crumas2 said:
bobobologna said:
Except all you are paying Microsoft for is for them to keep track of gamerscores (which I don't care about), and to setup multiplayer matches. They don't host multiplayer games. It's all peer-to-peer and the few games which do use dedicated servers are provided by the developers of the game. There's absolutely no reason why Microsoft should be charging for online multiplayer, especially since everyone else (outside of MMOs) is doing it for free. Steam, XFire, PSN, Wii's online component, all are free. I would much rather buy a new game for that $49.99 than pay Microsoft for the ability to play a game online that I have already paid for. There are 2 things that would make me buy an XBox360 this instant. Included wifi (biggest ripoff ever), and free online multiplayer (take away my gamerscore/ranking system, I don't care). |
Perhaps I have too much disposable income. I spend over $50 per *week* just eating out. Considering that's $50 spread out over 13 months, and it seems almost trivial to me. I would be interested to know how much your cable bill is. People seem to have no trouble justifying $40+ per month on cable. If you cancelled cable you would almost be able to buy a new game every single month with the money saved. |
The problem isn't whether or not I can afford $50 a year. Of course I can. The problem is whether or not I feel like those $50 are a justified cost. And to me, it isn't. It's like paying Apple $50 a year so that your iPod touch can connect to the itunes store. No one would pay for that shit (well, ok, there are probably a lot of people who would because they love giving Apple their money).
