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theprof00 on 25 February 2013
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J_Allard said:
theprof00 said:
Actuallyt the only difference is that ps3 exclusives are not available on pc.
And yes the live windows is the same product. Only difference is that you don't need windows live to use netflix.
Tell me, what is the rationale for needing gold to watch netflix? There is no matchmaking or servers, or anything else that is supposedly part of the live package.
Everything you pay for on live is free on live for windows. That is the difference between products, and doesn't make a lick of sense.

I can't play Halo 4, the upcoming Gears, or Horizon on PC either. Not sure what that has to do with the topic at hand though.

And no, the product is not the same. I'm going to assume you simply haven't played a GFWL title or at least not many. The interface is different and the performance is drastically different. Or, at least last I saw they were. It has been awhile since I played a GFWL title on PC. It's not the same product and it's not the same servers.

I would guess the rationale for putting Netflix behind a paywall is the same as Sony putting automatic updates behind a paywall. I don't think Netflix or anything else that has a subscription already should require a Gold subscription though so you're barking up the wrong tree here.

Console gamers pay for a lot of things PC gamers don't. This isn't new.

well, you seem like a decent bloke anyway. That's what I got out of this.

Though, automatic updates is just silly, where netflix is an actual annoyance.