Xbox Live should be free now...

[Tigawoods]

XGamer0611 said:

eNamrah said:
How many people on Xbox Live actually have gold accounts? They're certainly in the minority. There are supposedly 10+ million Xbox Live members and not all of them are gold.

 

Actually, there are 17.7 Million XBL users and 10 Million are Gold Members.

Source: http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2008/01/07/10-million-xbox-live-gold-users-getting-a-free-arcade-game-after-holiday-2007-downtime-issues.htm

Wow that is certainly more than I thought there were. Nice find. Anyways, as I posted in another thread, it is up to the consumer to decide if the 50$ is worth what XBL has to offer. And IMHO it is. Im not sure why people are bashing XBL as this thread is clearly directed at XBL users and their opinions regarding the price tag.

As said b/f the core audience of the 360 is somewhere between 18-32. Im willing to bet that most ppl in that range who have a willingness to play online can spare 50$. But who am I to decide and tell them? You could consider a silver account as a demo and see for yourself if XBL is worth it.

Theres no point in bashing either service. Heck I like them both but I have no problem paying 50$ a year for the service. And yes I do believe that even with the much welcomed update 2.4 XBL is better but thats just my opinion. Coming from someone who played WoW for years paying 180$ a year, 50$ a year for a great online system seems like a steal.