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#1 soufan123
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Will Xbox live ever be free??? because i dont want to keep spending 60$ each year or more!!!! but i think of all the features they keep the price and wont go free! I wish it was like ps2 it was free !! but ps2 had no good features.. so i dont know can uu give me some ideas? thanks
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#2 clyde46
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we're not paying for online play anymore. We pay for gold to just demos and gamerpics.
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#3 -Nero
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we're not paying for online play anymore. We pay for gold to just demos and gamerpics.clyde46

What do you mean we're not paying anymore???

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#4 MickaelJulliard
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If we're paying for Gold.. then we're paying for Live.. Silver is freem but Silver is no fun..
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#5 clyde46
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[QUOTE="clyde46"]we're not paying for online play anymore. We pay for gold to just demos and gamerpics.-Nero

What do you mean we're not paying anymore???

those with silver cant download certain demos, gamerpics themes etc.

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#6 -Nero
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[QUOTE="-Nero"]

[QUOTE="clyde46"]we're not paying for online play anymore. We pay for gold to just demos and gamerpics.clyde46

What do you mean we're not paying anymore???

those with silver cant download certain demos, gamerpics themes etc.

Those with silver can't play online while they still can download marketplace content. While those with gold can play online and download marketplace content right?

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#7 Tokeism
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Silver gets the demos like a week later
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#8 LGRSTPF
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HMm .. too-shay.
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#9 Aaron89
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Honestly, I'd rather a mediocre free online service than a so-called "premium" one which costs $60+ a year. Mine is ending April 17th, and I'd much rather put that money towards another game...
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#10 zoe256
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we're not paying for online play anymore. We pay for gold to just demos and gamerpics.clyde46

Eh, is this something new? I tried to play online with Silver, it said I need Gold?

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#11 Tokeism
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[QUOTE="clyde46"]we're not paying for online play anymore. We pay for gold to just demos and gamerpics.zoe256

Eh, is this something new? I tried to play online with Silver, it said I need Gold?

No you need gold to play online

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#12 DataDream
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To answer your original question - it is highly unlikely that Gold will ever be free.
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#13 clyde46
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[QUOTE="clyde46"]we're not paying for online play anymore. We pay for gold to just demos and gamerpics.zoe256
is this something new? I tried to play online with Silver, it said I need Gold?

I have a UK account thats gold but I noticed it with my US account that has switched to silver. When you try and download certain stuff you get this icon. and when you try and download them you get this message.
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#14 clyde46
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[QUOTE="clyde46"]we're not paying for online play anymore. We pay for gold to just demos and gamerpics.zoe256
is this something new? I tried to play online with Silver, it said I need Gold?

I have a UK account thats gold but I noticed it with my US account that has switched to silver. When you try and download certain stuff you get this icon.  and when you try and download them you get this message.

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#15 Scalemaster
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I don't where people are getting the idea that xbox live is $60 a year? It was $60 a year in the early years of live but for the last several years its been $49.99 a year. I would recommend just paying for a few months if your not sure that you would want xbox live. That way your not out of $49.99 right away. All that fee is for is to play online and get downloadable content faster than those with silver accounts.
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#16 Aaron89
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I never realized how many poor people there are out there. I mean $60 a YEAR..how can people afford it? Stop complaining and go sell some blood or something!

Olaf1023

Sure, when you calculate the amount of time it's used, to the amount of money per month or day, it seems like nothing. But for the past 5 years (close to 6, maybe), I've been shelling out $60 for Live. Now, there are alternatives, that aren't necessarily bad either, and cost literally nothing. It's not about being poor, it's about spending 'extra' money on something that could be put to better use - such as another game.

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#17 -Nero
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I never realized how many poor people there are out there. I mean $60 a YEAR..how can people afford it? Stop complaining and go sell some blood or something!

Olaf1023

You don't have to be so mean about it, I mean some people out here do not have jobs yet and some still go to school and other people don't have a wealthy family so is it there fault?

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#18 -Nero
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I never realized how many poor people there are out there. I mean $60 a YEAR..how can people afford it? Stop complaining and go sell some blood or something!

Olaf1023

You don't have to be so mean about it, I mean some people out here do not have jobs yet and some still go to school and other people don't have a wealthy family so is it their fault?

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#19 Floppy_Jim
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Will Xbox live ever be free??? because i dont want to keep spending 60$ each year or more!!!! but i think of all the features they keep the price and wont go free! I wish it was like ps2 it was free !! but ps2 had no good features.. so i dont know can uu give me some ideas? thankssoufan123

Well, the "other console" is getting some huge improvements to it's online service this year, so it may force Microsoft to drop the yearly fee. Who knows?

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#20 MonoGrind
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Xbox live for free= Laggiest gameplay ever

No thanks, 60 a YEAR is fine

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#21 MsCortana
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It will never be free. The price is fair for services rendered. If you stop and think about how much money Microsoft and other parties invest in to creating new content, troubleshooting and maintaining a service as massive as live you wonder why they do not charge more than they do. :D
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#22 yucky_straw
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Will Xbox live ever be free??? because i dont want to keep spending 60$ each year or more!!!! but i think of all the features they keep the price and wont go free! I wish it was like ps2 it was free !! but ps2 had no good features.. so i dont know can uu give me some ideas? thankssoufan123

You basically answered your own question. XBL isn't free because of all the features, so unless you want those to go away, it won't be free.

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#23 Wann_the_Pirate
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$60 is nothing for a full year of xbox live play you could accumulate $60 in now time and it would last you an ENTIRE YEAR it's well worth it

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#24 seventy5cent832
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its 50 US DOLLARS ISNT IT?????? thats what i payed
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#25 seventy5cent832
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It will never be free. The price is fair for services rendered. If you stop and think about how much money Microsoft and other parties invest in to creating new content, troubleshooting and maintaining a service as massive as live you wonder why they do not charge more than they do. :DMsCortana
right mscortana u know y ps3 and wii arnt very good because they r FREE. u get what u pay for. we also have the right 2 complain because we pay .if we didnt they could make the service CRAP, and we would have to go along with it or just not play it but they wouldnt care becasue its free and they dont make any money.
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#26 seventy5cent832
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It will never be free. The price is fair for services rendered. If you stop and think about how much money Microsoft and other parties invest in to creating new content, troubleshooting and maintaining a service as massive as live you wonder why they do not charge more than they do. :DMsCortana
right on mscortana..... u know y ps3 and wii arnt very good because they r FREE. u get what u pay for. we also have the right 2 complain because we pay .if we didnt they could make the service CRAP, and we would have to go along with it or just not play it but they wouldnt care becasue its free and they dont make any money.
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#27 justin717pa
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XBOX Live costs $50 a year, because it's the only one that is fun! PS3 Online isn't nearly as fun, and Wii doesn't have very naby online games. Live is worth the money by far.