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fps_d0minat0r on 11 April 2011

probably gonna be micro-transaction stuff.

if they were interested in free stuff, they would have supported iplayer.



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AussieGecko on 11 April 2011
KylieDog said:


They will not offer this to Silver members, not when they even want to charge Gold for facebook.  Besides it says MMO, Gold is needed for multiplayer.


it actually says ftp is traditionally used for mmo's not that it is a mmo



 

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homer on 11 April 2011
AussieGecko said:
homer said:


I will not apologize for anything. I have done nothing wrong, and if you are so sensitive about video games that you become this upset over a discussion about them, then there is nothing anyone can do for you.

Also I knew Silver members could dl content. There is a service though, for the xbox 360 that has become very popular amongst teens and children alike. It is called xbox live. It costs $60 a year, and it allows you to access features such as netflix and even play online. If you do not have this service, you can not play games online. I do not know if you have heard of this service before, but it may be something you might want to check out. ;)


unfortunately for you i dont get upset over internet matters... sorry you just dont impact me that much. I am asking you to apologise because well... you are in the wrong.

We will see, but just know that it will be cold in hell before Microsoft offers any feature that is truly free to use.



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Xenostar on 11 April 2011

farmville is a good example of a F2P that is not a MMO. Yes you can have friends but you can never actually play together. 



Don86 on 11 April 2011

Wow..now xbox live needs a 4 year 99 dollar package deal for a single account and it will be worth it IMHO.



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thranx on 11 April 2011
KylieDog said:
AussieGecko said:
kitler53 said:

so free if you pay for gold?  thats like when psn-plus members say they are getting free games...


err no? Its free altogether but if you want extra crap then you have to pay haha


They will not offer this to Silver members, not when they even want to charge Gold for facebook.  Besides it says MMO, Gold is needed for multiplayer.

"Joy Ride for Kinect was originally pegged as a F2P game for Xbox Live Gold and Free members when it was first unveiled at E3 2009. Game modes and environments were planned to be free. Customization options were going to cost Microsoft Points, however."

 

I owuldn't say it isn't pausible at all. In fact i think its likely all users will get access so MS can make mmore money from said games when people buy the accessories for them. The more people that have access the more people that can buy stuff for the game.

There is no way for MA to make further money from facebook so they limit it to gold memners to get people to purchase gold, different business plan.

The article did mention that some MMOs use the f2p system but did not make it sound like that is what MS is pushing here. They made it sound like it would be more like joyride. I am guessing it may be like alot of facebook game too.



Don86 on 14 April 2011

Actually most customers should have realised by now that XBL silver will forever be treated as a 2nd class citizen and hence they would buy some other consoles.

Gold for F2P games is an awesome deal IMHO. Much like PSN plus.