Um, if you buy the 12+1 month card (they can be had for $45 or less) you pay less than $4 a month. Put down the cheeseburger once a month and suddenly you too can afford an XBOX live subscription.
Seriously, I don't understand the myth behind XBOX LIVE hating. For all the flak M$ gets, with LIVE it is remarkably easy to connect with friends regardless of what they're doing on their 360, voice chat with anyone anytime, and more all seamlessly through the dashboard. Sure the 360 has its FAIR share of problems, but at its core, LIVE is a service worthwhile for any console gamer. Sure, VALVe has done a similarly great job doing this with Steam, and since the PC scene is a little different when it comes to online gaming, it is natural that their service is free. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Microsoft foots the bill for all if not many of the XBOX Live services and their required bandwidth. All in all I think its a fairly good deal, considering my experiences with PS3's online capability. I don't even want to bring up the Wii and 'friend codes'. I have the Wii and have played only one online game, SSB: Brawl; I can tell you with certainty I have no plans on reliving that horrible experience again.
This puts the Elite at the same price as the PS3 ($399). However on the XBox, you get No Blu-ray, no Wifi, locked into Microsoft harddrives, and have to pay to play online..
PS3 has all the great games coming this season (Gears2 aside perhaps).
You would have to be an idiot to think was a good deal...
I am happy to pay $50 a year for Live. It is a far superior interface compared to any other game console out their. With the fall update just around the corner nothing will compete with it. It is good to see that the money I pay for it being used to improve and add functionality to Live.
i have the add for kmart for 9/14 with the 60gb 360 as new low price of $299 i work a Saia motor freight an we get the adds to most of the big stores come though there i look at them to find good deal 2 to 3 weeks or more before the adds hit stores but the add does not say if the price cut is across the board just the 60gb 360 so im hoping its is across the board.
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Well now the xbox is now the cheapest next gen console...the arcade version is anyways. If only live was cheaper, or better yet free.
live will never be free.
so long as millions of people are willing to pay for it
Um, if you buy the 12+1 month card (they can be had for $45 or less) you pay less than $4 a month. Put down the cheeseburger once a month and suddenly you too can afford an XBOX live subscription.
Seriously, I don't understand the myth behind XBOX LIVE hating. For all the flak M$ gets, with LIVE it is remarkably easy to connect with friends regardless of what they're doing on their 360, voice chat with anyone anytime, and more all seamlessly through the dashboard. Sure the 360 has its FAIR share of problems, but at its core, LIVE is a service worthwhile for any console gamer. Sure, VALVe has done a similarly great job doing this with Steam, and since the PC scene is a little different when it comes to online gaming, it is natural that their service is free. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Microsoft foots the bill for all if not many of the XBOX Live services and their required bandwidth. All in all I think its a fairly good deal, considering my experiences with PS3's online capability. I don't even want to bring up the Wii and 'friend codes'. I have the Wii and have played only one online game, SSB: Brawl; I can tell you with certainty I have no plans on reliving that horrible experience again.
Correct me if I am wrong.
This puts the Elite at the same price as the PS3 ($399). However on the XBox, you get No Blu-ray, no Wifi, locked into Microsoft harddrives, and have to pay to play online..
PS3 has all the great games coming this season (Gears2 aside perhaps).
You would have to be an idiot to think was a good deal...
Come on, Mike...
You're really going to be the dickfuck that starts the flame war?
I am happy to pay $50 a year for Live. It is a far superior interface compared to any other game console out their. With the fall update just around the corner nothing will compete with it. It is good to see that the money I pay for it being used to improve and add functionality to Live.
i have the add for kmart for 9/14 with the 60gb 360 as new low price of $299 i work a Saia motor freight an we get the adds to most of the big stores come though there i look at them to find good deal 2 to 3 weeks or more before the adds hit stores but the add does not say if the price cut is across the board just the 60gb 360 so im hoping its is across the board.