The REAL Problem With Xbox Live (OPINION)

[thranx]

S.T.A.G.E. said:

thranx said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

 

Microsoft does not foot he bill with bandwith, the paying costumers do. Everywhere else the third parties have to.

For game updates and dlc they do, and they dont charge for those.

What DLC to be exact? I ask because the last time I checked, everyone has to buy map packs and enhancer DLC. Thanks to Xbox Live EA and Activision are now in a tug of war demanding more money with yearly subscriptions like Elite. Thank god EA just made there premium pack a one time deal since their game isn't an annualized franchise. If it were, they would be going down the same hole Activision is digging with Microsoft.

I think your mis understanding me.

When a game gets an update through xbox live microsoft does it over their network so they pay for the bandwidth. Same for DLC.

When a game gets an update through PSN the developer does it off of their servers so they pay for the bandwidth. Same for DLC.

Thats how I understood it last time I read about it.