Microsoft to increase price of Xbox Live Gold

[Scoobes]

themanwithnoname said:

NJ5 said:

Oh, and if we want to talk about greedy, we should remember that:

- MS does online advertising in Xbox Live, despite the fact that it's a paid service
- People are already paying for the games, which on any other platform entitles you to play online
- Many (almost all?) of the games are actually played by P2P connections, requiring few or zero servers at Microsoft.

If it provides something so I wouldn't have to go through the laughably ridiculous hoops and ladders your sig indicates, then I'm for it all the way. By the way, moving past the two or three ads on the dashboard requires moving the left thumbstick with your thumb. Oh the humanity!

The hassle isn't the argument, it's the principle and the fact that you're already paying yet MS milks you even more, yet you just accept it.

Other services that have subscription models usually give you the benefit of no ads (Spotify, Gamespy etc.) for your money.