Xbox's price was $299.99 and Dreamcast $149.99. For 12 month LIVE $49.99, DC 18 months $396. Refund for $150 cuts price of console and 18 month subscription to $246, with additional keyboard cuts price anywhere from $246-226. Xbox plus one year would be $350. Dreamcast was a better deal and offered 6 more months for a $124 difference versus Xbox package. Month to month was obviously over expensive, but being they were the first service; setting the monthly price was entirely up to them since no competitor had it.