Why Do People Keep Bringing Up The Cost of Xbox Live?

No one is forcing you to pay for it. It's a service and if you don't want to pay for it, just use Xbox Live Silver and Xbox Connect. There you go: free online so stop complaining.

So we can iplease stop tacking on the cost of Xbox Live to the "real" cost of a 360?

They tack it on because you can't play MP with a Silver account.

And that's a service you get for free from all other platforms.

Because they want to keep pushing on extra things in an effor to make the 360 look more expensive then the PS3 even though the PS3 uses a lot more energy then the 360 more then enough to actually negate the cost of XBL in itself. The difference in power consumption cost between the 360 and the PS3 is more then the cost of XBL so I fail to see why people complain about XBL on the principal that it makes it more expensive then the PS3.

I just complain about XBL because I want it to be free not because it makes it more expensive then PS3 in the long run because as I have proven time in and time out along with Dreams that is not true.

I mean it is 60 bucks a year. So thats why. Its not a huge deal but its still a dealacsguitar

I mean it is 60 bucks a year. So thats why. Its not a huge deal but its still a dealacsguitar

Is buck the U.S currency for $? Because I keep seeing people say $60 but its $50. Or are you talking about the equivlent of $60 for where you are from.

[QUOTE="acsguitar"]I mean it is 60 bucks a year. So thats why. Its not a huge deal but its still a dealBlackbond

Is buck the U.S currency for $? Because I keep seeing people say $60 but its $50. Or are you talking about the equivlent of $60 for where you are from.

[QUOTE="Blackbond"]

[QUOTE="acsguitar"]I mean it is 60 bucks a year. So thats why. Its not a huge deal but its still a dealSamox

Is buck the U.S currency for $? Because I keep seeing people say $60 but its $50. Or are you talking about the equivlent of $60 for where you are from.

So then how is it $60 because its $50 man.

No one is forcing you to pay for it. It's a service and if you don't want to pay for it, just use Xbox Live Silver and Xbox Connect. There you go: free online so stop complaining.

So we can idiots please stop tacking on the cost of Xbox Live to the "real" cost of a 360?

Baird-06

They tack it on because you can't play MP with a Silver account.

And that's a service you get for free from all other platforms.

They tack it on because you can't play MP with a Silver account.

And that's a service you get for free from all other platforms.

Answer to your question:

Because it is a rip off and is one of the reasons I don't play my 360 anymore, got tired of paying for what I can do on my PC for free.

[QUOTE="Samox"][QUOTE="Blackbond"]

Is buck the U.S currency for $? Because I keep seeing people say $60 but its $50. Or are you talking about the equivlent of $60 for where you are from.

Blackbond

So then how is it $60 because its $50 man.

Why do lemmings keep downplaying the cost of Live? It's a game console, it should come with free online gaming, they should charge for extra features, not for GAMING. I've been trying to play forza 2 online for weeks and their is hardly anyone playing that game, if online were free it would probably be a lot easier to find games. Xbox Live is great but it's not worth the money imo, I mean I'll keep paying cause I NEED online to satisfy my gaming needs, but I'd let them throw a bunch of Live's features out the window to have the service be free.

PSN is great, it's free, it works, first/second party games often have dedicated server support, it's only downside is it isn't as unified, but I wouldn't pay 50 bucks a year for that.

[QUOTE="comstrikeiscool"]Because your paying to play a game online for which you already pay your cable company.Baird-06

Obviously people are having some difficulties understanding what Xbox Connect is. :?Baird-06

$50+4 years of xbL= $200, no other way around it. Thats why its brought up, it is a extra cost that isn't associated with playing online with either the ps3 or the wii. And if I'm worried about the power consumption, then I shouldn't have gotten that refridgerator with the water in the door either lol. I've played pc games online for about 15 years with no charge except for league race servers for Nascar Racing 2003, so why would I want to pay for online gaming on a console, especially when I can meet my friends online, we can play together and we can chat together while doing so. So I'll save that $50 a year for a extra game I might not have gotten before but since yall have reminded me that I'm saving $50 a year I guess I'll go and pick up Far Cry 2 now lol.

I understand that xbL may be cool and all, just not enough for me to have to worry about paying a bill to play online besides my internet bill.

[QUOTE="True-Legend86"]Or I could just use the PSN service and play my games online for free.... *puts on flameshield with immense force*Baird-06

Now i had a 360 as recently as the Gears 2 release and the new dashboard download, which killed my 360, but i can tell you that i've used both services XBL and PSN, and whether you believe it or not i have not noticed one difference between the 2 and i certainly haven't seen why you should pay $50.00 for one over the other.

1) Xbox live $50 dollars a year.

