ironman said:
Impulsivity said:
Non free online play is the number one reason, far and away, that I avoid getting a game on the 360 like the plague. I had about 10k in gamerscore back when the PS3 was released and probably have only gotten about 2-3k more in the last 3+ years from Fable 2, Gears 1 and Halo 3, other then that the 360 has more or less sat unused and 99% of the reason is that they charge for online play.
I wait months for a PS3/PC port and go well out of my way to avoid 360 games because, quite simply, I refuse to pay hundreds of dollars for what should be free and IS free on every other gaming platform ever. PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Nintendo DS, PC, Mac, Iphone, Ipod Touch, Gamecube ALL free. I already pay 30 bucks to Verizon to provide the internet, why would I pay Microsoft a penny for their service? I mean it would be one thing if they were my ISP too like seganet, then theres at least some value for your money, but as far as I can tell its just extortion with no added value.
For that matter I can watch Netflix free on a number of other gadgets, why is it 7 bucks a month on the 360? It's just such BS where they get you with a low entry point price and then nickel and dime you into the poor house with 150 dollar 120GB hard drives, 100 buck wifi adapters, 7 dollar a month online multiplayer and all the rest of it.
Incidentally you can get Netflix streaming a million non PS3 ways. For the 50 bucks a year it costs you for live you can get an internet extension for a Sony Bravia TV that allows tons of streaming (netflix being one of the choices), you can use Boxee with a number of devices, Roku is only 99 bucks retail ect. Every other device (and they are legion) that provides netflix streaming does so for free, why the hell should it cost 50 bucks to enable you to use YOUR bandwidth to connect with NETFLIX's content (that uses their bandwidth).
MS is just standing next to a road they didn't build collecting a toll, like some kind of highway bandit. I need less monthly charges ripping me off for things that used to be free not more thank you very much. I'd rather spend the 50 bucks on another game. |
That is a horribly flawed argument. Read that statement again, what you are saying, is like saying You already pay 30 bucks a month to Verizon to provide internet, so why should I have to pay a fee to stream video from a video streaming pay service or porn site. It's also like saying you already pay 30 bucks a month to Verizon so why should you pay anything for website hosting. See, your ISP and Live are two very differant services. XBL does not offer you internet and you cannot use it without paying for an internet service, much like you cant use those pay-per-month video streaming sites without paying for an internet service.
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