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Listener text sent in from today's show: 11:42

Callum from Milton Keynes says "Xbox is the way forward you get more when you pay and it aint much know what um sayin".

i signed in to cod and couldn't play online! i thought it was my internet! very dissapointed! but ps3 is soo much better than xbox i would not switch for a nuthin there r so much mre advantages with ps3!!!!plus what kind of nonsence is that having to pay to play ? anyway shout out to all locking in to 1xtra!!

Natalie from forest hill

I'll never consider another console all the time Sony produce consoles as good as the Playstation. One days lost free gaming. Small potatoes. I've had all three models and been very happy with them all. Anyone who switches because of this was just looking for an excuse anyway!

I have all of them anyway.
And i dont have a favorite!!
But i couldnt play heavy rain at all!!! even when i disconected it!!!
just come up with the trophy error. with the code then sent me back to the home page.
so i played my xbox instead!!

ollie eastleigh

Mostly i find it odd that such and uproar was made over this.

From the first few hours of its detection, it was narrowed down to being a fault with the internal clock and the firmware. At worst the only thing required to fix it was a firmware update. Said update does not require connection to the PSN, rather just an internet connection. Instead a lot of people jumped the gun and started wrongfully directing the blame at the PSN.

Certainly, trophies could be lost because of the syncing error if you tried to start a game that did this, but at the end of the day they're meaningless points and the console wasn't irreversably damaged. It's like losing the gold stickers your wife gave you every time washed the dishes.

I also feel i should point out that this was a simple programming bug revolving around a complex mathematical algorithm involving leap years, that fixed itself when 00:00 GMT on March 2nd rolled by, unlike the xbox with its numerous hardware faults that actually require the entire unit to be sent back to Microsoft for repairs or replaced in store.

As for Online capabilities, Microsoft is currently undergoing legal proceedings regarding their use of a points system for various reasons you can google for and i'm paying a fair bit of money each year for minimally more functionailty than that of the PSN. Sometimes i think the only real difference is the cross-game party chat, which some games like Modern Warfare 2 disable anyway, and with shoddy peer to peer multiplayer connections becoming all the rage for developers these days, there isn't even a cost for running dedicated servers anymore.

I also read recently that sony mentioned if they were to charge for an extra premium online service it may include features like unlimited free access to all of the PS One classic games. This, to me, is why i should be paying money for an online service. Exrtra features rather than basic functionality.

look i got an xbox and it still gets on my blasted nerves u got to pay for everything i might as well buy a ps3 considering that i get better quality, as far the virus goes it will pass and if your ps3 breaks u can complain get a new one for free. also subscribe to my youtube channel sparda tube click the link &follow