| dahuman said: You are completely missing the point, if I have a gaming PC(which I also use for work, I'm an IT person who can work many fields,) a PS3, and a Wii, then XBL doesn't justify as something I need to be able to play online with(which is why I sold it back in 08' btw,) use netflix, and have crossgame chat etcetc. For the people who are unfortunate to only have a 360 or only have friends that 100% play on the 360, or stand 100% behind it because it's the console of their choice and they must be the defense force behind it, the need for using XBL is obviously there. With so many multiplatform games on both the 360, PS3, and even the PC, it came down to only a few game series for me in the end on the 360, Alan Wake(now coming to Steam, so I don't feel so bad anymore) and Gears2 MP(Which fucked me over because it was broken as shit on release, I enjoyed 3 at friends' though,) like hell if I'm going to buy a 360 again and pay Gold just to play Gears 3 MP. The really sad shit is I haven't touched my consoles much since BF3, Skyrim, and Batman: AC came out on PC, last time I booted my PS3 up was Uncharted 3 and I haven't even touched Skyward Sword(I know, blasphemy) lol. BTW, I don't have a favorite console(bar the SNES maybe, MAYBE,) but I have voiced many times before that I don't like the XBL business model. PSN+ is totally not worth it in my book, most DD games can be found cheaper on Steam or through Steam sale vs their monthly fee, and once you opt out, a lot of them stop working, cloud storage doesn't mean shit since you get so little of it, and background update is not something I'd pay for either, but at least I don't have to pay to play online with it, and it comes with Netflix and Hulu Plus by default, not to mention it's a 3D video and 3D bluray player(yar, I have a 3DTV) and works better with the media server running off my server vs the 360, not that it matter to people who are not into it though...... anyways, off topic, let me rephrase, for people with options, XBL is most likely not worth it, IMO lol. |
Not sure why you're in this thread, since you have no answer to the question. And I get it that you're into single player games more than playing with friends... but umm, if you're all about saving money, then why did you bother buying a Wii and PS3 to begin with as you just stated you never use them. Seems like a bigger waste of money to me to own those, am I not right? Since you invested so much money into your PC and all... which by the way, is pretty similar to my PC, so I know how good it is. There are so many things to save your money on... not going to see any movies in the theater with friends, just download it on your PC or buy it on DVD after it's come out and cheap. Not go out to dinner and spend a good amount for good food... when you can just heat up a TV dinner or make a sandwich. Do you do all of these things? Are you Mr. Fiscal Responsibility and you never spend money on anything? Clearly not, as you just admitted you have several hundred dollars of consoles collecting dust at the moment.
We all get it, you don't care for Xbox Live (then no reason to even post in this thread then) but to say it's a waste of money for everyone is just not very smart. I paid $80 for 24 months. That is $3.33 a month... or around a dime a day. I gather more loose change a day than that. I might lose more change in my car a day than what I pay for Xbox Live. And what I get out of it is great entertainment with friends. Maybe you don't have many friends, but I do, and when 4 of us are hanging out, we can all have a good time. Can't do that with PC. I wish PC gaming was more popular, but it's not. It just isn't. And I would rather play Mass Effect on a 50 inch plasma and FEEL it than just being on my 23 inch monitor. Put it this way, if you ever go out to a nice restaurant, (maybe you don't, who knows), but if you did, you can spend up to $70 with tip for 2 meals. Or you could stay home and make a couple sandwiches or a microwave meals. You'd save at least $60, maybe more when you count gas. And for less than that ONE dinner, Xbox Live customers get all the things they enjoy for an entire year. It just isn't a lot of money to spend for a quality multiplayer experience. But like you said, you're not big into playing with others.
Side note, one simple reason, OS or layout aside, that makes Xbox Live superior to PSN, is that they give you a free mic when you get any console. Communication is key in success, and that is one of the biggest differences. PS3's should all come with mic's IMO. This is the age of communication and interacting with people from all over the world... and it's much better and easier to do it talking than typing.
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