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I have to bring up this thread again.

I apologized for the Netflix thing, but now I wonder why. $4.99/month plan has only 2 hours of instant streaming and only 2 DVDs per month. I other words, stupid plan.

Anyways, ironman, my opinion is not flawed. To be honest I don't even think you answered any of my questions yet.

#1. What makes XBL worth $50/year to do online gaming when pretty much everyone else offers the same exact experience for free and in some cases, also does it on dedicated servers as opposed to P2P?

#2. How is porn sites the same thing as paying for XBL? With a porn site you pay to access content you do not already have. I do not own those porn movies, so I pay to have access to them. If not for that service I would need to go to a store and purchase them.

#3. Movie services like Netflix are also ENTIRELY different. Paying to access movies you do not own is completely different than paying to access something you do in fact already own. Just sit there and think about that for a little while.

You do not pay to cover bandwidth. You implying that if bandwidth was free that netflix would just give us all free access to tons of movies that they obviously need to pay fees to be allowed to host in the first place? Come on now bro, give me a break. That is a HORRIBLE example.


All others things aside though, I really just want an honest answer to question #1. Give me a valid reason as to why it is right to pay $60 to only have half of my game, then be asked to pay more just to access the other half, all while my console's competitors DO NOT ask me to pay?

To make matters worse, why should I be asked to pay for bandwidth when anyone with a good pair of eyes can see and understand full well that the vast amount of advertisement on LIVE, even for those who pay, are there for that very reason, to pay for bandwidth costs.

You kind of dodged it the last time and continued to go on your tirade about why my argument fails and yours succeeds.

I am all fine if someone wants to pay, but in no way is my argument a failure. It is actually a very good argument, not to mention that I have brought up numerous situations that show why.



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