Lets be honest XBL is alot cheaper than you people claim.

Realistically obviously PSN being free is the better deal... I play both PSN and XBL alot... Both great services and I'm not here to argue features... But every thread or comment is "XBL is $60 a year"

XBL has literally a deal every week for XBL... With huge discounts.. I just Golded my second account $10 for 3 months... Ive seen a year offered through XBL itself for as cheap as $35... And amazon they can be had for $40 or less....

I buy a bottle of water everyday and get back a quarter. I pay for my live with my change. For how great the service is we can all agree its worth $40.

But what if I don't do 'deals of the week', then I'm left paying $60

It costs money.. so no its not.. but nice try.. i already pay for my internet to get online and enjoy.. why do i need to pay on top of my internet to Ms just to play online on their network? gtfo

:P

But what if I don't do 'deals of the week', then I'm left paying $60

DroidPhysX

It certainly can be had for less. I got my year for $35 on the release of Reach.

Still, to many individuals, it is $60 a year.

It costs money.. so no its not.. but nice try.. i already pay for my internet to get online and enjoy.. why do i need to pay on top of my internet to Ms just to play online on their network? gtfo

:P

I usually get 12 months for 30 eur (43 usd). Never buy directly from Microsoft unless they're offering a very good deal (last year I think 1 year was 25 gbp). And thats really not that much Imo. They have servers set up all over the world so latency is never a problem (if the game has a good matchmaking system).

Many of my friends say that paying 60$ a year is nothing. Well they aren't the ones paying for it...:roll:

psn plus is clearly way better all u need to do is pay then they give u free games! i dont need to buy those games get then free with psn plus.

It sure is a lot cheaper than steam, I mean.. I pay all of 0$ a year for that. Let's be honest, you're paying for something that's supposed to be free.Inconsistancy

This

Why pay in the first place for something that is supposed to be free. Since steam provides far superior service to me and doesnt charge a dime, im left wondering why live isnt 10x better than steam.

It isn't a ton of money, but any money to play online is annoying. I don't play online on my PS3 that much either, as to PC is the best for online gaming :).

the deals of the week always are awful.

it costs 60 bucks a year and you have to pay for everything on marketplace.

lot of poor people on gamespot

nuff said

lot of poor people on gamespot

nuff said

i-rock-socks

So not willing to shell out $60 for something that can be found for free and superior on PC makes people cheap? Ok...

It's not the price I have a problem with, it's the principal. I should not have to pay for something that should be free. If I just bought a game, why should Microsoft be able to block off half of the game until I pay them as well?

lot of poor people on gamespot

nuff said

i-rock-socks

I'm actually paying a lot more for live now considering it's $10 a month.

Oh please!... I love Xbox Live but it's totally not worth the price of admission no matter what anyone says -- that's nothing more than your emotional attachment to your money talking; Which would make anyone feel the need to justify it as well, but there is no obvious reason why they should be charging us for it at all. At least be real about that.

Realistically obviously PSN being free is the better deal... I play both PSN and XBL alot... Both great services and I'm not here to argue features... But every thread or comment is "XBL is $60 a year"

XBL has literally a deal every week for XBL... With huge discounts.. I just Golded my second account $10 for 3 months... Ive seen a year offered through XBL itself for as cheap as $35... And amazon they can be had for $40 or less....

I buy a bottle of water everyday and get back a quarter. I pay for my live with my change. For how great the service is we can all agree its worth $40.

vistamanV5

It costs money.. so no its not.. but nice try.. i already pay for my internet to get online and enjoy.. why do i need to pay on top of my internet to Ms just to play online on their network? gtfo

:P

finalstar2007

i already pay for electricity, so why should i need to pay for the internet

i already pay for my house, so why should i have to pay for electricity

i already bought a blu-ray player, why the **** should i have to buy the blu-rays

...

:roll:

but nice try...

:P

XBL is cheap. It's free.

