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d21lewis on 02 March 2014

I pay full price for both. No problem.



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Shiken on 02 March 2014
ganoncrotch said:
Shiken said:
If you can't afford $60 a year, you have more important things to be investing your money in than video games. Some may not see eye to eye with this comment, but with the deals pointed out by the OP, it only becomes more evident how true it is.


Thread subject isn't "can you afford X a year" it's do you hate the price of it. I could perfectly afford to pay 50euros  to be allowed to watch youtube on my TV using the Xbox360, I can equally turn on my Wii or Ps3 and do the same thing for free. Or do you not see eye to eye with that comment?


All I'm saying is that it isn't priced badly for what you get.  Also I'm not talking about last gen, I'm talking about this gen where you will be paying it anyway unless you go PC.  Sorry if my poor wording (and I admit, I came off smug) gave you the wrong impression of my intent.



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dane007 on 02 March 2014

xbox live is very cheap in my opinion so no , price doesn't matter



Ganoncrotch on 02 March 2014
Shiken said:
ganoncrotch said:
Shiken said:
If you can't afford $60 a year, you have more important things to be investing your money in than video games. Some may not see eye to eye with this comment, but with the deals pointed out by the OP, it only becomes more evident how true it is.


Thread subject isn't "can you afford X a year" it's do you hate the price of it. I could perfectly afford to pay 50euros  to be allowed to watch youtube on my TV using the Xbox360, I can equally turn on my Wii or Ps3 and do the same thing for free. Or do you not see eye to eye with that comment?


All I'm saying is that it isn't priced badly for what you get.  Also I'm not talking about last gen, I'm talking about this gen where you will be paying it anyway unless you go PC.  Sorry if my poor wording (and I admit, I came off smug) gave you the wrong impression of my intent.


No offense taken at all don't wory mate :) But yeah to someone who doesn't really play online I'm fairly sure only the multiplayer gaming on the ps4 requires the psn+ account still, things like netflix and youtube are not behind a paywall just yet.



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endimion on 03 March 2014

Heck no its not satire... I'd take a top of the line azure server global infrastructure for 30bucks a year plus all the other discounts/ free game/ free points I get over PS+ MP solution or even over PC dedicated servers... Not only MP has never been on par on PS3 and 360 EVER I had 5 years of log comparison from my router back in college to support it with unquestionable doubt... And this Gen there is no way Sony or third parties come even close to MS infrastructure... And even if they would (which they won't) the principal alone of non dedicated azure servers allows way more possibilities on the long term than anything else even on PC gaming using other solution...

so yeah 30 bucks a year... Recouping that cost with discounts/ rewards / and even gwg makes it even more an u debatable no brainer for any serious MP player... It's like arguing a buy one get one free deal imo...



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radiantshadow92 on 03 March 2014

For that price (suggesting you dont already have a ps console or pc) its not bad. The only problem is that not having it takes away practically everything including the internet browser xD



Locknuts on 03 March 2014

I hate paying to play online full-stop. Ironically though I find PS+ to be good value on the PS3. It's a service I pay for happily for the games.



Normchacho on 03 March 2014

That is the main reason I never picked up a 360. Why spend the money on live for a secondary console that'll only get used every now and again? Although...I might still pick one up if we get a price cut around E3...



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Ganoncrotch on 03 March 2014
Normchacho said:
That is the main reason I never picked up a 360. Why spend the money on live for a secondary console that'll only get used every now and again? Although...I might still pick one up if we get a price cut around E3...


If the price of the system is what was putting you off you should just take a look for a pre owned version of the console now, Pawn shops here are selling some versions of the 360 for under 100euros and you can get some of the best 360 games for ridiculously low price since a lot of the best sellers have tons of copies floating around, I seen gears 1,2+3 together in gamestop for 12euros, the end of the Gen is definately a good time to consider swooping in and getting some games that you missed out on.



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LiquorandGunFun on 03 March 2014

Meh, I buy them on sale. It doesnt bug me of the price, it bugs me its no where near as good as PS+ with the free games every month and everything is behind the paywall on xbo. And if you do get one its something thats been out forever. If there isnt a compelling reason for a multiplayer game around xmas time this year, I most likely will not renew gold for next year until there is a reason.