Microsoft Preparing to Go on the Offensive with Free Xbox Live?

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biglittlesps on 24 June 2013

ironmanDX said:

adriane23 said:
I can see them doing a 3-6 month free trial of Gold.

I heard that when I pre-ordered my Day One edition I will also get a year free of XBLG. Was told in store.

Yes, but its limited for small quantity of Xbox One edition and it won't be available for pre-orders from every retailer.

GAMING is not about spending hours to pass/waste our time just for fun,

its a Feeling/Experience about a VIRTUAL WORLD we can never be in real, and realizing some of our dreams (also creating new ones).

So, Feel Emotions, Experience Adventure/Action, Challenge Game, Solve puzzles and Have fun.

PlayStation is about all-round "New experiences" using new IP's to provide great diversity for everyone.

Xbox is always about Online and Shooting.

Nintendo is always about Fun games and milking IP's.

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PScollector on 24 June 2013

Maybe hand out a month of free Xbox live with new consoles? but making live free........not a chance.

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J_Allard on 24 June 2013

Giving away long periods of XBL time would just eat up too much of the money XBL prints out. Those cloud dedicated servers and Drivatars aint cheap.

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Slimebeast on 24 June 2013

Imagine if MS had retracted their DRM plans during E3. What a crushing victory it would have been. No need for crisis board room meatings and to try and please gamers with free Xbox Live deals.

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DirtyP2002 on 24 June 2013

S.T.A.G.E. said:
Microsoft is not a giving company. They will only give to barely give back for now much they've taken away.

Maybe I don't get your post, but:
MS wants to get more [money] than give [money]...

SHOCKER!

Imagine not having GamePass on your console...

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Munkeh111 on 24 June 2013

So obviously, this is a completely misleading headline, but as for the actual content, I think it is pointless

Almost everyone who buys an Xbox day 1 already has Gold, free Gold won't convince many people at all. Bundling 1 month of Gold isn't going to do anything either, since Sony will probably give 1 month of PS+ as they do with the Vita

A better idea would be to not screw people over. Remove restrictions like needing Gold for Netflix and stop putting adverts on the dashboard at least of for those that have subscribed. I am not talking about adverts for the marketplace, but adverts for "real world things" like broadband

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Mr Puggsly on 24 June 2013

S.T.A.G.E. said:
Microsoft is not a giving company. They will only give to barely give back for now much they've taken away.

What has MS taken away?

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