I Would Pay $100 for Xbox LIVE - Generation X Episode #17

Genesis5 - 51 days 22 hours ago

It's his money he can spend it on whatever he wants. Myself I rather spend it on a couple of games.

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blitz0623 - 51 days 21 hours ago

Not me... if this happened there wouldn't be anything new to tryout anyway. PS3 has most of the good games coming out. oh and btw, those good games are free of charge online

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TotalPS3Fanboy - 51 days 21 hours ago

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Sarcasm - 51 days 16 hours ago

I really hope Microsoft does increase the price of Live. It's going to be a field day of Spins on N4G.

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Shadow Flare - 51 days 13 hours ago

said the tool

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Real Gambler - 51 days 11 hours ago

Ooops, he likely did already!

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darkride66 - 51 days 10 hours ago

Originally I had a couple of free months of XBL and once that ran out Microsoft automatically started charging me the monthly default rate, $8.99 cdn/month. I thought nothing of it until, on the forums, I heard someone mention that XBL was only $60/year after two years of paying the monthly rate.
As it turned out, though, I had already started to game on my PS3 online, didn't notice any real difference so when my 3rd Xbox 360 failed on me and went into the shop I cancelled my XBL and have never looked back.

Anyone know if Microsoft still charges $8.99 to play monthly?

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SL1M DADDY - 51 days 10 hours ago

You sir are very right but the underlying truth here is that his comment is proof that even idiots have money to spend. Only an idiot would write an article stating that they would be willing to pay more for nothing more than what they are paying for already. It is the epitome of idiocy.

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Chubear - 51 days 10 hours ago

Everybody that's a Gold Subscriber now and saying they wouldn't pay 100bucks is just lying through their teeth cause they don't want to come off as stupid on these forums.

If you pay even $10 and justify it cause of essentially social networking features then you'll likely pay $100 if more social networking features are included. All MS would have to do is add another social networking feature and trailers of Halo Reach and you'll see Live members even willing to pay more than 100bucks. MS knows their base every well. They've had them for nearly a decade.

I'm sorry but I don't go online to chat when I want to game. I go online to game. That's the main purpose of "gaming online" not chatting. But the different bases have their priorities and each company caters to them appropriately.

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nbsmatambo - 51 days 10 hours ago

But i would NOT pay a $100 for a service that is only marginally better than a free PSN

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presto717 - 51 days 10 hours ago

When I asked if he'd shell out 100 bucks for it, he said he would. When I asked him why it was so much better than what you find on other platforms, he mentioned something about facebook and twitter and servers. I just cracked up.

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PopEmUp - 51 days 9 hours ago

OXYMORON

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Kigmal - 51 days 9 hours ago

I love Xbox Live, but I would never succumb to saying what the headline reads. How sad.

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memots - 51 days 9 hours ago

I was hesitant a year ago to buy the one year subscription it cost me 70$ tx inc . I played my share of halo and a bit of Gow.

Then i didn't play on live for about 7 month. I barely played my 360 at all. There is no value what so ever that would make me pay $100 for this service that should be included with the initial price of the console.
The whole gold thing is to be able to play with friends pretty much everything else that Gold account give you is useless. So since there is nothing i want to play on xblive i had to cancel my renewal when i notice they charge my credit card $70 again and got that email (Confirmation of renewal of Xbox Live 12 mo. Gold Membership‏)

HELL NO!!! SHOW me some value Ms or some games that i might want to play online then maybe ill pay.

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darkpower - 51 days 8 hours ago

They better have a DAMN good reason for me to want to pay that much for something that has become even BETTER on the PSN.

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ultimolu - 51 days 6 hours ago

Well, they're willing to pay $50.00 so...

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jadenkorri - 51 days 4 hours ago

2 things will either happen, 1, the 360 fanboys will accept a 100 dollar charge and write even more articles why 100 is worth it, or 2, they will piss off and get a ps3... Personally i think if MS does this, its gonna be one of those bad business decisions a company could ever make, prob higher than the mistake Nintendo did giving up on Sony's cd adapter then sony going off to create playstation brand.

