The Age raising an interesting talking point, just how long can MS keep on charging premium prices for subscription to their Live service. With the potential for PC and PS3 online networks to offer similar features for FREE, will MS be able to justify the price in the future?
Microsoft has realised that most PC owners certainly won't pay for features they have become accustomed to getting for free, even with the sweeteners of a single Gamertag, Gamerscore and common Friends list. But they are still asking PC owners to pay $80 a year just for cross-platform play and match-matching, surely the height of optimism.
Screen Play expects the take-up of paid subscriptions by PC users will be close to zero, although there will obviously be plenty of 360 owners grateful they can use their Live membership on PC for no extra cost.
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Full Version: How Long can MS Keep charging for Live?
If I could get my LIVE for free I would be in heaven! I really dont think they will ever change it though. They know your going to pay it so why change.
QUOTE(phlak @ Mar 21 2007, 10:39 AM) 
If I could get my LIVE for free I would be in heaven! I really dont think they will ever change it though. They know your going to pay it so why change.
xbox connect, xlink... you dont really HAVE to pay you know........
QUOTE(greenandgeewy @ Mar 22 2007, 02:44 AM)
xbox connect, xlink... you dont really HAVE to pay you know........
Is this some sort of hack.
hopefuly not long cause that suck i cant play my game online i have internet but cant play online i have to hook my ps2 up to play for free
As long as people will pay for it, they will keep charging for it.
QUOTE(greenandgeewy @ Mar 22 2007, 03:44 AM)
xbox connect, xlink... you dont really HAVE to pay you know........
Neither work with 360 games, MS set a ping limit so people cant play over LAN with ping 30 or more.
The charging fee is good to 1 group of people IMO - the people with their 360 modded.
one of the reasons (i think) that MS still hasn't banned those people from LIVE is that in order to get to play online, people would have to pay, and as long as money is involved, M$ don't give a DAMN!
one of the reasons (i think) that MS still hasn't banned those people from LIVE is that in order to get to play online, people would have to pay, and as long as money is involved, M$ don't give a DAMN!
it isnt that expensive. and from what i heard it is worth the money. im still debating whether or not to get it. i want a ps3 
until the end of time
ps3 for me 
foreever, microsoft sucks like that, tries many ways to get u to spend your money...
QUOTE(I-ReapeR-I @ Apr 15 2007, 02:34 PM)
Neither work with 360 games, MS set a ping limit so people cant play over LAN with ping 30 or more.
then how come there are 360 games playable on xlink?
As long as saps are willing to part with cash, MS will be willing to take it from them!
yeah that is lame as far as prices.
as long as they keep uploading new stuff im pretty sure ms will squeezeevery penny out of xbox holders
as long as people keep paying
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