I do believe that if Microsoft market these new social features correctly they will do very well. Marketing them correctly does not mean limiting to Gold though even though this is probably still the most likely course of action.
Assuming for a second they allow access to Silver members then obviously some of the gaming functions may be limited but I guess they may still have access to screenshots of local games and single players.
The true genius is the integration all this talk about having a browser rathers misses the point. A lot of things are often available for free or via another method but the one that invariable wins out is the one with the simplest and easiest to use interface. If these social apps are embedded into the 360 in the same way we have seen with Netflix then they will be used and used to a greater degree than anybody using a PS3 browser.
I can gain access to twitter on my mobile phone but it does not mean that I am going to use it. Integrate it into the functions of the phone and you may find it actually gets used.
I think we probably all need to wait and see what MS do with the final product but get this right and they will do well, get it wrong and I guess it just will not get used much and they will lose some money.
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