The only thing I have to complain about is the $5 price jump for the 3-month subscription.
I prefer 20. It's a nice, even number.
I prefer 20. It's a nice, even number.
Poll: Xbox Live's Dilema
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people paying for XBL gives us hundreds of features, great servers for online, and never once have I had a bad online experience that was the fault of Xbox Live.
Now PSN on the other hand... Let's just say I tend to stay away from their shooters' multiplayer modes during launch week.
Now PSN on the other hand... Let's just say I tend to stay away from their shooters' multiplayer modes during launch week.
Just a point, I thought that was a downtime of 2 weeks, not days? In which case sony giving 2 games for a downtime about twice as long is pretty much even in terms of benefit, however they should really give people the option of having store credit in case they have all the available games that they want.squid5580 said:
Have your credit card details stolen and the network taken down for 3-4 weeks and then you can have a 'reward'. Sony aren't valve. They aren't doing this out of the goodness of their heart, they're doing it because they lost their details and shut down the online services for a month.
Of course you don't see a dime back!Aphex Demon said:
You pay for a service to play online, you get online play, weekly discounts, cross game chat, secure servers and it's all optional!
Stores do it to get an edge on the competition, clearly there is no need to do this, because you already have a Xbox and already am a customer of microsoft.
while i agree with most of the statements here, i hardly have enough oney to g=keep my gold subscription goin half the time and wen dlc or new game appear on the market place that i want to get i have to wait a month or so to get them and by then theyre are a dozen more new things. so i can see the promise of gettin free stuff for loyally stayin wit xbox. but thats just cuz of my current position, dont hate me for it
It's fine as it is, the people complaining are self entitled burkes, I'd rather my information stay secure than get some free games.
So people are whining because they have never received free stuff from Microsoft for being loyal customers? In other words people are whining because they are spoiled little shits that want free stuff. I honestly fail to see the logic in "Your servers are running smoothly and as such we demand free shit!"
Xbox LIVE does reward it's customers. With weekly specials, contests and early access to demo's and sometimes even free MS points. I'm not the biggest Microsoft fan out there but I certainly do know that they do indeed reward their members.
Sony are giving out free stuff because they have a reason to give out free stuff and because they are trying to win back their customers that jumped ship from the PS3 to the 360, not because they want to give away free stuff. Yeah sure PSN's online is free but that's the very reason that it's a pile of crap and I don't remember the last time all my details were compromised through the 360.
I've been a loyal customer to my local Morrisons store for years. Doesn't mean I can expect to go in one day and get 2 weeks shopping for fucking free.
Xbox LIVE does reward it's customers. With weekly specials, contests and early access to demo's and sometimes even free MS points. I'm not the biggest Microsoft fan out there but I certainly do know that they do indeed reward their members.
Sony are giving out free stuff because they have a reason to give out free stuff and because they are trying to win back their customers that jumped ship from the PS3 to the 360, not because they want to give away free stuff. Yeah sure PSN's online is free but that's the very reason that it's a pile of crap and I don't remember the last time all my details were compromised through the 360.
I've been a loyal customer to my local Morrisons store for years. Doesn't mean I can expect to go in one day and get 2 weeks shopping for fucking free.
XBL Gold will NEVER be free, theres a crazy amount of people paying for it, and unless a very large portion of them leave, it will remain priced.
Nah, it was only two days.Gizmo007666 said:
The rewards program is pretty nice though. You get that 20 points a month for the survey, 5% back on all purchases provided you were gold for that entire month, VIP bonuses of points and free items based on how long you have been a live member, early demo access, and tons of discounts on arcade titles and add-ons on a weekly basis.
Not to mention anybody who feels cheated needs to get off their high horse and realize they are bitching about not getting free stuff because their online service didn't go down.
For me it was only 2 days for me but they say the service was sketchy for the holiday break. But that it was never actually down either. Just not up to par.Gizmo007666 said:
And that is exactly what they did. If you already owned undertow you got an 800 point refund.
Set aside the argument that you have to pay in order to obtain the privilege of Internet Multiplayer. (A superior multi-player, mind. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_Live])
But, the fact of the matter is, that it costs, uhh, 79$? Unless you're living in a fucking igloo and go by the day obtaining fish in order to survive some frozen wasteland, that is not much. In fact, that is SO very little, I am surprised there is at least one man complaining from the awesome service they still deliver.
But, there ARE around 30+ million people using it. So I suppose one out of the 0.00001% must find a problem.
Free is good, but if life has taught me anything is that free is more than often never better than the ones you pay good money for.
And really, I can't summon the energy to complain. It's an annual cost. Who gives a ####.
Besides, the PSN users are given games for having their information stolen - not because of a free Internet service. This is a one-time occurrence.
Won't likely happen to Xbox Live.
But, the fact of the matter is, that it costs, uhh, 79$? Unless you're living in a fucking igloo and go by the day obtaining fish in order to survive some frozen wasteland, that is not much. In fact, that is SO very little, I am surprised there is at least one man complaining from the awesome service they still deliver.
But, there ARE around 30+ million people using it. So I suppose one out of the 0.00001% must find a problem.
Free is good, but if life has taught me anything is that free is more than often never better than the ones you pay good money for.
And really, I can't summon the energy to complain. It's an annual cost. Who gives a ####.
Besides, the PSN users are given games for having their information stolen - not because of a free Internet service. This is a one-time occurrence.
Won't likely happen to Xbox Live.
I think the people complaining about this, represent an insignificant portion of the XBL community. I havent heard the first thing about anyone complaining, and the ones that do are probably the ones that are ALWAYS wanting more for paying for the gold service.Raikazu said:
Also, I am pretty sure that Microsoft isnt feeling a strain from Sonys "Welcome Back" program, because the whole nasty business that happened to Sony has only hurt them, which is a boon to Microsoft.
Haha Xbox live is a joke, they'll never make it free. At least not for this generation of xbox console.
They should just make it free. Sony's been free from the start and are still doing fine as a company hell they have been down and their going back up and they are still a good company. XBLA should be free and I would probably spend way more time playing and possibly buying things on Xbox.
I do not agree, OP.
If any XBL subscribers are making this argument, which I doubt, then they are simply self-entitled little brats that help give a bad name to our community. I have an Xbox 360 and I am a Gold subscriber; I do not think Microsoft should be paying for Sony's complete and utter fuck-up.
On top of that, it's not like Sony just woke up the other morning and said, "Hey, you know what we should do? Just up and give away countless amounts of money... FOR FREE!!" This is an attempt to win back the loyalty of customers they lost after a colossal mistake. This is the least they could do.
As an owner of a PSPgo (don't hate, please), I am extremely pissed off at Sony for the way they handled the situation, so I absolutely deserve some free shit from them, given the context. Microsoft doesn't owe me anything at the moment.
If any XBL subscribers are making this argument, which I doubt, then they are simply self-entitled little brats that help give a bad name to our community. I have an Xbox 360 and I am a Gold subscriber; I do not think Microsoft should be paying for Sony's complete and utter fuck-up.
On top of that, it's not like Sony just woke up the other morning and said, "Hey, you know what we should do? Just up and give away countless amounts of money... FOR FREE!!" This is an attempt to win back the loyalty of customers they lost after a colossal mistake. This is the least they could do.
As an owner of a PSPgo (don't hate, please), I am extremely pissed off at Sony for the way they handled the situation, so I absolutely deserve some free shit from them, given the context. Microsoft doesn't owe me anything at the moment.