I have no problem paying for Xbox Live. It would be nice to have multiplayer free...but it is what it is and honestly, it's not a membership that breaks the bank. I appreciate the service for what it is and what I can do with it. I think it's pretty cool that we've come this far in the console market to have our own place to download demos, movies, arcade titles, tv shows, etc.... Having said all this, I have to admit that I am a casual gamer and with a wife and child, I don't have as much Xbox time as I would like...so perhaps the hardcore gamers out there would disagree with me. But for me, I enjoy Xbox Live and am curious to see how the console/online relationship progresses in the future.