I own a Xbox 360 and repeatedly having to pay for a Xbox Live Gold Membership is quite annoying. After a while i started thinking about why Microsoft isn't giving Xbox Live free. Surely its to make more money and the Xbox Live service and benefits is quite worth it but surely they must realize that they lost many costumers to Sony's PS3 due to this and that this is always a major disadvantageous point when used in console wars. I am open to all views and opinions.
Why is Microsoft not giving Xbox Live free?
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Yeah, basically this, but i dnt have live either, i prefer to play my ps3 anyway.Valkyira said:
I guess it depends on what you want, if you're willing to pay for Live then go for it
No, They didn't lost a lot of customers. The 360 has better community support, Party chat, and overall better exclusives. I own all the consoles, But I prefer the 360 over the others. The price doesn't bother me, they offer amazing service and I couldn't see myself preferring the PS3 over the 360.
the real reason is it isnt free is because we will pay for it
sorry but Mr gates loves him some money
sorry but Mr gates loves him some money
having to pay for something free on other consoles is a waste but xbox live has just too many features from better multiplayer to nice social networking options
I paid 84 bucks for 2 years at my last renewal. That's eleven and a half cents a day.
Just to put things into perspective here.
Just to put things into perspective here.
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Haveing a PS3 and gaming PC i can do whatever i want realy. My PS3 works great and never had a problem with the online except for the maintenanes. Then theres the PC where steam gives incredibly cheap discounts for stuff so i prefer the PS3+PC combo.
But OT: Microsoft wants money to improve their servers basicly. It seems obvious since they need to have it to support cross-game chat and whatnot.
It's because in life, you get what you pay for.
M$ charges less than the price of a big mac once a month to provide a service which in constantly being updated and improved and which provides extensive tech support. This has made it the best online gaming service available currently.
You pay an amount to get a better service compared to other services. Same reason why people buy Mercedes as opposed to Ford.
M$ charges less than the price of a big mac once a month to provide a service which in constantly being updated and improved and which provides extensive tech support. This has made it the best online gaming service available currently.
You pay an amount to get a better service compared to other services. Same reason why people buy Mercedes as opposed to Ford.
Because Microsoft immediately realised that people are willing to pay for it?
No matter how much Sony highlighted that their service was free, Microsoft kept raking in the money from Xbox Live customers.
No matter how much Sony highlighted that their service was free, Microsoft kept raking in the money from Xbox Live customers.
I've never understood how XBL is a good service. There's no community unless you already know people or randomly friend people in games, there's no dedicated servers, the content they put out is godawful (in the UK at least) and it doesn't offer anything you can't get from a dozen other sources on the PC.
I can only assume the people who extol the virtues of XBL have never used a PC.
I can only assume the people who extol the virtues of XBL have never used a PC.
I'd have to ask the same, Win 7 converted me back to Windows from Linux. Seems brilliant to me.bl4ckh4wk64 said:
