What if LIVE was totally free?

[ameratsu]

NightDragon83 said:
Yeah, because that extra $50 for a YEAR (which you can usually get online at Amazon or other sites cheaper) is a real deal breaker, but paying an extra $100-$200 for a system with "free" online is fine right?

If you take the difference between the 360 Arcade and the recently reduced PS3 160 GB bundle, that's enough to cover 5 years of XBL at full price of membership.

And even if you don't wish to pay for Gold... you still have access to all of the movies, arcade games, and other DLC that's available on XBL, you just can't play online multiplayer.

 

Deal breaker for me. If online multiplayer was free I'd probably be an x360 owner right now.

I haven't ever payed for online multiplayer, I'm not sure why I should start now. Microsoft charging me to use my own internet connection is absurd.