What Are We Paying For When We Buy Xbox Live?

Its not that I'm against paying for services, but I don't really see what we're paying for they don't have dedicated servers, it cant be the marketplace because everything there costs additional money so somebody tell me what are we paying for.

P.S. Please serious answers no Bull.

Just a great overall online experience.

Just a great overall online experience.

Spykezilla

Well, if sony had any good games like the 360 I guess they could have the exact same expierience for free because they don't have dedicated servers either and they pay nothing which sounds about right.

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Just a great overall online experience.

julianwelton

Well, if sony had any good games like the 360 I guess they could have the exact same expierience for free because they don't have dedicated servers either and they pay nothing which sounds about right.

I'm not a fanboi of either, I actually own a wii. And im waiting to buy an xbox elite with the 65m chip.

But it's super retarded that ms try to charge you for xbox live, the authentication server, achievement server, demo downloads are all your paying for. Hell they even try to bludgeon you with a 10 dollar bill for avatars? It's pretty lame when you take a step back and look at it.

[QUOTE="julianwelton"][QUOTE="Spykezilla"]

Just a great overall online experience.

teebeenz

Well, if sony had any good games like the 360 I guess they could have the exact same expierience for free because they don't have dedicated servers either and they pay nothing which sounds about right.

So when you play your playing on Sony's servers or the games dev's servers if you really do play on dedicated servers which means lag free for the people watching at home then I might go out and buy a PS3.

P.S. Do all the PS3 games run on dedicated servers or just Warhawk?

Do all the PS3 games run on dedicated servers or just Warhawk?julianwelton

I'm not a fanboi of either, I actually own a wii. And im waiting to buy an xbox elite with the 65m chip.

But it's super retarded that ms try to charge you for xbox live, the authentication server, achievement server, demo downloads are all your paying for. Hell they even try to bludgeon you with a 10 dollar bill for avatars? It's pretty lame when you take a step back and look at it.

Riavian

Thats exactly what I'm saying we don't even have better online then the PS2 well I don't see the difference anyway you put in the game go to the MP screen and join a game thats it I don't see what I'm paying 80 dollars a year for.

P.S. I think the silver service should be online play only, but if you want the demos, videos,and etc. then you buy live its as simple as that I don't see how they're getting away with this robbery.

[QUOTE="julianwelton"] Do all the PS3 games run on dedicated servers or just Warhawk?teebeenz

Its my topic you can tell me,and it came up in discussion theres nothing wrong with that.

[QUOTE="teebeenz"][QUOTE="julianwelton"] Do all the PS3 games run on dedicated servers or just Warhawk?julianwelton

Its my topic you can tell me,and it came up in discussion theres nothing wrong with that.

Were all being ripped off. We just pay for it cause we want to play console games online and so far 360 has all the games. Time will come when everybody is going to question it's legitimacy when Sony and Nintindo catch up (hopefully sooner then latter)

the opportunity to download map packs,games, themes,and gamer pics for a often overpriced fee. Ubisoft has my respect for getting away from charging for map packs. at least with GRAW 2 and R6 Vegas. Epic Games(Gears of War) suffered by having their balls trapped in the cold, clammy, hands of Microsoft Game Studios and being forced to charge for their map pack. herbie12282

• Gears of War Map Pack 2 = 800 MS Points
• 800 MS points=$10 USD
• 500,000 x $10 USD = $5,000,000 USD

some depressing math...

• Gears of War Map Pack 2 = 800 MS Points
• 800 MS points=$10 USD
• 500,000 x $10 USD = $5,000,000 USD

FOR A FREAKING MAP PACK!!! We got pwned. We got pwned real good.herbie12282