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xoxideu - 51 days 3 hours ago

Already an article like this huh?

Lube up, m$ going deep this time.

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HolyOrangeCows - 51 days 2 hours ago

It's HipHopGamerShow's ugly cousin.

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BLuKhaos - 51 days 2 hours ago

If he wants to pay $100 for live then he can pay for me when I get a 360.

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HolyOrangeCows - 51 days 2 hours ago

Reality Check:
Xbox LIVE costs $50 for an unsure year.
$20 for a mere 3 months.
Or $10 for a month. (And possibly SLIGHTLY cheaper if bought on LIVE)

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11 360s and counting - 50 days 20 hours ago

Why are any of you saying you would pay anything for xbox live? That is not normal. M$ is the only greedy ass company that makes you pay to play online(not to mention EVERYTHING else associated with the heater). You literally have half assed social networking that you pay for when the PS3 and PC have a friggin browser for free. You are all idiots! Just wake the hell up already.

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jessupj - 50 days 14 hours ago

I'd love to know how many people would actually continue to pay for a gold membership if you could game online with a free silver membership.... seeing as I hear all the time how awesome the features are.

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GamingSucksNow - 51 days 11 hours ago

Do not, and I mean do not play only one game online, feel KZ2 for yourself when the time is right, regardless of how many people are on.

If XBLA went to $100, I really couldn't express my disappointment.

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Troll_Police - 51 days 10 hours ago

Those Xbox fanboys are lying as usual. Killzone 2 has plenty of people playing it. Are you kidding me?

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Natsu89 - 51 days 9 hours ago

i think because they pay for XBL they are kind of forced to play
I mean it's like wasting money when not playing, but it's a waste anyway paying for such a service u usually get free.
PS3 gamer have a lot more freedom, they are playing different games all the time, i rarely see people playing something more than a week!

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ABizzel1 - 51 days 8 hours ago

@3

It's a complete lie, all PS3 gamers are different though. They stick with that one game that hooks them, and they'll buy other games once their completely finish with it.

Take Warhawk for an example, it came out spring 2007 and it still has a strong community going even I get on it from time to time. Killzone 2 has a community as well, maybe not as big as it was on launch, but it's still there. As of now Uncharted 2 has a huge online following. So PS3 games have that same experience as the 360, I mean Resistance: FOM had a huge following, until they stopped the servers (At least they weren't working when I tried a few months ago).

The difference between XBL and PSN is that XBL a couple of features that PSN doesn't. The other advantages like Facebook and Twitter aren't advantages at all, because you can get on them through the PS3's web browser and get the full experience. One other thing is that the majority of XBL players have mics which is a blessing and a curse at the same time since you can actually work together as a team, but at the same time you have to deal with all the people talking shigady. Where as, PSN has less people with mics so not so much talking at all.

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jadenkorri - 51 days ago

logged in, checked killzone 2 muliti...omg look at that people are online playing... wow i guess people really play online with the ps3, even In killzone 2....sticking in COD4 cause just for the hell of it.....omg people playing even that one.

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Shadow Flare - 51 days 13 hours ago

$100 to let you use your own router as a laggy p2p server. What a privilege

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Chubear - 51 days 10 hours ago

..The same reasons they support a $50 fee.

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memots - 51 days 9 hours ago

See my post ( reply 1.15 )

With the kind of value you get $20 seem more realistic.

