Previous
Motorola DROID review
Crazy-hinged Dell Adamo XPS hands-on!
BlackBerry Bold 9700 hands-on and impressions
HTC's HD2 hands-on
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 hands-on
Nokia vs. Apple: the in-depth analysis
Google Navigation video hands-on: you want this
How-to: recycle your old gadgets
Engadget Podcast 169 - 10.31.2009
Breaking news Feed
- DROID and DROID Eris now cash sentient on Verizon
- BlackBerry Curve 8530 now official on Sprint
- Dell Adamo XPS coming 'in time for the holidays' for $1799 (unboxing and hands-on video!)
- Verizon launches BlackBerry 8530, LG Chocolate Touch, Samsung Convoy, and prepaid data
- Verizon's DROID ERIS by HTC does Android and keeps it cheap
- Olympus E-P2 official, patches over E-P1 problems and jacks up the price
- New York attorney general files antitrust lawsuit against Intel
- HTC HD2 officially coming to US, out in Europe and Asia today!
- T-Mobile USA down all over the place? (update: yes)
- AT&T sues Verizon over 'there's a map for that' ads
Featured stories Feed
- Switched On: Developing a sense of rumor
- How would you change Windows Mobile 6.5?
- HTC Hero / Eris mega faceoff on video
- Ask Engadget: Best wireless touchpad / trackpad?
- iPhone vs DROID multitouch keyboard showdown (video)
- TwitterPeek review
- Verizon's BlackBerry 8530 and LG Chocolate Touch go hands-on
- Dell Adamo XPS coming 'in time for the holidays' for $1799 (unboxing and hands-on video!)
- DROID ERIS hands-on and unboxing!
- BlackBerry Bold 9700 hands-on and impressions
Resources
Sections
WIN Network
- Autos
- Technology
- Lifestyle
- Gaming
- Finance
- Entertainment on AOL
- Lifestyle on AOL
- Sports on AOL
- Travel on AOL
- Also on AOL
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Dan @ Apr 11th 2007 6:05PM
That $200 you save buying the 360 will be spent on paying for online gaming, and more.
When you buy a PS3 the on-line functionality is "free".
Nobody EVER mentions this.
LJKelley @ Apr 11th 2007 6:22PM
What people like you forget is that the Xbox Live system is unified and you do get what you pay for. With the PS3 there is no unified structure or friends list, each game can charge for access if they so choose.
I think this is another stupid decission from Sony. Hard core fans and those really paying attention will realize that benifits of the "Premium" model. They are always the ones that pick up a new console first with the regular consumer waiting for a while. $600 is way to high and $500 might have picked up a consumer or two that might now instead choose to buy the 360.
Jon @ Apr 11th 2007 6:27PM
Because your not getting an equal level of service to make an apples to apples comparison. The PS3 online options suck compared to the 360's. You don't get hardly any of the options and developers still aren't even producing many Online games for the PS3.
That's like saying My friend bought cotton candy at the fair for $2...but I can get petrified crap on a stick for FREE at the swap meet! Which would you rather have?
Andrew Fong @ Apr 11th 2007 6:28PM
What are you talking about? Free online functionality is brought up all the time, and the response is the same -- the 360's online functionality is superior to the PS3 and for some people at least, that's worth paying for.
Brad @ Apr 12th 2007 8:28AM
Nothing on planet Sony is ever free for very long. They have every intention to nickle and dime their customers to death once sales are up, just wait and see.
ryanworrell @ Apr 12th 2007 9:30PM
I would rather pay for online gaming actually. At least when I am paying for X-Box Live, they have an expectation to meet and there can be official administration. I played PS2 online, and honestly it was crap.
Xbox Live FTW...
Thomas @ Apr 13th 2007 4:58AM
Because it is lame. period.
danman75 @ May 4th 2007 3:51AM
"That $200 you save buying the 360 will be spent on paying for online gaming, and more.
When you buy a PS3 the on-line functionality is "free".
Nobody EVER mentions this."
No one ever mentions the free PS3 online because it is a joke. You are right however, I will eventually spend the $200 I saved on XBox Live..... In a mere 48 months the whole $200 will be all gone.