| hinch said: I don't see much value in it.. basic features like online chat and online multiplayer should be free tbh. If Skype, Steam, PSN, Nintendo, Live etc all offer it, why can't MS do the same thing for Xbox. Just the thought of going back to a paywall service to access important features of my Xbox rubs me off the wrong way. |
None of those services had all the features of Live until they copied them. Its not free but that means they've trail blazed on the feature front for the integrated online experience. I know what I'm paying for, my guess is you don't know what I'm paying for. If the online experience had been left for Sony or Nintendo to push we would be lucky to have advanced past the original Xbox Live feature set. Microsoft have heavily invested back into the infrastructure they charge for and that's what those people who've been loyal subscribers for years are happy to pay for it. I just don't see Live ever being free, the beauty of the PS3/4 is choice though.
