Free Online (Wii U) vs Paid Online (PS4 and Xbox One)

[jlmurph2]

Mr Khan said:

jlmurph2 said:

MyCodenameIsIan said:
In my experience it tends to be younger gamers that tend to bemoan paying for online. For most adults it is 2-3 hours of work to cover a year of online gaming.

The fee leads to better technology, dedicated servers which in turn leads to a better online experience.

The problem Nintendo face is gaming seems to be heading towards an always online/persistent world future. Nintendo are already significantly behind with their online infrastructure and are not generating the revenue to convince them to invest in improving it.

Sony stepped it up by offering free games to the service which Microsoft have adopted as well. The games alone make the fee worth paying in my opinion.

I noticed that too. $35-60 a year is nothing to someone with a job. Maybe it might be to someone who has to ask their parents for money. 

Or to those of us stuck in minimum wage jobs.

I feel if you dont have a job that pays enough or one at all, a little more focus should be on that than video games anyway. If you're not old enough to get a better job just ask for subscriptions for Christmas or your birthday.