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Sevir04 - 51 days 6 hours ago

The PS3 offers the same things essentially at 0 cost, face book and twitter are accessible through the PS3's web browsers. and it has youtube support, and Netflix... really!!! after shelling out soo much money for a console, and having to pay a monthly fee for your internet, plus the money you pay for your Wifi router, i think you'd be looking for a break from your platform holder you support somewhere down the line. i mean. in this economy, gaves have hiked up $10 more than last gen. the PAY to PLay on line is just a ripoff. especially if your biggest competitors do it for free and offer pound for pound what you offer. XBL is over priced, over rated and far from better than it's competitors, it's the same thing only MS is strong arming and rapping it's consumers/supporters every way they can..

over priced DVD player (XBOX360), Over priced HDDs, over priced periferals, and over priced network services... twitter and face boox and net flix on a console when you already have it on your PC! for no added cost other than having paying for your internet... YES. MS XBL GOLD Memebrs enjoy having their Pockets Raped!

I'll take the network thats free. because i need my break finacially. I pay gaming is too expensive as is. with games, and the console itself, I pay an arm and leg for broadband anyway. i dont have 100 bucks much less 50 bucks to trow away for Nothing i can do for no extra charge on my PC.

I want MS to start Charging 100 bucks for live... thats the time i'm gonna laugh my ass of because if anyone pays for that like this noob. there'd be no way to spin the facts that those XBL Gold members are IDIOTS... have fun. the same multiplat games can be played online for free. Soooooooooooo... yeah i'm.

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ape007 - 51 days ago

xbox live is more connected and offer a richer,deeper experience than psn trust me

I give psn 8.5

xbl 9.5

there more ways to have fun in xbox live,for example,please look at this,someone here on n4g sends me a friend request,then played cod 4,the second the game started...blopop(the 360's official sound effect)"friends playing this games",then all of a sudden he sent me"playerXXXX invites you to a party and a game",I joined him,then found that this party has 6 players in it,we start talking together all through the game,I add some,4 of us were playing on the same team in cod4,a guy watching a video and the last one is playing batman

u see,xbl is better,you can't deny that,I'd rather pay 3.75$ a month playing mp games on xbl than on psn,are you that cheap?? and besides,the deep player status ROCKS

and........."I want MS to start Charging 100 bucks for live... thats the time i'm gonna laugh my ass of because if anyone pays for that like this noob. there'd be no way to spin the facts that those XBL Gold members are IDIOTS"

typical fanboy,xbl is superior,get it,stop convincing yourself

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Strange_Evil - 51 days 10 hours ago

cost me 00.00$ <JK>

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Rowsdower - 51 days 10 hours ago

that PSN is free, played uncharted 2 all weekend

I also enjoy how my initial comment got 2 disagrees

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dirthurts - 51 days 9 hours ago

Do not have reasons for the things they do.
I payed 35 for my year for xbox...big sales at walmart : )
Otherwise I wouldn't have even paid 50. I only play one game online. Gears of War 2...
So I can't justify the price.

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Rowsdower - 51 days 9 hours ago

has one thing that both PSN and the PC dont have

online multiplayer competitive Peggle, Peggle Party ftw

of yeah and my friends and stuff

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DaChinPin - 51 days 7 hours ago

but many people do not. And if Live reaches $100 a year on the U.S, imagine how much it will cost in the UK or other countries? Yes...It will cost a lot more than most people are willing to pay for. Live will not cost $100 in the future as MS knows that this move would be financial suicide for them.

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reintype - 51 days 15 hours ago

I don't know haw MS does it, but damn their brainwashing/programming techniques seems to work real fast.

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Biggunz - 51 days 6 hours ago

was it Nick McMoron?....why yes it was.

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54percent - 51 days 5 hours ago

Let me rewrite an appropriate title:

"I have my head in my butt I Would Pay $100 for Xbox LIVE"

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Razzy - 50 days 13 hours ago

Damn...Micro$haft has really done a wonderful job programming the bots. Is there some kinda mind control device inside the 360? Maybe it's the RROD? Hmmmmm...

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Razzy - 50 days 13 hours ago

Pun intended? LOL

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Razzy - 50 days 13 hours ago

Don't you mean "Full Arsed" ;-)

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