Ugh, I hate when people don't quote properly.
well pardon me for having to make do on my iPhone 5 :/
From that very article:
They don't have 300,000 servers from Xbox Live..
Except, as stated above, Microsoft doesn't have 300,000 servers just for Xbox live, those servers are virtualised. They have about 10 datacentres around the world (some not operational yet), here's a list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Azure#Datacenters
They combine that with a bunch of CDNs, something that Sony is also cable of doing but that doesn't help with dedicated servers or gaming, just downloads.
I don't know why you can't accept Xbox One has 300,000 http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/a...00000-servers/
See this is where I know you're being biased. I found a thread that lists all of the games given away so far, keeping in mind that it only started last November so it's not even a full year
I've highlighted a few that really stand out as not "old" or "****".
Even if you exclude all of the Vita games, you got all of that for a single 12 month subscription - even at £40, that's ridiculous value. And I say this as a big PC gamer who's used to his steam sales.
Like I said, look at when they are available. Most games are mediocre / can be found for a £5 on eBay with resale value too. The 'good' ones have been already out for a very long time. You might as well wait a year and sign up to a games renting site for £10-15 and get whatever games you like rather than playing the lottery with PS+
Once again, look up those 300,000 servers and it's clear they're not all real servers, nor have they distributed them as widely as you think.
Your claim about Sony not being able to put servers near the UK has been pulled out of thin air. Go and find a source to back that up.
Go read my article I posted and it's clear, as stated in E3 that MS will have 300,000 severs for the X1.
Please find me a source that shows SONY has set up severs for the UK :/
It looks more like Sony hasn't announced anything yet. It wouldn't be a suprirse for Microsoft to have the better online service, but the gap is narrowing rather than widening.
300K vs 20-30k?
The gap is still wide open. SONY and Nintendo have always lagged behind.
And SONY has announced it's plans for cloud computing "sometime in 2014" :/
Once again, speculating on what Sony can and cannot do. Don't get me wrong, Microsoft has invested heavily into the cloud but ultimately they're not doing anything that's impossible for Sony to do. Dedicated servers are not new, not even for the PS3, let alone the PS4.