Xbox Live FREE!

[LordMatrix]

welshbloke said:

Yes its true and it always has been. It now seems Microsoft want to make everyone aware of this fact also. The problem of course is they are kinda ignoring the bits that are not.

The new pictures of the Arcade and Elite clearly show Xbox Live is FREE! whereas previously they would of mentioned the gold account now they just add a little number 4 which I am guessing refers to Gold someplace on the box.

Also the latest advert, you know the one the Sackboy advert it also alludes to Xbox Live being FREE! again at the end it mumbles something about all the stuff that is not.

So is this a new tactic and maybe some changes to how the Silver account works or just Microsoft tricking the consumer.

 

Notes about this post:

This post is not about the live service rather the move to advertising it for free when we as members of the more savvy public know not to be completely true. If you believe for example that they may be modifying the live service hence why the have shifted to upping the Free marketing then this is of interest.

It true! too many idiots don't seem to even acknowledge that Xbox LIVE Silver even exist for those that want to be online on their console. You can still purchase DLC, watch movies/videos etc. If you don't care for Party Chat, playing Online Multiplayer, ability to use Netflix, Deals of the Week discounts etc. than Xbox LIVe Silver is for you. Those of us that want the extra benefits that come with being a Xbox LIVE Gold member will do surely do so. It's people that say I don't have my Xbox 360 hooked up online because it isn't free are just idiots plan and simple. It isn't that Xbox LIVE isn't free but that you have an option to go with the free version (Silver) or the payed for version (Gold). Microsoft allows Silver members to try out Gold from time to time and allow Xbox 360 Silver users to play for up to 48 hours on a trial card (can be found in most X360 games nowadays). If you want an Xbox 360 or already own one but don't want to pay for LIVE just be a Silver because without LIVE at all an X360 feels naked. WWhat Microsoft should do (since some people just don't do their own research on products they are interested in) is put on the box... Free Xbox LIVE Silver Membership... with perhaps a brief comparison to Gold to let people decide whether they want to just use Silver or purchase Gold along with the console.