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nnodley on 18 April 2013
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Carl2291 said:
nnodley said:

I just have one thing to say and that is that if PSN is just as good as Xbox live next gen and has all the features it has(or most) for free plus on top of that ps+ is a great deal then MS will need to come up with something more to justify the cost.  People can pay for whatever they want and I'm fine with that plus most users won't even care if Sony has free online that is just as good.  Doesn't make much of a difference now, but it could potentially hurt MS(maybe).


People pay to play online with friends. Thats it.

If my friends get Xbox because they prefer Xbox, then Ill get Xbox to play with them. To play against them on FIFA, Halo, CoD. GTA, whatever.

The Xbox brand is growing. The consoles popularity with people is growing and consumers have invested a whole lot into Xbox Live. From Gamerscore to XBLA Library. Its a loyal fanbase and a whole bunch of them will remain loyal into the next gen. Microsoft have been adding more to the service to justify it all generation. Its worked.

I don't care if people pay to play online on Live.  All I'm saying is MS will need to give more incentive like Sony does with PS+.  The people paying just to play with friends won't care and yes Live is growing in both services and members.  I'm not gonna deny that.  The main thing is if PSN has everything Live does and is a great service and is free(could change though) along with the option to pay to get discounts, early demos, timed trials, and free games next gen then it will be hard to justify paying for Live.  And like I said most people won't care, but it could potentially hurt MS if enough people take notice and quit paying for it which more than likely won't happen.  That's all I'm saying.