Comments on the PS3’s Network Platform

I came across a Microsoft blogger this morning that had some thoughts on our just announced deal with Xfire http://www.gametab.com/news/707581/ There is some bad information in there that I'll get to in a sec, but it was interesting to me because it highlights some pretty core differences in the approach that the Playstation folks have taken. From the very beginning the team at Sony Computer Entertainment has always had a very open view of the the networked Playstation 3. This is showcased in our game Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom. We've been able to integrate Xfire's new PS3 API into the game very easily (I should also point out that this API is absolutely free… no clue where Ozymandias got that info but it's just plain wrong). What this is going... Source: http://stationblog.wordpress.com/2006/10/12/comments-on-the-ps3%e2%80%99s-network-platform/