Xbox360 to offer free online experience for some games?

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Coca-Cola on 28 July 2008

http://computing.in.msn.com/articles/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1589934&wa=wsignin1.0&vv=600

This is a good idea for Xbox360. Just let people play online free for select games and eventually make XBL free for all.

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Outcast on 28 July 2008

There's no article at their supposed source. Fake.

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Coca-Cola on 28 July 2008

^^but it's from MSN?!

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Coca-Cola on 28 July 2008

http://kotaku.com/5029541/rumor-xbl-silver-now-allows-free-online-play
But reader Draco, a Silver level gamer, says that he's been playing cross-platform multiplayer games for free since Wednesday night, which precedes the Live Weekend (which started at midnight Friday.)

We'll have to check back after the weekend ends. But bigger picture, could this — don't get your hopes up, but it's gotta be on everyone's mind — mean that Xbox Live may eventually convert to a free model for all multiplayer gaming too?

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Dno on 28 July 2008

i hope it does because id doing everything on PSn that im doing on XBL

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mrstickball on 28 July 2008

Except far less of said stuff on PSN.

Back from the dead, I'm afraid.

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shio on 28 July 2008

They're only allowing games that have cross-platform with PC to be free, so it's just 3 games.

Don't expect XBL Gold to be free anytime soon.

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darklich13 on 28 July 2008

I would not be surprised if Live became free.

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gebx on 28 July 2008

I'm starting to think this was either an accident/bug or MS is starting to take PSN seriously

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Garcian Smith on 28 July 2008

Sweet; I just ordered Lost Planet Colonies, too. Looks like I'm justified in not paying for that overpriced Gold membership.

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