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Forums - Microsoft Discussion - Is paying $50 or less year for xbox live really that big of a deal??

Sephiroth357 on 18 October 2008
seece said:
Its mainly sony fanboys who Bit** about it! Its really not that much and despite what some people may think it is the superior service.

 

 I'm a Sony fan and I have no problem with the idea of paying 50 bucks, but you said "mainly", so I'll go with it.




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epsilon72 on 18 October 2008

Yes, it's a big deal, because if it was free like every other online service, that would mean one more game a year.



Godot on 18 October 2008

I am not a Sony fan, I don't own a PS3 but I own a 360 and I think 50$/year is ridiculously overpriced for the service. In 5-6 years, people will have paid as much for playing online as their 360. Because of that, I use my Wii online way more often than my 360. I'm sure the PSN is the best online experience you get for your money.



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WiiStation360 on 18 October 2008

PC, PS3, Wii, PSP, DS = free online gaming
XBox 360 = 50/year

$50 is not a lot. I would just rather not give money for something that everyone else has for free.



Griffin on 18 October 2008

Its an insane idea to pay to play online when its free everywhere else. And the cards cost $80 in PaL regions, and $60 in Canada. Once you add in local taxes it's pretty expensive to just play online, and when you consider that you will own the system for 6 years its a lot of cash on top of your normal gaming spending.



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Strategyking92 on 18 October 2008

It isn't a big deal, but sony fanboys need something to whine about :/



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piggychan on 18 October 2008

you know you can just stick with silver which is free and when the big guns do arrive they usually throw in a 1 month of gold for free .. just play that to death and then go back to to silver.



Branko2166 on 18 October 2008

Yes it is a big deal because it effectively doubles the cost of the system. If you paid $300 for the system you would pay the same amount in fees after 5-6 years of live subscriptions. That money would be better spent on more games or even an extra console.



 

 

quarashi on 18 October 2008

I don't even have an xbox right now and I'm paying for the service. I have no job and am in college. I like it that much that I don't care at all.

Didn't the fee go down by another 10 bucks? Did I read a thread about that a while back?



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Username2324 on 18 October 2008

Say you have your Xbox for 5 years, you really want to pay $250 for online? Could use that $250 on 4 or 5 games, accessories or something entirely non game related.

Answer this question, should you really have to pay for XBL? I mean Sony can pull of the PSN free of charge, and MS has way more money, why can't they do the same?