Is paying $50 or less year for xbox live really that big of a deal??

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kowenicki said:

WiiStation360 said:

JaggedSac said:
It sucks for me, one day a month I have to stop myself from getting the latte I usually have.

Using your latte analogy:

Imagine Starbucks started charging $50/year membership fee to buy coffee.   A lot of people will just say, "It is only 14 cents a day, why would people even care about 14 cents a day, this latte is excellent!"  The problem is that every other coffee shop does not charge a membership fee to get coffee there.  If I wanted a coffee at Starbucks twice a month, it would average out to be an extra $2 per visit.

For the value that the hardcore get out of Live, they do not care about the fee.  For the casual online player, it is a big deal.  They buy 3-4 games a year and are paying an extra $12-$16 per game for online play.

Thats a bad comparison in so many ways...

 

I totally agree,  just like the giving up a latte once a month is a bad example as well.

The point is that for the harcore player $50 is not a big deal.  For the occasional/casual player, it is a big deal. Because you think the Live fee is a good value for you, it is not a good value for everyone.