xbl to be raised in cost to 100 per year

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#1 BlackTragedy
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Article

So what do you think about this speculation

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#2 vaderhater
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Old....

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#3 KGB32
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if this happens, bye bye xbox for me
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#4 navyguy21
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and how often is pachter RIGHT??? :|

EDIT: READ THE ARTICLE, it clearly says MS wants people to be off PC, and on 360 so they CAN charge 100bucks, not that they WILL.........

"you really want to hook every gamer who has a 360, you want them to buy all their games on 360, play everything multiplayer, pay you 50 bucks a year so that, in a couple years, it's a 100 bucks a year.""

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#5 WithoutGraceXII
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Some people think the world is going to end in 2012.

If there's a price jump that severe they'll probably lose many of the casual multiplayer gamers they've built up. They'll also lose more serious gamers who are poor, like me.

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#6 TheOldOlder
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Ms knows they cant pull that off, this gen...
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#7 cainetao11
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I won't pay for gold anymore unless the service is improved somehow warranting an increase. I really only play Horde, L4D, and Firefight when it comes to MP any more any way.
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#8 jakehouston88
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That would be great. ;)

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#9 ermacness
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and how often is pachter RIGHT??? :|

navyguy21

hint the TC's wise word"speculation"

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#10 whatisazerg
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Yeah Pachter is always right..... thats why I'm busy setting up my WiiHD right now..... umm.... oh wait....

Sure.... Live will probably be $100 a year some day.... so in 10-15 years, we can dig this post up and say "OMG HE WAS RIGHT" :P

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#11 vaderhater
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Of course it will happen.......but only to undercut Sonys plans of a $110 PSN charge! Thats how they will justify it!:P

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#12 navyguy21
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[QUOTE="navyguy21"]

and how often is pachter RIGHT??? :|

ermacness

hint the TC's wise word"speculation"

that word doesnt matter, you and i both know TC is a cow, and his intentions when posting this, lets not play dumb here ;)
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#13 foxhound_fox
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Misleading title is very misleading.

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#14 SpiritOfFire117
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Ms knows they cant pull that off, this gen...TheOldOlder
You must be one stone-cold fanboy if you think this would be remotely possible.
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#15 santoron
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No way MS would jack it that much at once. Not that MS might not like to, but it would take a weakness of their system compared to the other platforms and compound it.

IF MS were to try to continue to force paid multiplayer online (and personally, I think it's a matter of time before that drops to Silver) AND they were to raise the price, they'd do so by much smaller amounts, say 10 bucks a year. And for that to fly, there would have to be some pretty universally drooled over new features along with it. Twitter integration need not apply :lol:

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#16 SpinoRaptor24
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Old and it won't happen.

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#17 trubluah
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I don't think Microsoft would be dumb enough to make such a move. It's successful right now where changing the fee would be suicide. It's a comfortable fee and since there's a few million people, I'm sure Microsoft is sitting on a pretty comfortable nest right now.
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#18 W1NGMAN-
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Then that would make XBL 100x better!

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#19 navyguy21
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READ THE ARTICLE, it clearly says MS wants people to be off PC, and on 360 so they CAN charge 100bucks, not that they WILL.........

"you really want to hook every gamer who has a 360, you want them to buy all their games on 360, play everything multiplayer, pay you 50 bucks a year so that, in a couple years, it's a 100 bucks a year.""

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#20 theonekiller
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Well if they do this they pretty much ruin it for themselves, people as i see are already not happy about being for the service even though its great
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#21 BlackTragedy
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[QUOTE="ermacness"]

[QUOTE="navyguy21"]

and how often is pachter RIGHT??? :|

navyguy21

hint the TC's wise word"speculation"

that word doesnt matter, you and i both know TC is a cow, and his intentions when posting this, lets not play dumb here ;)

Im not a cow. I have said nothing to bash anything here i have only presented an article which i found :|

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READ THE ARTICLE, it clearly says MS wants people to be off PC, and on 360 so they CAN charge 100bucks, not that they WILL.........

