Whether or not you pay for a service is totally irrelevant to the quality of it. You have the right to expect a better product when you pay for it rather than accept a free version of it, but that doesn't necessarily mean it will be, as evidenced by Facebook, free email services, and arguably PSN.
Thank you PSN hackers
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Xemmy
of the Le'beau family
Quite a while back, so it's still kind of fresh. I like they way you did it too.
You should get out more. When it comes to technology, you can almost ALWAYS find a free alternative, and many times it's just as good, if not better than a paid version. I NEVER pay for computer software, as I can always find a good free version of what I want.
That's an asinine hypothetical. Do you think Sony makes no money from their PSN? Of course they do. They charge developer fees, game makers who host their content on PSN get charged, Sony collects advertising revenue, etc.
PSN may be free for the end user, but it's not like Sony is putting a product out there which isn't making them money.
How is that relevant? Your initial statement was:
Even if your statement were true, it's just one statement against a whole host of statements in opposition. At the end of the day, you have to list a LARGE list of services/applications in which paid is clearly better than free, and you haven't/can't do that.
Kip The Fury
Pre-Show Stalwart
Kenny Powers
Bulletproof Tiger
Paying for something when you can receive the same service or product for free is highly overrated. I feel just fine receiving the same
services for free instead of paying for them.
services for free instead of paying for them.
Especially when many times, especially in technology, the free service is better than the paid.
No, you redeem your two games, and then download them.
I believe for only a month, well, less than that now.
Muffin Top Merkley
Be a man!
That's messed up, Sam.
Contact Sony?
Contact Sony?
TheOneBigWill
[This Space for Rent]
I paid for a service that I was able to play/use over the past couple of months.
That > staring at an offline only $300+ paperweight because hackers stole some CC#'s.
I would never argue that free isn't better. Free is f'n awesome anytime I can get it. Reliable service for one fee a year is just as good, to me, however.
That > staring at an offline only $300+ paperweight because hackers stole some CC#'s.
I would never argue that free isn't better. Free is f'n awesome anytime I can get it. Reliable service for one fee a year is just as good, to me, however.
TheOneBigWill
[This Space for Rent]
How many free games do you think those Hackers were able to download before the cards were cancelled and the network went down to be repaired?
I'm willing to bet more than 2.If it's what I think it is, there's a workaround for this. I'm not at home, but if you remind me when I am, I'll look for it.
Basically, you have to go to your Transaction Manager, and then you can get back in that way.
2 things:I paid for a service that I was able to play/use over the past couple of months.
That > staring at an offline only $300+ paperweight because hackers stole some CC#'s.
I would never argue that free isn't better. Free is f'n awesome anytime I can get it. Reliable service for one fee a year is just as good, to me, however.
1) If your game system is a paperweight because the game network is offline, then I truly question your status as a gamer.
2) Paying for the service had nothing to do with the Xbox network staying up.
Probably very few, if any. Given the large scale attention this story got all around the world, any wise hacker would let the dust settle before trying to purchase things with those credit cards.How many free games do you think those Hackers were able to download before the cards were cancelled and the network went down to be repaired?
It was lower cased, not upper cased. I made sure of that when I posted it, to avoid this type of confusion.
Shocky, get WipEout HD Fury, I'm telling you. It may seem difficult to grasp at first but it's all the more rewarding when you do grasp it, and you will. There are very few better looking games on PlayStation; it runs like a dream. Not to mention that it takes advantage of the custom soundtrack feature better than any other game I've seen. The first time you see a giant neon racetrack pulsate in time to the beat of your favourite song-- it's pretty sweet.
And thanks, Sly, I'll remind you when you get home. Or I could just trawl Yahoo answers or some similar site. I'm not sure I'm so unfortunate as to have a one of a kind problem.
And thanks, Sly, I'll remind you when you get home. Or I could just trawl Yahoo answers or some similar site. I'm not sure I'm so unfortunate as to have a one of a kind problem.
Sweet Jesus on a porcelain toilet, I could put my head through a wall. I've identified the problem - or part of it - and know how to fix it. However, my network connection is so slow I can't even access the Services List menu, and I fucking need to. That means there are two other potential problems I need to correct:
- I'm, fingers crossed, missing a system update. A system update that would stop my PS3 from behaving like a ******ed puppy and restore it to the magnificient stallion it used to be.
- Alternatively, the cunt that fucked about with my network configuration, then told me to fix it, wouldn't take "I don't know how to fix it - I wasn't the one that wanted to fuck around with it" for an answer and then sort of patched it back together has crippled the connection speeds of my PS3, but none of my other electronics.
Kenny Powers
Bulletproof Tiger
I can access the Playstation Network most of the time. I have been downloading Infamous for 3 days in a row now and its still only at 40%. A 100 Mbps connection isn't that bad is it? At least in the past I was able to download full games in less than an hour. Maybe it is because a lot of users are on the network.
It's best if you wait till sometime around 3am or later to download the rest of the game, there will be a lot less people on your Internet line causing congestion slowing down the procedure, and downloading should quicken up, which worked in my case.
