What if LIVE was totally free?

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Scruff7 on 05 August 2009

If Microsft made LIVE totally free, including Gold subscriptions, what affect would it have on 360 sales, and would it affect PS3 sales?

I await your responses with baited breath...

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morpheusx on 05 August 2009

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Its now the main point of criticism from my PS3 friends, I don't think it will happen though unless that money from the advertising is rolling in faster then anticipated.

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Lord Flashheart on 05 August 2009

Then it would only be as good as PSN.

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FootballFan on 05 August 2009

yes. I would have bought a 360 if the online was free, it would have been better for my wallet than buying a PS3 thats for sure!

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badgenome on 05 August 2009

Who knows?

Free LIVE Gold is not the future......NOW.......B_E_L_I_E_V_E

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Vagabund on 05 August 2009

I think it wouldn't make a great difference. If online is very important to you, you're also willing to pay for it - and if it's not very important to you, the question wether it has free online or not is probably not the decisive factor when buying a console.

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themanwithnoname on 05 August 2009

The sales Microsoft would get from making it free would not equal what they get from charging for it. It might boost sales a tad, but I don't believe it's as much of a sticking point as people think it is. Of course, I could be naive here I guess.

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