"you really want to hook every gamer who has a 360, you want them to buy all their games on 360, play everything multiplayer, pay you 50 bucks a year so that, in a couple years, it's a 100 bucks a year.""

navyguy21

Yep that what Patcher would do.....Were they not his words?

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#23 LP4EVA2005
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well if that does happen gaming lobby's would be a ghost town
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#24 ermacness
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[QUOTE="ermacness"]

[QUOTE="navyguy21"]

and how often is pachter RIGHT??? :|

navyguy21

hint the TC's wise word"speculation"

that word doesnt matter, you and i both know TC is a cow, and his intentions when posting this, lets not play dumb here ;)

So, just because he posted a couple of pro sony, post in the past, everything he does or post now comes off as fanboyish??!?!!! The topic didn't come off as fanboyish to me. It wasn't like he was bashing the 360 or live.

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#25 vaderhater
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I liked this one from Patcher better. http://www.industrygamers.com/galleries/pachters-podium-natal-just-50-will-outsell-playstation-motion/1/

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#26 navyguy21
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[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="ermacness"]hint the TC's wise word"speculation"

BlackTragedy

that word doesnt matter, you and i both know TC is a cow, and his intentions when posting this, lets not play dumb here ;)

Im not a cow. I have said nothing to bash anything here i have only presented an article which i found :|

Its not what you posted HERE, but you cant escape your posting history.................
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#27 ermacness
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I liked this one from Patcher better. http://www.industrygamers.com/galleries/pachters-podium-natal-just-50-will-outsell-playstation-motion/1/

vaderhater

now this reply was not only fanboyish, but wayyyyy off topic. Thanks:roll:

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#28 psn8214
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That would not be good.

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#29 ermacness
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[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="ermacness"]hint the TC's wise word"speculation"

BlackTragedy

that word doesnt matter, you and i both know TC is a cow, and his intentions when posting this, lets not play dumb here ;)

Im not a cow. I have said nothing to bash anything here i have only presented an article which i found :|

in the crazy world of SW, your post history speaks louder than your actual post:lol:. Regardless if your topic have absolutely no flaming or bashing in it

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[QUOTE="vaderhater"]

I liked this one from Patcher better. http://www.industrygamers.com/galleries/pachters-podium-natal-just-50-will-outsell-playstation-motion/1/

ermacness

now this reply was not only fanboyish, but wayyyyy off topic. Thanks:roll:

We needed some more rounding out of exactly "who" Patcher is. Just in case the new guys dont know.:P

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[QUOTE="BlackTragedy"]

[QUOTE="navyguy21"] that word doesnt matter, you and i both know TC is a cow, and his intentions when posting this, lets not play dumb here ;)navyguy21

Im not a cow. I have said nothing to bash anything here i have only presented an article which i found :|

Its not what you posted HERE, but you cant escape your posting history.................

You do know I have a thread up right now in SW that points out the fail in ps3 fanboys :| . Im not a fanboy, I acknowledge that the 360 is a good console with great games like halo 3, geow 1,2 and fable 2. I just prefer my ps3

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#32 ermacness
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[QUOTE="ermacness"]

[QUOTE="vaderhater"]

I liked this one from Patcher better. http://www.industrygamers.com/galleries/pachters-podium-natal-just-50-will-outsell-playstation-motion/1/

vaderhater

now this reply was not only fanboyish, but wayyyyy off topic. Thanks:roll:

We needed some more rounding out of exactly "who" Patcher is. Just in case the new guys dont know.:P

ummm the TC clearly put the word "speculation" in his post. If people don't know what speculation mean, then Patcher isn't the problem

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#33 navyguy21
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[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="BlackTragedy"]

Im not a cow. I have said nothing to bash anything here i have only presented an article which i found :|

BlackTragedy

Its not what you posted HERE, but you cant escape your posting history.................

