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Mr Puggsly on 25 March 2013
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Fusioncode said:
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Nem said:
No way. They are far too greedy.

Though for the record, Sony doesnt give any free games. They let you rent them while you pay their for their service.

They are no more greedy than Sony. Sony just has a different strategy... not as successful.

Yeah, they aren't free. That's why some of us put quotations when we say "free." As Sony should on the PS Store.

So paying 50$ a year just to play online is the same as paying 50$ a year to get a ton of free games every month. And yes they are free in a way, just like Netflix lets you watch movies for free as long as you keep a subscription. Considering everything we pay for on Xbox Live we get for free on PS3, I would say MS is far greedier. By the way I pay for Live and PS Plus. 

And to answer your question, I don't think so. At least not until Gold subscriptions go down. We may get a few more free arcade titles like Happy Wars down the line. 

I don't think charging for online services is greedy, especially considering it cost money to offer online services. Frankly, its pretty amazing MS managed to make it a success while the competition is free.

"Considering everything we pay for on Xbox Live we get for free on PS3..." I don't get everything free on the PS3. Basically I just get online play.

They are not free is you pay a subscription fee to access them. No debate, simple as that.

I do think it's greedy as both their competitors give online play for free. I don't see how anyone can dispute the fact Microsoft's online system is far greedier than Sony's. Getting online play for free rather than having to pay 50$ per year is a pretty good incentive, plus I was also talking about services like Netflix and Hulu. I can't use those on Xbox without gold. With your argument about subscriptions I guess Happy Wars isn't free either, as you lose it when you lose your subscription. As long as I'm keeping my subscription going, I'm considering them free games. Whatever, this thread has gone completely off topic anyways. 

Sorry, I don't feel trying to run a profitable business is greedy. Take away charging for online play and the 360 might not be a financially worthwhile endeavor. Don't like it, don't pay.

We should call free to play Xbox games "free." As I do with "free" PS Plus game. None of that shit is free if you have to pay a subscription fee to access it.



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