How can Xbox Live maintain its greatness?

[madskillz]

chenguo4 said:
First off: people touting Facebook and Twitter on Live are dumbshits who don't realize the PS3 has a browser. Really people, come on.

And I think Xbox Live would be an amazing value if they simply lowered the price or just made it free. When i was choosing consoles, a huge deterrent for me was the xbox live subscription fee. Even after I got my PS3, Gears 2 and some then-exclusive jrpgs tempted me, but again the Live subscription fee killed it. Basically it was, I would've had to pay $60 for Gears, then pay $50 to play it with people, and time and time again that turned me away.

Yeah, the PS3 has a browser, but folks don't realize you can't do JACK via a PS3 browser on Facebook. Try it and see.

Also, if you pay $50 a year for LIVE, you deserve to get own3d. I have never, EVER paid more than $30 a year for it. Why are the only people quoting $50 a year PS3 bots?

I have paid for LIVE for 5 years and think it's a good value. If you can't afford $3 a month to play online, LOL.

LIVE offers a lot more than just gaming online.