You do know I have a thread up right now in SW that points out the fail in ps3 fanboys :| . Im not a fanboy, I acknowledge that the 360 is a good console with great games like halo 3, geow 1,2 and fable 2. I just prefer my ps3

thats not the point, point is your posting history, doesnt matter what you posted today, or yesterday, but your OVERALL POSTING HISTORY = cow/360 basher
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#34 SpiritOfFire117
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well if that does happen gaming lobby's would be a ghost townLP4EVA2005

Me:"What's up! Anyone want to play Gears 2?"

Lobby:*cricket sounds*

Me:"What about you crickets? You want to do some COD4 before MW2?"

Crickets:"No, COD4 sux. It r not realistic."

Me:"Oh well. How about you dried up skeletons? Want to play some Halo 3? We can have Johnny be the Oddball."

Skeletons:"No problem, man. We'll party up."

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#35 BlackTragedy
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[QUOTE="BlackTragedy"]

[QUOTE="navyguy21"] Its not what you posted HERE, but you cant escape your posting history.................navyguy21

You do know I have a thread up right now in SW that points out the fail in ps3 fanboys :| . Im not a fanboy, I acknowledge that the 360 is a good console with great games like halo 3, geow 1,2 and fable 2. I just prefer my ps3

thats not the point, point is your posting history, doesnt matter what you posted today, or yesterday, but your OVERALL POSTING HISTORY = cow/360 basher

mind showing me some of my 360 sux threads then

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[QUOTE="vaderhater"]

[QUOTE="ermacness"]now this reply was not only fanboyish, but wayyyyy off topic. Thanks:roll:

ermacness

We needed some more rounding out of exactly "who" Patcher is. Just in case the new guys dont know.:P

ummm the TC clearly put the word "speculation" in his post. If people don't know what speculation mean, then Patcher isn't the problem

TC is a cow, everyone here knows it, THATS why people are posting the way they are, because they know WHY TC posted it, and it was to get reaction from people, his posting history proves that, as you said in an earlier post to him "in the crazy world of SW, your post history speaks louder than your actual post. Regardless if your topic have absolutely no flaming or bashing in it"
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#37 ermacness
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[QUOTE="navyguy21"][QUOTE="BlackTragedy"]

Im not a cow. I have said nothing to bash anything here i have only presented an article which i found :|

BlackTragedy

Its not what you posted HERE, but you cant escape your posting history.................

You do know I have a thread up right now in SW that points out the fail in ps3 fanboys :| . Im not a fanboy, I acknowledge that the 360 is a good console with great games like halo 3, geow 1,2 and fable 2. I just prefer my ps3

but you can't prefer your ps3 over your 360 and be called a valid poster even though you admittedly acknowledge that the 360 is a good console

Although we have some poster here who prefer his 360 over his ps3 and hates the ps3, but have more credibility than you:roll:

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[QUOTE="vaderhater"]

[QUOTE="ermacness"]now this reply was not only fanboyish, but wayyyyy off topic. Thanks:roll:

ermacness

We needed some more rounding out of exactly "who" Patcher is. Just in case the new guys dont know.:P

ummm the TC clearly put the word "speculation" in his post. If people don't know what speculation mean, then Patcher isn't the problem

You of all people should never have made the reply you did to my post. Oh and mabey he could put speculation in his title as well huh?

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#40 ermacness
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[QUOTE="ermacness"]

[QUOTE="vaderhater"]We needed some more rounding out of exactly "who" Patcher is. Just in case the new guys dont know.:P

navyguy21

ummm the TC clearly put the word "speculation" in his post. If people don't know what speculation mean, then Patcher isn't the problem

TC is a cow, everyone here knows it, THATS why people are posting the way they are, because they know WHY TC posted it, and it was to get reaction from people, his posting history proves that, as you said in an earlier post to him "in the crazy world of SW, your post history speaks louder than your actual post. Regardless if your topic have absolutely no flaming or bashing in it"

well, i'm not a poster who looks at one topic or post and automatically bash his thread based upon "history". In order for me to bash someone, they must bash 1st in that particular post or thread. Not his history

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#41 ermacness
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[QUOTE="ermacness"]

