Didn't buy it this gen as I thought it was a waste of money and as far as I'm concerned it will continue to be a waste of meny.
Poll: Honestly, was Xbox Live worth it this gen? Will you pay for it next gen?
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I bought Xbox LIVE when it was brand new for the original XBOX, and then it was worth it. I paid for the starter package and 50 bucks for a year of service.
It gave players free updates and DLC such as new items or maps for some time; No commercials, no adverts, and simple quick interface. I paid for it until DLC started costing extra and canceled my service, which still allowed me to keep the DLC and things I already had instead of losing access to them.
Once they had enough customers, they felt they could start demanding extra money and start showing commercials rather than keep it free (other than paying for the service).
It gave players free updates and DLC such as new items or maps for some time; No commercials, no adverts, and simple quick interface. I paid for it until DLC started costing extra and canceled my service, which still allowed me to keep the DLC and things I already had instead of losing access to them.
Once they had enough customers, they felt they could start demanding extra money and start showing commercials rather than keep it free (other than paying for the service).
You had the same experience as me it seems I got loads of unsportsmanlike conduct ratings when I was playing SF4 ranked (and doing well) I even got one death threat because I trounced some guy when I was going for my 10 ranked wins in a row (so I was going full on). But since I switched to PSN I have had 1 hate mail and countless GG messages as well as advice on how to improve and friend requests I dont know why this is exactly.Therumancer said:
Anyway for me Gold was a complete waste of money I had it for about 3-4 years and was actually paying for two subscriptions at one point because Microsoft fucked up and then wouldnt cancel it and in that time I think I probably spent about 30 hours playing online it functioned fine but really PC and PS3 do the same thing and for free.
I much prefer PSN as I dont often go online but its nice to know I can at anytime usually once every few months I have a bash online for a while if a game takes my fancy and then I leave it again.
I wont be getting the new xbox anyway if what I have heard about locking games to systems and having to be always online is true to be honest it wouldnt surprise me if paying for gold is mandatory on the next xbox if you want to play any game online or off, they will probably reason it with well most people pay for it anyway so we wont lose much.
On a side note both myself and a friend have had massive trouble getting our card details off Xbox Live they just keep automatically renewing your damn membership I actually cancelled my card in the end while my friend is still paying they just recently charged him for another year which he is pretty pissed off about as it was supposed to have been stopped and he dosent play on the xbox anymore. Really for the amount he has spent on the subscription over the years he could have bought a PS3 and some games by now.
i have no voice in this conversation because ive never owned an xbox and i typically dont pay games online if i can avoid it. even if i did, i cant imagine paying extra for it. i mean if they do something like paystation plus, where you constantly get discounts and free games for signing up for the paid subscription, instead of just paying for the honor of using their servers, i could see them justifying it again next gen
It's really not worth it at all. The most I ever use it for is the occasional mutiplayer match or coop game every now and again. Oh, and the xbox equivalent to Skype I guess. That said, if my friends that currently own xboxes and xbox live migrate to the nextbox and there's a subscription based online service, I probably will get it anyway.
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Competition is great but there is no reason to go with a lesser service out of concern that the competition will fall. If Xbox live isn't up to par with PSN, then it's a sign that competitively they're doing a really bad job. It's microsoft's responsibility to make itself competitive. As consumers we have no obligation to keep a lesser services going out of guilt.Apackof12Ninjas said:
PS Plus gives you nothing but value. It gives you early game access, beta access to certain games, and also reduced prices. And it also is not necessary in order to play online at all. It's completely optional. It feels like a choice customers can make to enjoy their PS3s. It let's them choose their own level of commitment without feeling like they're completely missing out on everything if they choose not to. But Xbox live... Not only does Microsoft charge you for the mere privilege to use their servers, they STILL have the gall to include advertisements. That's a gigantic slap in the face. It demonstrates that they'll squeeze every last penny out of me, and expect me to simply put up with it without offering anything the competitors aren't already offering. Usually the others simply offer an outright better service. Xbox live does nothing, nothing at all to offer me good value. Especially when compared to nearly every other service out there.
In many ways it looses to the apple store in terms of getting value from your games. THE APPLE STORE.
$@#&*#. I never said xbox live was a better service, I never used false analogy. I said that xbox live gold is the only way to play xbox online multiplayer. i said it explicitly. right there. in text. How do people on this site continue to put words in my fucking mouth. I can't make myself more clear. Am I going to have to start putting a 5 page fucking analysis for every 2 sentences I post on this fucking site. "online 360 multiplayer" not online multiplayer. Online multiplayer, for the fucking, xbox 360. How can that be any more fucking clear? People don't buy gold for netflix, they buy gold to play multiplayer online, and put netflix on it cuz they have netflix and why the fuck not. I did not once say anything about steam or other services. Fuck.Yopaz said:
I already shell out $70 a month for my internet, so why would I want to pay Microsoft to have the pleasure of having a racist twit scream at me over a mic?
