That argument was designed to counter those who continue to claim they "just want to play online for free" and "don't care for any of those features." Which is not true, because Nintendo Wi-Fi meets that criteria but they won't accept it. Typing in IP addresses would meet that criteria but they won't accept it either. If Microsoft announced tomorrow that they were coming out with a FREE way to play Xbox 360 games online through a new service that worked just like Nintendo Wi-Fi, the same people who claim they "just want to play online for FREE" would reject it.[QUOTE="LongZhiZi"]It's not disingenuous- both PC gaming and PS3 offer online gaming without any of those hassles for free. You speak as if the choice is a paid service like Live or what you described. Beating up on a strawman is easy, but it doesn't win debates.UnnDunn
The point is they do care for those features. They do want the rich features Xbox Live offers. They just don't want to pay for them. But to say so outright would put into stark relief just how cheap they are, so they have to lie and say they "just want to play online" and "don't care for any of those features."
PSN is the only real competitor Xbox Live has. It's free, which is fine, and it satisfies those people who claim they "just want to play online" while still giving them a few of the features they really want from an online game service. But let's stop this ridiculous argument that people "just want to play online." They want more than that, they just don't want to pay for it.
I did pay for Xbox live and didnt use any of those features I just played online games my Xbox got the red rings and I dont care to get it fixed so I'm just sticking with my PS3 honestly I seem to get less lag from games on PS3.
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