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TheShape31 on 02 May 2012
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crissindahouse said:
superchunk said:
crissindahouse said:
TheShape31 said:
This is a terrible deal for anyone. No one is even mentioning the fact that anyone gullible enough to buy into this new bundle would most likely go over the two-year subscription. So add in extra years of $15/mo. and you end up with a scam. It's not a good deal at the initial 2-year period, and beyond that you'd just be making monthly donations to Microsoft. If you enjoy having money taken from you, then it's the deal of the century! :)

what the? you pay two years and then you buy a gold subscription if you wish to play live any longer

No contract ever just ends like that. It will be as he said and will continue month to month at the $15 rate or MS might send you offers to sign a new contract based on some other percieved discount.

no clue what you are talking about. i take this option and after two years i buy a gold subscription on amazon. where is the problem? i buy a smartphone with a 2 year subscription and after that my contract will end and the phone is mine.

It's been noted that an Xbox Gold subscription (like the one through Amazon) will not encompass everything that the $15/mo. subscription does.  So when the 2-year period ends, many, if not most, of the subscribers will want their service to continue with the same offerings as before.  Most people don't realize or care that their contract period ends and continue doing what they've been comfortable doing for the past number of years.  Monetarily things can only work out heavily in Microsoft's favor, and in no way are good for the general consumer.