Microsofts secret weapon!

[nightsurge]

Spankey said:

nightsurge said:

Spankey said:

misterd said:
I love how one Sony fan pisses on MS for charging for Live, while the next boasts how Sony has made one million dollars selling shit on Home.

one difference: you don't have to pay to play online on Home.

 

True.  That is why Sony is hurting so badly and is trying to release Home to make up for some of the costs of running their PSN.

One difference:  With XBL you pay up front and know ahead of time it is a great service/deal.  On HOME, the charges sneak up on you as you try to make yourself different from others, and the ads gradually consume every wall and billboard... oh and you never know when the next update is going to remove you of your items...

1 so MS doesn't charge for anything other than subscription fees in Live? All free D/L content and games to make you different from people who don't buy them? awesome.

@ second bolded: paid for items won't vanish afaik

 

There is a difference between DLC and Home content.  DLC is used as game add-ons and is available on both consoles already.  When you buy DLC, you aren't trying to make yourself different, you buy it because you want to keep playing the game.  On Home, everyone has the same basic clothes, so if you want to look different at all, or spruce up your apartment, the charges will come at you at $.50 - $2.00 or so, so you think it is cheap, but once you are done you've spent $20 customizing your virtual avatar that is only used in home.

And yes, I was referring to the reward items you can get.. although I am pretty sure I've heard stories of paid items vanishing as well.