what makes xbox live worth 50 bucks a year

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#1 Jacobistheman
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I am wondering if it is really worth 50 bucks for the things that you can't get on psn.
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#2 USSJAndrew
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The Fact that I cant play Gears online without it :|
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#3 deactivated-5fc39ee132cf4
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Well if you had a Ps3 and 360 I dont think it would be worth it unless you dl the videos, game demos or like to get online achievements or like to dl extra content.
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#4 SpruceCaboose
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Is it worth $50 a year....right now, IMO, yes.

If PSN Home hits and its all its hyped to be, and they make the updates to the PSN store that they are planning on, and it remains free, then, IMO, no.

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#5 Shazenab
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The Fact that I cant play Gears online without it :|USSJAndrew

Gears vs Epics Pc library for free. Hmm.

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#6 LibertySaint
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awsomness and they always seem to give away free things like arcade games to the gold memebers every so often so that makes it worth it alone. plus its way better then psn, but hey with psn u get what u pay for eh? so i don't mind psn but i say xbl is the #1 and psn is trailing a long way back.
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#7 PSP107
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i'm not an online gamer, but its nice to know i have the option to play online without being charge.
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#8 Lief_Ericson
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Its worth every penny IMO
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#9 _KenKittyragi_
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I have over 20 friends to game with.

I can't play Halo and Gears without it.

Everything is organized nicely.

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#10 Vandalvideo
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Absolutely nothing. Its not like theres anything on live I can't get elsewhere free.
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#11 cecx
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If you have friends it's worth it.
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#12 Shazenab
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If you have friends it's worth it.cecx

Well that's a matter of oppinion. Personally I still think split screen gaming trumps online gaming when it comes to friends.

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#13 PSP107
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[QUOTE="cecx"]If you have friends it's worth it.Shazenab

Well that's a matter of oppinion. Personally I still think split screen gaming trumps online gaming when it comes to friends.

i'm glad motorstorm 2 has 4 player split screen.

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#14 awsss
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There are features like:
- excellent friend support (ability to see when they are on, see what they've played, join games they are in, etc...)
- largest library of downloads and such
- ability to record and send voice/video clips to friends
- best professionality and it's the best developed
- best opportunity for a lag free games (fast internet = zero lag)
- built in voice support
etc...

It's not worth 50$, but right now, it's easily the best and fullest online experience availble.

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#15 cecx
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[QUOTE="cecx"]If you have friends it's worth it.Shazenab

Well that's a matter of oppinion. Personally I still think split screen gaming trumps online gaming when it comes to friends.

I've had great times with both :D, but as far as online play is concerned XBL has things like a universal friend's list and cross game invites/messaging/chats that make it more friend oriented than PSN.
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#16 _KenKittyragi_
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[QUOTE="cecx"]If you have friends it's worth it.Shazenab

Well that's a matter of oppinion. Personally I still think split screen gaming trumps online gaming when it comes to friends.

I didn't know you could play splitscreen with someone over 10 miles away

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#17 Lief_Ericson
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If you have friends it's worth it.cecx

I agree even if you met them online and don't know them personally I've met a lot of cool people that I love to play with, friends are one of the only reasons I go on LIVE

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#19 SpruceCaboose
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[QUOTE="cecx"]If you have friends it's worth it.Shazenab

Well that's a matter of oppinion. Personally I still think split screen gaming trumps online gaming when it comes to friends.

I hate sharing my screen. It makes some games/types nearly impossible to play unless you have a huge screen.

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#20 patriots7672
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It's not worth $50/yr, but people who play the 360 have no other choice if they want to play online. I'm sure they would like it free and it should be free.
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#21 -Ninja_Dog-
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Its no big deal.

4 bucks a month isn't that bad.

Sure I would like it to be free and still be the same service it is today, but its not going to keep from having alot cool features that are organized.

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#22 Ragashahs
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some people want all those extra features and such
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#23 l-_-l
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PC online is better and free, so no it isn't worth $50.
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#24 NSR34GTR
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the online actually works and most games have dedicated servers
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#25 skirlnik
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I have over 20 friends to game with.

Not trying to compare e-peens or anything, but I have more friends than that on my PSN friends list, and we play games together all the time.

Nothing I've seen convinces me that the $50 is worth paying.

the online actually works and most games have dedicated servers

Off-topic - you're either talking about PSN or PC. The OP was asking about Xbox Live and paying for p2p networking. Look it up.

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#26 KinkInDaLink
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the online actually works and most games have dedicated serversNSR34GTR

are u talking about PC? cos most games on both 360 and PS3 use P2P

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#27 wallpaper42
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Well you get lag and little kids screaming curse words into your ear. That always makes games interesting.