[QUOTE="vaderhater"]We needed some more rounding out of exactly "who" Patcher is. Just in case the new guys dont know.:P

vaderhater

ummm the TC clearly put the word "speculation" in his post. If people don't know what speculation mean, then Patcher isn't the problem

You of all people should never have made the reply you did to my post. Oh and mabey he could put speculation in his title as well huh?

i never started a bash fest. I only respond. So if i bashed, it was out of retaliation, not initiation, unlike you obviously

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The day this happens is the day I do all my online gaming on the PS3.
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#43 JustPlainLucas
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Oh, and on a further note, I would like to the TC to reword his topic title, as it's a bit misleading. I always read the content in t he first post, but even then, I was getting ready to rage before I entered the title. I'm in a easily aggrevated state right now. :P
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#44 BlackTragedy
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[QUOTE="ermacness"]

[QUOTE="vaderhater"]We needed some more rounding out of exactly "who" Patcher is. Just in case the new guys dont know.:P

vaderhater

ummm the TC clearly put the word "speculation" in his post. If people don't know what speculation mean, then Patcher isn't the problem

You of all people should never have made the reply you did to my post. Oh and mabey he could put speculation in his title as well huh?

You guys are sad. First of all everyone should read the opening tcs comment before posting if they dont and get confused its there fault. I clearly said this was speculation and provided a link. Second Im not a fanboy. calling me one then providing no evidence that i am one is rude. The only topic i have ever created that was could be considered fanboyish and not just opinion was a ratchet&clank vs 360s entire 2009 year thread. I created that post only for the lols
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[QUOTE="vaderhater"]

[QUOTE="ermacness"]ummm the TC clearly put the word "speculation" in his post. If people don't know what speculation mean, then Patcher isn't the problem

BlackTragedy

You of all people should never have made the reply you did to my post. Oh and mabey he could put speculation in his title as well huh?

You guys are sad. First of all everyone should read the opening tcs comment before posting if they dont and get confused its there fault. I clearly said this was speculation and provided a link. Second Im not a fanboy. calling me one then providing no evidence that i am one is rude. The only topic i have ever created that was could be considered fanboyish and not just opinion was a ratchet&clank vs 360s entire 2009 year thread. I created that post only for the lols

he's just mad because i called him out on his senseless and irrelevant bashing

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Who in there right mind would actually believe this? Patcher has never once been right, he doesnt get paid to be right, he just gets paid to makeguesses, and so he is just trying to finish the down payment on his yacht so he thought of this ridiculous idea.

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#47 SpiritOfFire117
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Who in there right mind would actually believe this? Patcher has never once been right, he doesnt get paid to be right, he just gets paid to makeguesses, and so he is just trying to finish the down payment on his yacht so he thought of this ridiculous idea.

Fizzman
Like it matters. Most cows are just going to call "ownage" regardless.
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#48 masterpinky2000
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I'd be really surprised. It's hard to get people to pay double for something, that would definitely drive people towards the PS3.
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[QUOTE="BlackTragedy"][QUOTE="vaderhater"]You of all people should never have made the reply you did to my post. Oh and mabey he could put speculation in his title as well huh?

ermacness

You guys are sad. First of all everyone should read the opening tcs comment before posting if they dont and get confused its there fault. I clearly said this was speculation and provided a link. Second Im not a fanboy. calling me one then providing no evidence that i am one is rude. The only topic i have ever created that was could be considered fanboyish and not just opinion was a ratchet&clank vs 360s entire 2009 year thread. I created that post only for the lols

he's just mad because i called him out on his senseless and irrelevant bashing

Not mad at all. But mabey your hurt because the whole $100 xbox live thing is BS. Oh and posting a link about the exact same guy the thread was about is as you said "senseless and irrelevant bashing"? Get real buddy! I just was showing that Patcher says all kinds of things just to give a little scope and inject some contrast on the whole $100 live BS. Mabey you need to relax and quit attacking everybody who does not share your obviously anti 360 views.