XBox Live vs PS2 Online

[Acebot44]

Xbox live is THE best online service hands down. All broadband so minimum Lag. Voice enabled on every game. Chat rooms where you and your friends can talk even when not playing. Also, the most online games.

The price for xbox live for one year is $50 for the package and a year subscription. Every year after that is another 50 a year or 5 dollars a month, depending on what you want to pay.

[TheGame]

Acebot, your avatar is freaky.

But anyway... Because I'm a 56ker I much go with Ps2 online and my precious FFXI and THPS. FFXI moves with no lag whatsoever, and THPS can lag, but only the other people, you will always move at full speed on your screen.

[Null]

PC easily expecially for a FPS type game.


but just between the online noobs (consoles) PS2. open network, + free = better.
PS2 has NO subscription fee man. dunno where you heard that. you just hook it up and your on.

And just because its all broadband for xbox does NOT mean no lag, likewise just because PS2 has 56k'ers doesnt mean lag either. if your on broadband just cuz a person thats laggy or has a slow connection is on wont make you lag. your ping is your own.

[Neo]

So I can just hook up my PS2 to my current cable modem and that's that?

[Null]

Originally Posted by Neo

So I can just hook up my PS2 to my current cable modem and that's that?

yup. you just go thro a small setup and register it and your on. no payments. only payments are if you have a game like FFXI that requires payments to play.

[TheGame]

and if you get FFXI you better tell the clan before regestering... had to throw that in

[Perfect Stu]

Since I dont play online THAT much, I'm really happy with PS2 online. I think XBL is the better service for someone who really wants to get involved with the whole online community thing...but I'd rather not pay until something like Halo 2 comes out.

To play a game like SOCOM 2 online:

-PS2
-Network Adapter
-functioning ISP

pretty much it