How much is PSN worth to you?

[Euphoria14]

ironman said:

Euphoria14 said:

It means I pay for Optimum Online and other than that, I wouldn't pay for anything else. I have Triple Play package so to be honest I am not entirely sure on what the cost is, but Internet + TV + Phone = $170/month. It hurts after a while. I honestly have MUCH better things to spend my money on now than video game online gaming that should be completely free.

 

What did you think it meant?

lol, ok I thought you were going down the road of paying for gaming online is a ripoff because you already pay for your internet.

That is precisely why I won't pay for online gaming.

I look at it like this. I would pay Netflix $10/month to rent movies through the mail. Instant view is added in as a basic part of your package, nothing extra needing to be paid, unless of course you use a 360 to use it. BD players do not charge for it, streaming it through my PS3 also costs me nothing, my PC connection does not require extra charges for it. Why does MS charge me for it?

I bought Diablo 2 for $40 and I got to play it for 4 straight years for free. I got to play Guildwars for free. I got to play Starcraft for free. I got to play Smash Bros for free. I got to play TF2 on PS3 for free, but not free on XBox360? This is a "WTF?" situation for me and I don't care what anyone else's take is on the situation.

If Sony charged me in the same way, I would dump their online service worse than a bad habit and you can quote me on that. Paying for a service that has been free for well over a decade is just flat out bullshit, especially when what they offer is barely above what others offer, especially in the gaming department. Facebook? Last FM? Netflix? Who cares? PS3/Wii browsers get me the first two products free of charge and for the third, there are no additional costs beyond that product's $10+/month subscription fee.

What makes LIVE so special? The fact that it uses the same internet connection I already pay $60/month for to host the games I also already paid for? 

Doesn't seem fair to me.

 

Your view may be different, but mine most definitely isn't.

 

Sorry for the rant. I'm am just not a fan at all when it comes to pay-to-play gaming. Want to pay to play? Let me get the game for free to start with.