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Icyedge on 22 October 2009
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ironman said:
AlJensen said:
Ha Ha, I don't have one I only use Hotmail

Yes but does your ISP offer the e-mail accounts, mine offers 3, but I didn't bother with them, I use strictly gmail.

Hey, how about this, do you pay to access porn sites???Because if you do, well,  those porn sites are asshats for charging you money to use the internet service you are already paying for.

I know it seems like I'm picking on you, but I am just trying to challenge you to rethink your argument. Paying for XBL is like paying to use a toll highway. You already bought your car, so why should you pay to use it everywhere. Or the netflix argument, "well, I already pay for my internet service, so why should I pay Netflix to stream movies" 

Basically what I am saying is you CANNOT, in all seriousness say that paying for XBL is like paying to use the internet or games you are already using. You are paying for an EXTRA service. I told people earlier not to bring up XBL because it would only start a shitstorm, and the way you have been skirting around my answers tells me you know your argument was flawed. I was hoping people could be civil and just give the amount they would pay, and why...I guess that was just too much to ask.

I understand what you mean and partly agree with you. I mean when microsoft offer things like streaming, downloading demo, video, its fine to charge  a fee. But when you purchase a game at 59.99$ that has multiplayer, charging you more to play a part of it, when the company doesnt have to incure any fee related to the service is milking money anyway they can and near illegual. In the past, starting on the computer then dreamcast, online multiplayer has always been included in your purchase price because it doesnt cost anything more to the company. Only MMOs company charge because they are hosting characters and are always developin new quest and needs moderators so it definitly makes sense.

 

Back on topic, I would gladly pay to access the PSN store and function, but would dislike to pay to play games I already purchase at 59.99$ when its a player like me that is hosting the game anyway. I would say 20$ a year for PSN store and 0$ for multiplayer gaming unless they can justify it by hosting or saving games information on private server.