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J High he’s in denial man he actually thinks that the PS3 online even compares to the 360’s LOL.

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However, the server upgrades at Microsoft’s datacenters are just part of their preparation. They have extra staff working longer hours this week. And those updates you’ve been receiving on LIVE?

“… are part of an ongoing effort to get ahead on capacity issues,” Ingalls explained. “We learned a lot from last holiday and have a comprehensive plan we are executing upon throughout the year to prevent any recurrence of issues like we experienced. That said, we would be remiss to not expect and respect that the “Grand Theft Auto IV” release is anticipated to impact usage in a positive way.”

Yeah, those updates are totally about Grand Theft Auto IV—this week at least. Because a free copy of Undertow won’t quell a few million teenagers looking to break some faces, steal some shit and drive around with their music really, really loud.
As for what Sony is doing to prepare—their fate lies in the hands of Rockstar (who rumor has it is actually using Gamespy’s servers). Because they don’t offer a backend to host games like Xbox LIVE, they avoid the headache for a trade-off of a little risk, and almost no say in fixing potential problems that may arise.

http://kotaku.com/383885/xbox-live-preps-for-gta-iv-server-riot