Xbox Live is the biggest waste of money on the planet. Sure PSN may be sketchy at times, but at least they understand that gaming online should be free.
Alternatively if you don't want to deal with a sketchy service, there's always PC, but then you have to deal with DRM.
I'm rambling, sorry. In short.
Fuck no.
Xbox Live is the biggest waste of money on the planet. Sure PSN may be sketchy at times, but at least they understand that gaming online should be free.
Alternatively if you don't want to deal with a sketchy service, there's always PC, but then you have to deal with DRM.
I'm rambling, sorry. In short.
Fuck no.
What I mean by smoothness is the way you can get to your friends list, etc. quickly and easily, it's a much "smoother" layout. It's not so much the connection rather how everything is set out to make your online experience easier. I also experience more disconnections through psn than through xbl.TheLycanKing144 said:
Honestly, I had some unmatchable fun on some of the games on there for a while. But about 2-3 years ago I found our lord and saviour PC gaming.
So yeah, I don't think I'll be buying the next gen.
So yeah, I don't think I'll be buying the next gen.
I payed for it for 1 year and it was such a huge pain in the ass to unsubscribe I literally had to argue with 3 different people who wouldn't let me unsubscribe I promised myself I would never touch it again. Also my gf bought a ps3 and after having used that for mgs4 and playstation all stars I can honestly say I only miss the controller and being able to sign into multiple profiles on the 360.
The fact that you have to pay $60 to use netflix a service that already costs money on top of that on the 360 is ridiculous.
As someone who has used all three systems extensively the PS3 is the best one the 360 has 2 or 3 advantages but over all the ps3 is just better.
The fact that you have to pay $60 to use netflix a service that already costs money on top of that on the 360 is ridiculous.
As someone who has used all three systems extensively the PS3 is the best one the 360 has 2 or 3 advantages but over all the ps3 is just better.
More than likely, I have plenty of fond memories of playing games online with my friends and as long as Microsoft doesn't do something stupid I have no reason not to.
This is your reply to my post about how Xbox Live was charging you for a service others give us for free.spartan231490 said:
Let me explain why this is isn't a valid point rather than point fingers.
Steam offers online play, just not for Xbox 360. PSN offers online play, just not for the 360. Nintendo offers online play just not for the 360.
It doesn't offer anything the others don't except for which system it works on. Your first post was wrong. Your second post was off topic defending consoles. You're jumping around so much that I can't tell what the next post will say, but I am guessing you're going to explain to me why Hitler's choice to invade Poland put him in a dangerous position with Russia who were in liege with aliens. Whatever you see fit to discuss, please don't bother. I don't like discussing things with someone who can't stick to the topic so consider yourself the winner if that makes you feel any better. Consider yourself right. Consider me a coward.
I played allot on the PS2 online service, an although I loved it at the time it was one of thee most inconsistent services I have ever used, at times you just had to walk a way and try and play it another day.RicoADF said:
(so you know RicoADF not directly aiming the rest at you just a broader reply to many issue's people seem to have)
I don't understand why people have such a problem with paying for Live, shop around and your paying a massive 8p (12 us cents, 8 euro cents) a day, WOW that's going to break the bank, play for just 2 hours a day an it's an insignificant cost. In exchange there are regular updates to the dashboard, I've never experienced the service going down, an I use it fairly regularly. They have never lost my card details like sony, it's never been down like PSN for what was it 2 weeks? An PC servers aren't perfect either, if a game isn't deemed popular enough I've seen server's shut down after a year, or even worse buggy games remain un-patched as the dev's are hooked into some greater network that will put pressure on them to do so. A lot of pc games don't even incorporate voice chat an you have to look for another program to sort that out for you.
Surrounding people complain about being "bombarded" with adds on Live, yes the 4-6 adds separated on 4 different pages that are catered to your gaming taste and often point out games and demo's I often was not aware of and I'm interested in is a real deal breaker.....
In my view I pay a very very small price (around a 12th of my yearly phone bill but I get the service for the year) and in exchange I know I will be able to play all of my online games online for at least the lifetime of the console, the service is a reliable connection and always up, games are almost always patched, I have all the interfaces I could want for gaming (messaging, private chat, partys & party chat), comparison features to my friends, my details are looked after, a huge array of indie games & demo's. An it's reliable 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. An I would say I'm a fairly unbiased gamer, I play on PC, Xbox, PS3 an PSP, out of all of them it's the online service I rate the most.
*one note that I am really unhappy about with xbox however that I'm surprised more people are not is most Xbox arcade games require you to be connected to the internet to access the full content you have purchased, total joke as I know 2 years ago this was not the case, changed some when during that period not sure when. (very annoying for me atm as my flat presently can only have one device connected to the internet at any one time!!!!)
EDIT: one more note, nobody who uses the escapist allot can ever complain about Xlive ad's this site at times feel's like a site full of add's, 30 second ad's before videos that are only 60 seconds long?
