FIFA 12 Breaks XBOX Live

[Phil]

This is just the sort of thing that makes me wonder if I should trade in for a PS3.
One big Demo comes along and XBOX Live starts having issues with connection. WHy do we pay the £40 subscription if they cannot cope with the traffic?

[Andy]

One, you're on EA's servers, not MS's. That'll be the same, PS3 or not.

Two, PSN is worse than Xbox Live and far more inconsistent.

Third, I think the FIFA demo and the timing will be more coincidence than anything...

[Phil]

So all those people across the globe going onto marketplace and downloading a 1.4GB demo at the same time is a coincidence?

[Andy]

There have been bigger and far more anticipated demos without issue before. FIFA is still a relatively specialist game...

[Phil]

maybe so but I refuse to accept that it has nothing to do with it. There will be millions of people tryingto access the website to queue the download or starting the download from Marketplace at the same time. I do not believe in coincidence

[Phil]

Had my first short spell with the demo yesterday and to say I have mixed feelings is a huge understatement

[PaulWilliam80]

Hey thanks for this one! Really helpful

[JamesIreland]

How was it really helpful? I don't quite get what was helpful about a thread created in September. Accept my apologies if you are not but that post makes me think you are some sort of spambot or something.