Do you think MS will eventually give out "free" games to compete with PS PLUS?

[Mr Puggsly]

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

Mr Puggsly said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:
Microsoft doesnt bend even for their loyal consumers. If they know they have you hook line and sinker they don't wont change their ways. They only change when the competition beats them. Look at Apple, which inspired Microsoft to turn Windows into an IPod.

You mean like Sony? Competition forced them to lower the price of their $600 machine, improve their online services, and put out better 1st party games. Competition inspired Sony to be a less arrogant company.

The PC business is kinda struggling now that everything is going mobile. So its no surprise Windows is becoming a more mobile friendly OS. And its just not Apple that MS is competing with, Android will eventually trounce the iOS userbase.

I really don't understand your logic sometimes... most times... maybe all the time.

Sony has always taken the financial hit on their Playstations if you dont remember well. Sony had always been working on some form of online. Microsoft brought two things to gaming which was Halo which they took from Apple and they themselves brought online. Everyone brought something different. Sony brought multimedia and made gaming about better tech to push the possibilities of what consoles can do in the home for an affordable price. Left up to Nintendo we would've had Gamecube graphics right about now without competition from Sony or Microsoft. 

Windows 8 isn't something everyone wants, so I think this will help Windows 7 sales. :)

MS didn't take Bungie from Apple. Apple wasn't interested and changed their mind after MS got Bungie. And lets be honest, very unlikely it would have worked out this well for Bungie working with Apple.

Sony brought multimedia? The Xbox could play movies and it was the first to bring streaming services like Netflix.

I don't see how the PS3 pushed the possibilities of what consoles could do. I mean Gears of War was an amazing game before PS3 had any killer apps. Sony, MS, and 3rd parties have been raising the bar. You're giving Sony too much credit.