Sony Online Gaming Service to Surpass Xbox Live

According to a scan posted on the PlayStation forums, the March issue of PlayStation Magazine (PSM) reveals Sony’s plans to deliver an online gaming experience that not only targets Microsoft’s much lauded Live service, but surpasses it. The article reads:

"Cast aside any doubts and start gazing skyward, because that’s where Sony is aiming with plans that go far beyond simple leader boards and matchmaking — or even the PS3, for that matter

"’It’s very real,’ one source tells us. ‘They (Sony) are dead serious about it. They’ve declared, and I quote, a ‘full-on assault’ on the latest version of Xbox Live.

"They are committed to matching Xbox Live [on the 360] feature for feature and then some."

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Talk is cheap, so let’s see how this PS3 online service turns out. Microsoft has had years to perfect its centralized Xbox Live service and is continually making refinements to the Xbox 360’s online interface. Can Sony truly knock Microsoft out on the first try? We’ll just have to wait and see.

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