2) To play PC games you have to have Internet service so thats anywhere from $45 dollars on up a month plus other gaming fees like to play WoW you have to pay a $13 dollar fee a month so thats $58 bucks a month to play a game while on-line, but most other games don't have that so it is around the $45 dollar mark.

3) The PS3 is connected to the internet monthly fee as well

1) Xbox live $50 dollars a month.

2) To play PC games you have to have Internet service so thats anywhere from $45 dollars on up a month plus other gaming fees like to play WoW you have to pay a $40 dollar fee a month so thats $85 bucks a month to play a game while on-line, but most other games don't have that so it is around the $45 dollar mark.

3) The PS3 only has that one thing "free online" as an advantage over the other platforms but you can also tell it's free. Live to me is way better.

jasonheyman

Wait, what?

So you don't have to pay for the internet to play Ps3 and 360 online since when?

And WoW doesn't cost $40 a month to play. I know I pay $13 a month for FFXI.

1) Xbox live $50 dollars a month.

2) To play PC games you have to have Internet service so thats anywhere from $45 dollars on up a month plus other gaming fees like to play WoW you have to pay a $40 dollar fee a month so thats $85 bucks a month to play a game while on-line, but most other games don't have that so it is around the $45 dollar mark.

3) The PS3 only has that one thing "free online" as an advantage over the other platforms but you can also tell it's free. Live to me is way better.

1) Xbox live $50 dollars a month.

2) To play PC games you have to have Internet service so thats anywhere from $45 dollars on up a month plus other gaming fees like to play WoW you have to pay a $40 dollar fee a month so thats $85 bucks a month to play a game while on-line, but most other games don't have that so it is around the $45 dollar mark.

3) The PS3 only has that one thing "free online" as an advantage over the other platforms but you can also tell it's free. Live to me is way better.

jasonheyman

1) Xbox live $50 dollars a month.

2) To play PC games you have to have Internet service so thats anywhere from $45 dollars on up a month plus other gaming fees like to play WoW you have to pay a $40 dollar fee a month so thats $85 bucks a month to play a game while on-line, but most other games don't have that so it is around the $45 dollar mark.

3) The PS3 only has that one thing "free online" as an advantage over the other platforms but you can also tell it's free. Live to me is way better.

jasonheyman

[QUOTE="jasonheyman"]

1) Xbox live $50 dollars a month.

2) To play PC games you have to have Internet service so thats anywhere from $45 dollars on up a month plus other gaming fees like to play WoW you have to pay a $40 dollar fee a month so thats $85 bucks a month to play a game while on-line, but most other games don't have that so it is around the $45 dollar mark.

3) The PS3 only has that one thing "free online" as an advantage over the other platforms but you can also tell it's free. Live to me is way better.

Chutebox

Wait, what?

So you don't have to pay for the internet to play Ps3 and 360 online since when?

And WoW doesn't cost $40 a month to play. I know I pay $13 a month for FFXI.

Your right my bad. About the PS3 being a part of the internet service and I thought WoW was that much I will edit my post

[QUOTE="Baird-06"][QUOTE="True-Legend86"]Or I could just use the PSN service and play my games online for free.... *puts on flameshield with immense force*PS3nut

Now i had a 360 as recently as the Gears 2 release and the new dashboard download, which killed my 360, but i can tell you that i've used both services XBL and PSN, and whether you believe it or not i have not noticed one difference between the 2 and i certainly haven't seen why you should pay $50.00 for one over the other.

He talking about a 3rd party service that allows you to hook up your 360 to your PC and play online for free, it is not XBL. Not many people use it because it sucks.

[QUOTE="jasonheyman"]

1) Xbox live $50 dollars a month.

2) To play PC games you have to have Internet service so thats anywhere from $45 dollars on up a month plus other gaming fees like to play WoW you have to pay a $40 dollar fee a month so thats $85 bucks a month to play a game while on-line, but most other games don't have that so it is around the $45 dollar mark.

3) The PS3 only has that one thing "free online" as an advantage over the other platforms but you can also tell it's free. Live to me is way better.

heretrix

1) Xbox live $50 dollars a month.

2) To play PC games you have to have Internet service so thats anywhere from $45 dollars on up a month plus other gaming fees like to play WoW you have to pay a $40 dollar fee a month so thats $85 bucks a month to play a game while on-line, but most other games don't have that so it is around the $45 dollar mark.

3) The PS3 only has that one thing "free online" as an advantage over the other platforms but you can also tell it's free. Live to me is way better.

jasonheyman

If there was a middle ground for the online service where you don't get all the extra stuff and just be able to play the non-dedicated server games w/o the cross game invites/chat I would be happy.

