability to buy a game, and not have to re enter your credit card information over and over again. A great idea, as long as it secure, which just found out it is not.
Sony has recently announced they will give (5) five or so games away for free, as an apology to their gamers. Sony has also announced for any user of the PlayStation network, they can sign up for a year's worth of free credit monitoring.
The thing about the Microsoft Xbox servers to play online games cost you $60 per year. Which too many not seeming like a bad option, if it's a secure environment. If you think about it, Microsoft has been dealing with the online line stuff for years, so one would think they would have a leg up on Sony.
This raises another question about updates; it said that Microsoft runs updates for the 360 users about twice a year, and Sony you have to do it for just about every game you want to play. The updates can be very annoying, considering it took me 45 minutes to download all the updates so I can play the first BioShock game on my PS3.
I guess if it really comes down to it, Xbox does have its durability issues. Meaning many true Xbox 360 gamers have gone through more than one console; mainly due to the ever popular RROD or Red Ring of Death. At the same time make your decision on what your friends have, so you can have fun and enjoy your gaming experience with others.
Now is the time to turn those used PlayStation games into cash, The Old School Game Vault ( http://www.wcityauctions.com ) gives you great prices when you sell PlayStation games online for cash.
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