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Should Microsoft Drop Gold Requirement for Free-to-Play?

PlayStation Beat: Wargaming CEO Victor Kislyi is not happy that Xbox Live Gold is required for the Xbox 360 edition of World of Tanks. Should Microsoft re-think their approach to F2P?

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DoubleJumpAUS3961d ago (Edited 3961d ago )

This is a great article, though take another look at your grammar. I see a couple of errors in grafs 3, 8, 10 and 11. Message me if you want specifics.

I didn't want to write a report, because they're not that bad.

jiggawho903960d ago

it's grammar not grammer, i guess for you, grammer isn't the only issue

3-4-53961d ago (Edited 3961d ago )

People pay $60 for a game and have no problem, but $50 for a WHOLE YEAR, is too much for them?

All the while they buy 6 games at $60 each......but $50 is too much for them ?

That is the most ignorant thing ever. All the PS4 fans who hated on xbox for charging will now/eventually realize the benefits of paid for internet.

It's just better in terms of giving you a smooth online experience.

That and PS+ gives you instant discounts and FREE games......These free games are good too.

I'd be willing to bet some of these same people who are complaining were paying $15 a month no problem for FF11 online & WoW......

but $50 for a whole year is too much ?

really people ?

Buy one less game and you saved $10.

Seriously.

Serg3961d ago

You missed the point. The article is about Free2Play games, which should be free... to play. Your rant is completely off topic.

sevilha823961d ago

I won´t have to have ps plus to play free-for -play in ps4.planetside 2 for example will be available to everyone, plus members or not,thus the point of being free-for-play.If i need a yearly subcrition to play a free online game it´s not free anymore.dumbass...

ABizzel13960d ago

@3-4-5

Actually XBLG is $60 now, and that could have been another game. The reason people have a right to complain is because they're paying $60 a year to unlock multiplayer. It's basically an annual online pass fee from M$.

That being said it's best to sign up with 3 other people for a family plan and spend only $25 a year :D

Bigpappy3961d ago (Edited 3961d ago )

Yea. It would be a good idea to bring some of those non-competitive games from behind the pay wall. Some single player games have persistent online worlds.

But those severs are not cheap. My payments over the years has helped to provide that huge upgrade that enables those online worlds. I don't mind them giving that service to the rest of the non paying community, but I will not help fight to make it free either.

Transporter473961d ago (Edited 3961d ago )

They never have i doubt they will.

@thelaughingwiseman
first xbox did have online that's where Xbox Live started, Halo didn't but Halo 2 did have online multiplayer.

thelaughingwiseman3961d ago

The first Xbox didn't have online game play? I'm sure they did with Halo and what not. You still had to pay back then too?

GARBAGE LICKER3961d ago

it has always cost money, even back on the original xbox when the only games were whacked and moto gp

thelaughingwiseman3961d ago (Edited 3961d ago )

If they make it Free 2 play online multiplayer, then I'm gonna go with the free 2 play side. I don't need this paying to play games that have mp in it. At least make it an option to buy a game with out with MP, lowering the cost of the Single Player to accommodate if we want MP attached or not.

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Escape from Tarkov and War Thunder devs keep silent about the Ukraine War, still on Russian market

From Babel UA: "With the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, sanctions against the aggressor also affected the video game industry. The largest game publishers — Ubisoft, EA Games, Rockstar — have limited sales of their products in Russia and Belarus. And Steam, GOG and Epic Games stores have stopped accepting payments in rubles. But Russian players have already learned to circumvent the bans of publishers and shops — there are many instructions about how to do this on the Internet. The situation with the game developers of the aggressor countries is even more complicated. Many of them are not officially Russian or Belarusian, but have long opened offices in Europe and work from Britain, Hungary, and other countries. Russian developers usually donʼt comment on Russiaʼs aggression against Ukraine, continue to cooperate with Western companies and sell their games to Western players. Babel tells about the games Escape from Tarkov, World of Tanks, and War Thunder, which are popular in Europe and the United States, and about the behavior of their developers, who deliberately do not publicly state their position on the war or order advertising from outspoken supporters of the Putin regime."

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RTS Gameplay Comes To World Of Tanks

This is an interesting update to the game. World of Tanks is more than just pure steel and firepower; it’s about tactics and strategy, and the latest event takes this up a gear! Players can master the Art of Strategy from today until early May.

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World of Tanks: GI JOE

WAR IS FOREVER! World of Tanks welcomes G.I. Joe & Cobra onto the battlefield. FIGHT TO SAVE THE DAY!

waverider1035d ago

Wot destroyed this game with the latest updates...