If you play games like GTA4, CoD4, RB/GH online with gold you are handing money to MS for nothing IMO.

You can say it ain't much, and that's fine, but don't try to justify the cost... you just simply have no other option.

1) Xbox live $50 dollars a month.

2) To play PC games you have to have Internet service so thats anywhere from $45 dollars on up a month plus other gaming fees like to play WoW you have to pay a $40 dollar fee a month so thats $85 bucks a month to play a game while on-line, but most other games don't have that so it is around the $45 dollar mark.

3) The PS3 only has that one thing "free online" as an advantage over the other platforms but you can also tell it's free. Live to me is way better.

jasonheyman

[QUOTE="heretrix"][QUOTE="jasonheyman"]

1) Xbox live $50 dollars a month.

2) To play PC games you have to have Internet service so thats anywhere from $45 dollars on up a month plus other gaming fees like to play WoW you have to pay a $40 dollar fee a month so thats $85 bucks a month to play a game while on-line, but most other games don't have that so it is around the $45 dollar mark.

3) The PS3 only has that one thing "free online" as an advantage over the other platforms but you can also tell it's free. Live to me is way better.

Eddie-Vedder

[QUOTE="heretrix"][QUOTE="jasonheyman"]

1) Xbox live $50 dollars a month.

2) To play PC games you have to have Internet service so thats anywhere from $45 dollars on up a month plus other gaming fees like to play WoW you have to pay a $40 dollar fee a month so thats $85 bucks a month to play a game while on-line, but most other games don't have that so it is around the $45 dollar mark.

3) The PS3 only has that one thing "free online" as an advantage over the other platforms but you can also tell it's free. Live to me is way better.

Eddie-Vedder

[QUOTE="jasonheyman"]

1) Xbox live $50 dollars a month.

2) To play PC games you have to have Internet service so thats anywhere from $45 dollars on up a month plus other gaming fees like to play WoW you have to pay a $40 dollar fee a month so thats $85 bucks a month to play a game while on-line, but most other games don't have that so it is around the $45 dollar mark.

3) The PS3 only has that one thing "free online" as an advantage over the other platforms but you can also tell it's free. Live to me is way better.

comstrikeiscool

[QUOTE="comstrikeiscool"][QUOTE="jasonheyman"]

1) Xbox live $50 dollars a month.

2) To play PC games you have to have Internet service so thats anywhere from $45 dollars on up a month plus other gaming fees like to play WoW you have to pay a $40 dollar fee a month so thats $85 bucks a month to play a game while on-line, but most other games don't have that so it is around the $45 dollar mark.

3) The PS3 only has that one thing "free online" as an advantage over the other platforms but you can also tell it's free. Live to me is way better.

SemiMaster

[QUOTE="jasonheyman"]

1) Xbox live $50 dollars a month.

2) To play PC games you have to have Internet service so thats anywhere from $45 dollars on up a month plus other gaming fees like to play WoW you have to pay a $40 dollar fee a month so thats $85 bucks a month to play a game while on-line, but most other games don't have that so it is around the $45 dollar mark.

3) The PS3 only has that one thing "free online" as an advantage over the other platforms but you can also tell it's free. Live to me is way better.

comstrikeiscool

[QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"][QUOTE="heretrix"]That's cool but live isn't 50 dollars a month.heretrix

1) Xbox live $50 dollars a month.

2) To play PC games you have to have Internet service so thats anywhere from $45 dollars on up a month plus other gaming fees like to play WoW you have to pay a $40 dollar fee a month so thats $85 bucks a month to play a game while on-line, but most other games don't have that so it is around the $45 dollar mark.

3) The PS3 only has that one thing "free online" as an advantage over the other platforms but you can also tell it's free. Live to me is way better.

jasonheyman

Um no, that's not how it happens :|

[QUOTE="comstrikeiscool"][QUOTE="jasonheyman"]

1) Xbox live $50 dollars a month.

2) To play PC games you have to have Internet service so thats anywhere from $45 dollars on up a month plus other gaming fees like to play WoW you have to pay a $40 dollar fee a month so thats $85 bucks a month to play a game while on-line, but most other games don't have that so it is around the $45 dollar mark.

3) The PS3 only has that one thing "free online" as an advantage over the other platforms but you can also tell it's free. Live to me is way better.

SemiMaster

Don't forget that you have to pay in order to be able to get certain achievements that require you to play online (unless you steal the service by using countless trials), which is absolutely free on PSN. :D

Not to mention that you pay so much for laggy game in even the biggest titles for the 360 (looking at you Gears), while PS3's biggest titles such as R2 have extremely minimum to no lag at all for FREE!!!!!

You can't beat a free service that works in your favor. :)