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Lulz on 06 September 2013
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S.T.A.G.E. said:
Lulz said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:

PSN has everything to do with Xbox Live, its just free (still is for the most part). PSN+ was not comparable in any way until Games for Gold. The founding structure was payment for a steady stream of games on a weekly to monthly basis.

You don't think the "+" has anything to do with the fat stacks of cash MS has been pulling in from XBL and Sony wanting a piece of that sweet pie? The free games are just a way to ease the pain for everyone that is constantly whining about having to pay for things that for some reason they think should be free.


LOL...Xbox Live Gold robs the average gamer who doesn't want online multiplayer from enjoying the free nature of online. The cannot access their non-Xbox Live related subscriptions nor anything. Even though Sony upgraded multiplayer to PSN Plus, PSN by itself is essentially the majority of Xbox Live Gold with Silver combined. You also need to differentiate free games from F2P. Without PSN+ the Games for Gold system would not exist. 


Whether or not XBL can be considered "robbing" people is irrelevant. MS found a way to make hundreds of millions of dollars off of something that Sony was losing money on, and Sony realized just how dumb they were being by allowing it to continue. Sony can thank MS for showing them how to make money instead of losing it hand over fist.