bumidan on 30 June 2008
From what I know, the only thing that the Canadian $59.99 Retail Price for 13 months (= $4.61 per month) of XBLive GOLD is to play ONLINE.
All other features are FREE. If you don't have the GOLD membership, you can still:
-download demos and play them (after 1 week - but it used to be NO DELAYS)
-PAY for all the content you want
-browse all you want
-download videos and trailers
-view previews of movies
-etc..
Would it be better if it was FREE? Definitely.
MSFT is not making BOATLOADS of money on LIVE Gold - their financials just don't show it.
Though I think Sony is LOSING money on the PSN service because their financials show it, especially if they allocate all those expenses under the PS3 division.
