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Microsoft Giving Xbox Live Users a Free Game
Earlier this week we covered the Xbox Live outages over the holidays. Several users have pointed out that Microsoft has acknowledged its lack of performance, and is now offering a free game to compensate its users. Unfortunately for Microsoft, disgruntled patrons have already filed a class action lawsuit over the recent difficulties. Quoting the PC World article:
"Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten said that the problems with Xbox Live downtime were caused by an influx of new users who had gotten an Xbox 360 over the holidays. It's been a record-setting season for Xbox Live. 'This included our largest sign-up of new members to Xbox LIVE in our 5 year history and just yesterday you broke the record for the single biggest day of concurrent members ever on the service,' said Whitten."
This has nothing to do with lag at all. It's the matchmaking servers and such. The ONLY advantage PSN has over Live is that it's free. Otherwise it's inferior in pretty well every way I can think of from the store, to the messaging and matchmaking.
Yeah, primitive.
Get this:
Does RFOM/Warhawk continue when the hosting party goes offline? No. Primitive.
Do above games fix exploits in maps and actively ban users who use exploits? No. Primitive.
Do above games have a good ranking system outside of "everyone levels up" where your level is proportional to your skill? No. Primitive.
Do the above games allow hosting parties to boot you because you're doing well (So their team has an advantage)? Yes. Primitive.
Does everyone playing 40 player games have a lag free experience. Fuck no. Primitive.
Do the above games offer heat maps of battles? No. Primitive.
Do the above games offer online coop campaign? No. Primitive.