PS3/360 owners....Does FW 2.40 give you greater appreciation for XBL?

I must say that.....Firmware 2.40 is a great sign for the PS3/Sony. It shows that they are listening to what people playing their games want (I don't care if it's copying or not...blah blah). They've now added in Trophies, In-game XMB, and rumble, 3 VASTLY sought after updates to their platform since it has released.

Now my point is this....although FW 2.40 is great, it (obviously) is not w/o it's flaws. This is not a thread to bash on 2.40 and what it does not have, but a thread for XBL appreciation. Lots of the time I had taken Achievements, In-game XBL Guide, Music tracks, etc...for granted, and after seeing how it is very hard to implement perfectly (seeing this via FW 2.40) I have a new found appreciation for Xbox Live.

Does anybody else that owns both a 360 and a PS3 feel the same way?

I feel the other way.

With this seemingly unstable FW (I've upgraded with no issues on my launch model), I've begun to see how brave some 360 fans are for installing updates when so many have bricked consoles. (Never happened to me but I've had more than a couple friends whine about how updates seemingly sent their systems to the RROD collection bin)

You should take XBL for granted because you are paying for it. chathuranga

$50 a year ooohhh. I can find that much money in my couch cushions. Peopl can spend $100 amonth on cell phone bills but $3 dollars a month is too much for an incredible Live experiance? Give me a break.

You should take XBL for granted because you are paying for it. chathuranga

That's XBL gold idiot. XBL is free. Geez,stop trying to be funny, because apparently you can't do it right.

[QUOTE="chathuranga"]You should take XBL for granted because you are paying for it. ikillchildr3n

$50 a year ooohhh. I can find that much money in my couch cushions. Peopl can spend $100 amonth on cell phone bills but $3 dollars a month is too much for an incredible Live experiance? Give me a break.

Can I come over to your house and sit on your couch?

[QUOTE="chathuranga"]You should take XBL for granted because you are paying for it. ikillchildr3n

$50 a year ooohhh. I can find that much money in my couch cushions. Peopl can spend $100 amonth on cell phone bills but $3 dollars a month is too much for an incredible Live experiance? Give me a break.

I don't care if it's $5 a year. It should be free. It's free on other consoles. On the PC as well. Ripoff.

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[QUOTE="chathuranga"]You should take XBL for granted because you are paying for it. kool-aids

$50 a year ooohhh. I can find that much money in my couch cushions. Peopl can spend $100 amonth on cell phone bills but $3 dollars a month is too much for an incredible Live experiance? Give me a break.

Can I come over to your house and sit on your couch?

Gotta admit...that was funny.

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[QUOTE="chathuranga"]You should take XBL for granted because you are paying for it. OsgoodSchlatter

$50 a year ooohhh. I can find that much money in my couch cushions. Peopl can spend $100 amonth on cell phone bills but $3 dollars a month is too much for an incredible Live experiance? Give me a break.

I don't care if it's $5 a year. It should be free. It's free on other consoles. On the PC as well. Ripoff.

You know, I think more people (seemingly like you) are mad at the principle that it's paid for as opposed to the actual fee. I mean I just bought a 12+1 month XBL card a month ago for $28 which I feel is totally reasonable. And I think that most people can afford the $50 w/o blinking an eye, they just don't want to have to.

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[QUOTE="chathuranga"]You should take XBL for granted because you are paying for it. MikeE21286

$50 a year ooohhh. I can find that much money in my couch cushions. Peopl can spend $100 amonth on cell phone bills but $3 dollars a month is too much for an incredible Live experiance? Give me a break.

I don't care if it's $5 a year. It should be free. It's free on other consoles. On the PC as well. Ripoff.

You know, I think more people (seemingly like you) are mad at the principle that it's paid for as opposed to the actual fee. I mean I just bought a 12+1 month XBL card a month ago for $28 which I feel is totally reasonable. And I think that most people can afford the $50 w/o blinking an eye, they just don't want to have to.

Well said. I too can easily afford the $50 fee. It's just that I don't appreciate paying for it. Even if it is the more refined online service. (By far. It isn't even close)

[QUOTE="chathuranga"]You should take XBL for granted because you are paying for it. sargentbotk

That's XBL gold idiot. XBL is free. Geez,stop trying to be funny, because apparently you can't do it right.

Angry much??

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[QUOTE="chathuranga"]You should take XBL for granted because you are paying for it. MikeE21286

$50 a year ooohhh. I can find that much money in my couch cushions. Peopl can spend $100 amonth on cell phone bills but $3 dollars a month is too much for an incredible Live experiance? Give me a break.

I don't care if it's $5 a year. It should be free. It's free on other consoles. On the PC as well. Ripoff.

You know, I think more people (seemingly like you) are mad at the principle that it's paid for as opposed to the actual fee. I mean I just bought a 12+1 month XBL card a month ago for $28 which I feel is totally reasonable. And I think that most people can afford the $50 w/o blinking an eye, they just don't want to have to.

Of couse I'd prefer it to be free, but say Microsoft offered a free version of Live that was sub-standard and a Live experience that is amazing, I would pay $3 a month for the better version, end of story. I also think if PS3 owners had a choice to have PSN comparable to XboxLIVE for $3 a month they would do it w/o blinking an eye.

Free Online > Pay to Play Online

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Free Online > Pay to Play Online

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-Renegade

Simple and succinct.

I might appreciate XBL more if the system itself wasn't a routinely returned piece of junk. How long has it been out now, and they still havent squashed this epidemic? Yeah, electronic devices fail andbreak, I know..but I haven't ever witnessed such an acceptance to this Red Ringing fart box in all my years of gaming.

If XBL and PS3's machine merged with 360's video processors, that would be a perfect world.

I might appreciate XBL more if the system itself wasn't a routinely returned piece of junk. How long has it been out now, and they still havent squashed this epidemic? Yeah, electronic devices fail andbreak, I know..but I haven't ever witnessed such an acceptance to this Red Ringing fart box in all my years of gaming.

If XBL and PS3's machine merged with 360's video processors, that would be a perfect world.

HardbodyHank

I'm lucky....I've avoided RRoD

[QUOTE="chathuranga"]You should take XBL for granted because you are paying for it. ikillchildr3n

$50 a year ooohhh. I can find that much money in my couch cushions. Peopl can spend $100 amonth on cell phone bills but $3 dollars a month is too much for an incredible Live experiance? Give me a break.

But look at what you're getting on PSN for FREE to XBL

What makes XBL worth that $50