@Koreanguy....
...alright, since Pezus aint got the peas to back up what he posts, I took your advice and read through yours. There is absolutely nothing in them that intelligently argues why Xbox Live should be free. Nothing. You actually compare Xbox Live to Facebook and Google... are you kidding? Because Facebook is free, that means Live should be also? Do you have any idea how rediculous that argument is?
You also use Steam and, amazingly, Nintendo as reasons against Live pricing.... Nintendo.. really? I'm not even gonna go there. As far Steam, it's a completely different service whose business model is based around gaming downloads. Matchmaking functionality for multiplayer games is prohibitive and is not a supported feature for all multiplayer games available. Quite different than Xbox Live. Not to mention, if you look around the web, you'll find more complaints about Steam than you can shake a server at. There, that takes care of those two...
on to Sony's PSN, which is the only thing you listed that's remotely comparable to Xbox Live. You wrote this in an earlier post:
"Truth is Sony have done a great job in bringing PSN on par with Live, but Xbox gamers are too stubborn to admit it since they are paying for theirs."
That 'too stubborn' comment works both ways and the truth is, PSN is NOT on par with Xbox Live. Generally the only people that say that are non-xbox gamers who are to stubborn to admit it since they aren't paying for theirs.
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You can argue all you want that PSN and Live are equal and I'm sure you will. But PSN doesn't have the same functionality as Live, its community is fragmented by Sony's decision to let developers handle matchmaking, inclusive features such as voice chat/cross game chat, unrestricted messaging, and other member-centric standards make Live, without a doubt, a far more enjoyable experience hooking up online with your friends than PSN. That's worth $5 a month. It's sort of like comparing Netflix and Hulu. One you have to pay for, one you don't and after using both a person can definitely see the disparity that exists between them.
Look, the world turns on money. That's how it works. Companies charging for a service they provide is the norm, not the exception. Xbox Live trumps all those things you listed, and that's why they charge. There's a value in Xbox Live that you simply don't want to admit exists, for whatever reason, I don't know.
Why isn't Netflix free? How about all those dating sites like Match.com, why aren't they free?
They're not because they offer a product for people to use. Are their competitor sites that offer something similiar but don't require a paid subscription, sure, but do those competitors offer the exact same thing.. no, they don't. That's the difference dude.
Don't want it, don't pay for it. But don't try to validate your refusal by comparing things that are dissimilar at the start. Again... Facebook?
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