Microsoft has 300,000 servers for their
entire Azure platform. That includes EVERYTHING, from Xbox Live to even windows update, as well as all of the azure services that you can buy and rent. It's not 300,000 just for Xbox Live. Don't know where you got the 20,000 Sony servers from, so I can't comment.
nope, it's 300,000 for Xbox One as stated here:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...velopers-think
Why will Sony have to concentrate them while Microsoft can distribute them around the world? What's your basis for this statement and why are Microsoft so special? Don't get me wrong, Azure is huge and sure has its advantages but I think you're overestimating things a bit here. That said, Microsoft has a better track record with this stuff.
because as MS has over 10x the severs they can spread them out more evenly around the world whereas SONY cannot, as logic would tell you they have fewer.
Why have you just compared the RRP for PS+ against the ebay price of Xbox Live? I've seen PS+ go for similar amounts to Xbox Live, the difference in price isn't anywhere near what you're making it out to be. PS+ does work out a little more expensive in general, but it's more like £5 per year more, not £15. And the games you get on PS+ have been historically better than the ones Microsoft has been giving out with Gold lately.
From my experience PSN+ and PSN cards are harder to get at a discount than XBL Points are and XBL Gold is.
Also I would disagree and say both companies haven't really offered any good games for free that aren't really old or I haven't already tried. I personally don't see the benefits of PS+.
Agreed. Live is a better service than PSN.
At least we agree here.
He hasn't given an answer one way or the other (I suspect that Sony is currently working on something they haven't announced yet). Even if CoD doesn't have dedicated servers on PS4 (Doesn't look like it'll have them on 360, either), that doesn't mean other games won't have them. The point is that both services are capable of using dedicated servers.
EDIT:
http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/12/442...g-calculations