Microsoft Preparing to Go on the Offensive with Free Xbox Live?

[adriane23]

ironmanDX said:

adriane23 said:
I can see them doing a 3-6 month free trial of Gold.

I heard that when I pre-ordered my Day One edition I will also get a year free of XBLG. Was told in store.

Unless the person in the store was a decision maker within MS, you should take that with a grain of salt. That would be a lot of revenue they would be losing considering the number of launch consoles they're expecting to ship, and probably wouldn't sit well with their investors.