You act as if anyone using party chat is some socially awkward nerd. Do you realize not everyone can come over all the time? That's what party chat is for. I party chat with people I know IRL. Not everyone lives close to each other. "Invite women and friends and have a goooood time" Wtf are you talking about here, lol. You HAVE to make little get-togethers to play fvcking video games? What would the women do? This ain't a commercial, IRL most wouldn't be very entertained, and the closest I've done a "video game party" which sounds awfully lame was a drinking game with Mario Party. You'd be suprised how hanging out and playing videogames can be fun, who said women don't play too...? That's a borderline sexist assumption. I don't know how you grew up, but I held parties like that all the time. The people I regularily play online with are friends that also come over. I don't see the benefit of talking to people while you're not in the same game. Might as well hang out together in person. Or is America so detached that you need party chat to maintain friendships? I can understand if you live in different states but I can't imagine all your friends living far off having to need party chat.[QUOTE="Arbiterisl33t69"][QUOTE="DrTrafalgarLaw"] I wasn't on System wars in 07'-'08. My point still stands, there is no substitute for real versus or co-op on the couch. Half the fun is taunting/mocking or just styling with your friends face to face. :P This whole "stay connected with friends'' crap is a poor subsitute for a gaming session with friends coming over.
DrTrafalgarLaw
Look at Nintendo. They purposely drove the get-together style of gaming and have had succes in a lot of offline multiplayer games. Microsoft is just cashing in on the fact not many people want to invite over friends, either because they know their fanbase has almost no real-life friends or because they know their fanbase doesn't like to get together in person. When you and your friends grow up and have families it becomes a little bit harder to go out to play games. Try getting married and having four kids and trying to pull that one. Obviously you and your friends don't have responsibilities yet which gives me a good indication of your age. Also gas is ridiculously priced. I put what I pay for a years worth of live into my tank in a week and a half. I'd gladly pay the fee to play online with my friends over paying for extra gas to go over to their house or have them come over where there will be things like kids getting in the way.
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