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Loud_Hot_White_Box on 01 March 2009
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DirtyP2002 said:
Loud_Hot_White_Box said:
DirtyP2002 said:

And right now with 17million users and 60% of them paying to play, MS generates more than 500 million USD every year just with the fees.

 

 

Yes, MS has a smart strategy of having a cheaper console initially, though one of its extra costs being a $40-$50/year charge to play games online. 

That's a game per year!  (buy used occasionally)

As fans, it would be perverse for us to like the company that takes more money from us relative to what we receive from them.   I realize it's debatable which company that is.  As fans and consumers, loss leaders are our friends.  Free online certainly is.

If you are not into online-gaming at all, why should you chose the console that offers free (but worse) online gaming, but costs a whole lot of more money?

 

 

Because PS3 has advantages other than free PSN. I agree that 360 looks more attractive if you decide you aren't going to play online, and therefore don't have to pay for online gameplay.

I'll get a new SKU 360 some day and buy used games and continue to play online on PS3.

And I'll point out that the example of 360 being better IF you don't play online is in tension with the more-commonly-used argument that 360 is "better" b/c of the privilege of having XBL (in part b/c it makes more money or something, I guess...)

 

@Implusivity: great post...