Your Xbox original broke down?! Jeez, mine took some right abuse and is still going strong.
The advantage of XBL is that it unifies every game across a single dashboard. I could be playing Halo, see my friend log in on the dashboard, and instantly invite him into the same game I am in. Likewise if I see my friend playing a game I can invite myself into the same game if the rules permit it. I can also open multiple chat channels (4 rooms+ the game chat room). You can also view any information on your friends (what game they're playing, what they're doing in that game, achievements etc...) and also view people you have recently played so that you can add them to your list. The whole thing is just so complete that it's easily worth the price it costs. PSN is a lot more basic but it's free so it does a good job for what it's worth, just like XBL.
|