Tuesday 11 May 2010

playstation network

Why would PlayStation offer an online service free ?

-To attract potential customers to the console,

What features do they have?

-Internet, can browse on any websites
-PlayStation Network, allows you to play online against friends or anyone in the world
-PlayStation Store, users can download demos, games and add-ons here, this is just like Xbox's Market Place
-BBC iPlayer, is a unique feature on a PS3
-VidZone, this allows you to watch thousands of music videos for free
-Friends List, you can chat to anyone through instant messaging or through a headset and you can see what games friends are playing, you can choose your own Avatar
-The online services are updated every Thursday, this means users can access new content


Is there anything extra?

-Users of the PS3 can access a web browser in which they can browse any website they want. This is different to the Xbox as they are restricted to certain sites

From your research which service do you think is better and why?

In our opinion the PlayStation 3 is better because the online services are free and offer the same or similar services to the Xbox 360. However we did consider how the PlayStation is more expensive to purchase but you would spend that much paying for the Gold Service on the Xbox.

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