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Forums - Microsoft Discussion - Xbox Live: No Longer the Gold Standard

scat398 said:
I will never understand the concept that you are exploiting someone for charging for a service. To me both Nintendo and Sony foolishly fell for the zynga model and now they are scrambling to to right the ship. Sony has done well to bring in a subscription service to their model and if they are smart they will push that to the forefront this next generation.

Paying for a service is not wrong, it's part of a strong economic model that allows a business to strengthen the service over time. However not paying for a service leads to poor business practices including but not limited to fraud, poor quality, customer resentment, and general disconnect.

Live isn't just the standard it is the only service among the three.

Agreed 100%, you put it very well. XBL is the de facto "gold standard" because it's the only real service we have.



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Didnt read the whole article but the solution is easy but Microsoft wont do it because of PROFIT!


Let normal people play for free with their friends and let people who give a F about rankings and tournaments etc pay for GOLD: problems solved