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

It costs money.. so no its not.. but nice try.. i already pay for my internet to get online and enjoy.. why do i need to pay on top of my internet to Ms just to play online on their network? gtfo

:P

i-rock-socks

i already pay for electricity, so why should i need to pay for the internet

i already pay for my house, so why should i have to pay for electricity

i already bought a blu-ray player, why the **** should i have to buy the blu-rays

...

:roll:

but nice try...

:P

[QUOTE="vistamanV5"]

Realistically obviously PSN being free is the better deal... I play both PSN and XBL alot... Both great services and I'm not here to argue features... But every thread or comment is "XBL is $60 a year"

XBL has literally a deal every week for XBL... With huge discounts.. I just Golded my second account $10 for 3 months... Ive seen a year offered through XBL itself for as cheap as $35... And amazon they can be had for $40 or less....

I buy a bottle of water everyday and get back a quarter. I pay for my live with my change. For how great the service is we can all agree its worth $40.

POPEYE1716

[QUOTE="i-rock-socks"]

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

It costs money.. so no its not.. but nice try.. i already pay for my internet to get online and enjoy.. why do i need to pay on top of my internet to Ms just to play online on their network? gtfo

:P

DragonfireXZ95

i already pay for electricity, so why should i need to pay for the internet

i already pay for my house, so why should i have to pay for electricity

i already bought a blu-ray player, why the **** should i have to buy the blu-rays

...

:roll:

but nice try...

:P

For how great the service is we can all agree its worth $40.

vistamanV5

I disagree with you.

But what if I don't do 'deals of the week', then I'm left paying $60

DroidPhysX

That said, $30 over 6 years is $180. That's quite a bit of cash compared to, well, nothing.

But it costs $60 for people who don't take advantage of those deals, and those who don't have credit cards or don't want Microsoft to auto-subscribe for them.foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]But it costs $60 for people who don't take advantage of those deals, and those who don't have credit cards or don't want Microsoft to auto-subscribe for them.i-rock-socks

Or they're just not intrested in them...

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]But it costs $60 for people who don't take advantage of those deals, and those who don't have credit cards or don't want Microsoft to auto-subscribe for them.i-rock-socks

I don't see how finding a discount on an item that is available literally everywhere else for free is a "deal." Discounts and sales are designed to lure people in by making them think they are saving money, when they aren't saving anything at all.

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

It costs money.. so no its not.. but nice try.. i already pay for my internet to get online and enjoy.. why do i need to pay on top of my internet to Ms just to play online on their network? gtfo

:P

i-rock-socks

i already pay for electricity, so why should i need to pay for the internet

i already pay for my house, so why should i have to pay for electricity

i already bought a blu-ray player, why the **** should i have to buy the blu-rays

...

:roll:

but nice try...

:P

it's anywhere from 35-60 bucks a month, for an online experience no better than steam or psn.

No matter what you pay for Gold and how much you rationalise that price it doesn't change the fact that those features cost nothing on the PS3 and PC.

Oh, sure, getting some of these features on the PS3 may require PlayStation Plus, but the core online experience is totally free; things are even better on the PC side where you can match or exceed each and every Gold feature for no cost. Even the Wii--the Wii!--provides basic multiplayer functionality without charging you for it.

I agree, pc gamers constantly talk about how much cheaper the games are on pc mostly because of sales (although I agree), so why shouldn't xbox gamers be allowed to do this with xbox live? It's a double standard. But I can see why, it's ridiculous you even have to pay for a mostly peer to peer service.

[QUOTE="vistamanV5"]

Realistically obviously PSN being free is the better deal... I play both PSN and XBL alot... Both great services and I'm not here to argue features... But every thread or comment is "XBL is $60 a year"

XBL has literally a deal every week for XBL... With huge discounts.. I just Golded my second account $10 for 3 months... Ive seen a year offered through XBL itself for as cheap as $35... And amazon they can be had for $40 or less....

I buy a bottle of water everyday and get back a quarter. I pay for my live with my change. For how great the service is we can all agree its worth $40.

POPEYE1716