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Should XBL have free MP on console?

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No 15 32.61%
 
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Arkaign on 01 July 2016
Mr Puggsly said:
Kerotan said:

Would Microsoft give up billions in revenue just to sell a few extra XB1s? I doubt it. And I don't blame them either.

Agreed, more importantly its unlikely free online play would cause a signficiant sales boost.

Many opted for 360 in spite of PS3 having free online.

The 360 was first, and best, for quite a long time. Multiplats were almost always best on 360, and PS3 was stupid expensive for a long time.

However, even after 360 got a solid leadership position established in the US/UK, the PS3 was a feasible 'companion' console for many 360 players to buy later on in the gen. A part of that was being able to add the console without worrying about yet another online fee.

Flash forward to Gen8. PS4 has a solid lead, and the X1 might be a decent pickup for many who only have the Sony console for now. The prospect of adding another annual fee to the equation makes that a little less comfortable.

Further, there is simply no way MS is going to be able to charge PC players a monthly fee to play Halo 6, Forza 6, etc. So look out for Xbox players to blast Spencer and Co on twitter : "Hey, we're paying the same $60 for the game, but PC players get free online and we have to pay for XBLG? WTF?".

Xbox has never been about money. If it was, it wouldn't exist. Keeping the paywall is a negative for the purpose of Xbox. Dropping it would be the next major step in a long line of post-2013 decisions that are great for Xbox gamers, PC gamers, and Microsoft as a whole. Nadella/Spencer make Ballmer/Mattrick look like trash thanks to a series of solid decisions.

Come to think of it, why would anyone who liked Xbox WANT them to keep the MP paywall. There literally is zero positive to that. The "profits" are almost a rounding error for MS corp.



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NobleTeam360 on 01 July 2016

They should, but they won't.



AlfredoTurkey on 01 July 2016

You make a great point about the PC/Xbox XBL thing and I totally agree. If the PC version is forever free to play online and the Xbox version isn't, that's actually one of the few things that WILL make gamers jump ship. It's a pretty big deal.



KiigelHeart on 01 July 2016

I don't mind paying for online multiplayer but I think they should make it free since it's free on PC. Paying for XBLG could still give you an access to play some games for "free".



Mr Puggsly on 01 July 2016
Arkaign said:
Mr Puggsly said:

Agreed, more importantly its unlikely free online play would cause a signficiant sales boost.

Many opted for 360 in spite of PS3 having free online.

The 360 was first, and best, for quite a long time. Multiplats were almost always best on 360, and PS3 was stupid expensive for a long time.

However, even after 360 got a solid leadership position established in the US/UK, the PS3 was a feasible 'companion' console for many 360 players to buy later on in the gen. A part of that was being able to add the console without worrying about yet another online fee.

Flash forward to Gen8. PS4 has a solid lead, and the X1 might be a decent pickup for many who only have the Sony console for now. The prospect of adding another annual fee to the equation makes that a little less comfortable.

Further, there is simply no way MS is going to be able to charge PC players a monthly fee to play Halo 6, Forza 6, etc. So look out for Xbox players to blast Spencer and Co on twitter : "Hey, we're paying the same $60 for the game, but PC players get free online and we have to pay for XBLG? WTF?".

Xbox has never been about money. If it was, it wouldn't exist. Keeping the paywall is a negative for the purpose of Xbox. Dropping it would be the next major step in a long line of post-2013 decisions that are great for Xbox gamers, PC gamers, and Microsoft as a whole. Nadella/Spencer make Ballmer/Mattrick look like trash thanks to a series of solid decisions.

Come to think of it, why would anyone who liked Xbox WANT them to keep the MP paywall. There literally is zero positive to that. The "profits" are almost a rounding error for MS corp.

It actually had price cuts fairly quickly. It hit $299 in about 3 years.

Anyhow, as its been pointed out XBL makes too much money still for that to even be considered. It also wouldn't do much to move hardware, avid online players clearly don't mind paying it on consoles.



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Porcupine_I on 01 July 2016

I totally agree!



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Kerotan on 01 July 2016
Mr Puggsly said:
Kerotan said:

Would Microsoft give up billions in revenue just to sell a few extra XB1s? I doubt it. And I don't blame them either.

Agreed, more importantly its unlikely free online play would cause a signficiant sales boost.

Many opted for 360 in spite of PS3 having free online.

Exactly and that's why I'm saying it.  They make it free I'm pretty sure they won't make up the lost revenue in sales.