how many games a year do you buy to play ONLINE on xbox live each year?

im not talking about single player games im talking about multiplayer games.

When I had a 360 i would buy about 5 games a year that i planned on playing online.

I then realized that because of xbox live, i was actually paying 10 dollars extra per game, then I would have been if i bought those games on Ps3

thats when it hit me how good of a deal it was that the PSN is free. and how big a ripoff the 360 is.

for example i will be playing co-op on RE 5 for $60 but on the 360 it would have cost me $70 dollars to play coop.

2-3 games that you pay for live for? that means you pay about 17 dollars extra for each game.

On average 0 :P

I'm a single player games kinda guy I guess.

Plus, I refuse to pay for extra online-fee.

im not talking about single player games im talking about multiplayer games.

When I had a 360 i would buy about 5 games a year that i planned on playing online.

I then realized that because of xbox live, i was actually paying 10 dollars extra per game, then I would have been if i bought those games on Ps3

thats when it hit me how good of a deal it was that the PSN is free. and how big a ripoff the 360 is.

for example i will be playing co-op on RE 5 for $60 but on the 360 it would have cost me $70 dollars to play coop.

bytgames

I think you're severely oversimplifying Xbox Live.

Even single player games benefit. Playing Dead Space, I can get an invite to join someone's party or joing a Halo 3 session. Speaking of Halo 3, your logic also doesn't take into account past years' games that I still play. What about old Xbox games? Those still work on XBL. So do arcade games.

I buy 6-10 games per year, not including arcade games.

[QUOTE="bytgames"]

im not talking about single player games im talking about multiplayer games.

When I had a 360 i would buy about 5 games a year that i planned on playing online.

I then realized that because of xbox live, i was actually paying 10 dollars extra per game, then I would have been if i bought those games on Ps3

thats when it hit me how good of a deal it was that the PSN is free. and how big a ripoff the 360 is.

for example i will be playing co-op on RE 5 for $60 but on the 360 it would have cost me $70 dollars to play coop.

VoodooHak

I think you're severely oversimplifying Xbox Live.

Even single player games benefit. Playing Dead Space, I can get an invite to join someone's party or joing a Halo 3 session. Speaking of Halo 3, your logic also doesn't take into account past years' games that I still play. What about old Xbox games? Those still work on XBL. So do arcade games.

I buy 6-10 games per year, not including arcade games.

Definitely. I feel the same way. It's all about how much you use the service. For a lot of PS3 users I see more of them playing games online rather then just taking advantage of DLC, downloadable games, etc, etc. And I guess sometimes playing online games is all that matters. I use Xbox Live not only to play games online but to do everything else available on the service. Whether is be watching Scrubs or the Dark Knight in HD, Xbox Live Arcade, Originals, Netflix, a bunch demos, tons DLC, online tournments, playing online with celebs(and kicking butt), etc, etc. I still haven't gotten into communication features. Or the fact that my friends and I still whip out the old Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge from the Xbox to play online. And Crimson Skies DLC is "still" available for download.

im not talking about single player games im talking about multiplayer games.

When I had a 360 i would buy about 5 games a year that i planned on playing online.

I then realized that because of xbox live, i was actually paying 10 dollars extra per game, then I would have been if i bought those games on Ps3

thats when it hit me how good of a deal it was that the PSN is free. and how big a ripoff the 360 is.

for example i will be playing co-op on RE 5 for $60 but on the 360 it would have cost me $70 dollars to play coop.

bytgames

So by your logic.. XBL users should stop playing 2006.. 2007.. 2008 games? :| That makes absolutely no sense.

I only play 5 games on live:

Halo3

Left4Dead

Gears2 (only horde)

BF Bad Company

Forza2

I still prefer single player games:

Oblivion

Fallout 3

Mass Effect

Halo3 SP

Gears2 SP

etc

On average 0 :P

I'm a single player games kinda guy I guess.

Plus, I refuse to pay for extra online-fee.

50u1r34v3r

Last year I bought 1 360 game with online which was Gears 2. Aside from a couple of hours on Horde mode I have never played it online. Partly because it was such a broken mess and I'm not a fan of GeOW online anyway. Terrible, really.Floppy_Jim

[QUOTE="Floppy_Jim"]Last year I bought 1 360 game with online which was Gears 2. Aside from a couple of hours on Horde mode I have never played it online. Partly because it was such a broken mess and I'm not a fan of GeOW online anyway. Terrible, really.shadow_hosi

Please....dont compare UT3 to Gears2. Im not a big fan of gears multiplayer but its sp and coop campaign are great. Not to mention that Horde mode alone would make it am awesome game...

I don't only use live for multiplayer gaming. The cross game chat is cool to keep up with friends that are playing something else.Also I use it to introduce friends to genres that they may not be familar with but would like to try. When Mass Effect came out a friend of mine that wasn't into RPGs wanted to try it but wasn't sure if he'd like it. I suggested he get it through Gamefly and I would walk him through it if he had any problems.

He wound up loving the game and when Fable 2 came out he had less reservations about playing it.

the simple fact remains that 360 gamers have a far wider range of online games to play compared to Wii and PS3 only owners. Why would I want to simply own one system that really lacks the vast selection of online games when the 360 is the leader (console wise) in that department. BTW, I still play 21 of my older Xbox games online every now and then as well. I guess your whole pathetic reasoning is thrown out the window there seeing how 360 users can actually still do that. XBL is a far better service compared to PSN and it really shows. I'd rather pay a measly $4.17 a month for an incredible service then just be satisfied with mediocre when it's free.

to answer your question though on how many games I usually buy in a year, it's right around 15-20 depending on the multiplat offerings for the year. Oh, and that's just for my 360 btw.

I don't play any console games online atm. I tried GTA 4 and MGO, it was bad. For 360? I've never even logged on to live, don't care about it actually.Espada12

[QUOTE="Espada12"]I don't play any console games online atm. I tried GTA 4 and MGO, it was bad. For 360? I've never even logged on to live, don't care about it actually.Nedemis

im not talking about single player games im talking about multiplayer games.

When I had a 360 i would buy about 5 games a year that i planned on playing online.

I then realized that because of xbox live, i was actually paying 10 dollars extra per game, then I would have been if i bought those games on Ps3

thats when it hit me how good of a deal it was that the PSN is free. and how big a ripoff the 360 is.

for example i will be playing co-op on RE 5 for $60 but on the 360 it would have cost me $70 dollars to play coop.

bytgames