Will XBOX LIVE be Required Next Gen?

With the confirmation that the XBOX ONE needs to be online once every 24hrs, and being the 360 requires payment to use LIVE, will every gamer who purchases the new XBOX ONE have to pay for LIVE?? Even if you only game offline you're still required to sign on to the internet every 24hrs, so will you have to pay just to do that?? That will be the final nail in the coffin for me.

you know it is, people foolishy payed to play their games online last gen don't see why they are going to stop now.

you know it is, people foolishy payed to play their games online last gen don't see why they are going to stop now.

Chris_Williams

Yes, but that was by choice. My question is will LIVE be MANDATORY just to play any game at all?

MS made too much free money to let gold go.

W/E people wish pay MIRCOSOFT  just to play third party multiplayer games on servers THEY DON'T EVEN RUN then go ahead even though YOU know it's wrong.

If you just say "it's only $5 a month.... " It don't matter it, doesn't spend a penny run those servers... 

Unfortunately, yes.

With the confirmation that the XBOX ONE needs to be online once every 24hrs, and being the 360 requires payment to use LIVE, will every gamer who purchases the new XBOX ONE have to pay for LIVE?? Even if you only game offline you're still required to sign on to the internet every 24hrs, so will you have to pay just to do that?? That will be the final nail in the coffin for me.

Headpopper333

Yes, this has been confirmed.

We don't know if a PAID Xbox Live GOLD account is required, but Broadband internet and an Xbox Live account will be required.

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you know it is, people foolishy payed to play their games online last gen don't see why they are going to stop now.

Headpopper333

Yes, but that was by choice. My question is will LIVE be MANDATORY just to play any game at all?

I'm sure there will be a fre option, silver accounts do not have to pay, I am 100% sure microsoft would not force people to buy live, that would be insane.

With the confirmation that the XBOX ONE needs to be online once every 24hrs, and being the 360 requires payment to use LIVE, will every gamer who purchases the new XBOX ONE have to pay for LIVE?? Even if you only game offline you're still required to sign on to the internet every 24hrs, so will you have to pay just to do that?? That will be the final nail in the coffin for me.

Headpopper333

I don't see why it wouldn't be. Xbox Live did incredibly well for Microsoft AFAIK.

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With the confirmation that the XBOX ONE needs to be online once every 24hrs, and being the 360 requires payment to use LIVE, will every gamer who purchases the new XBOX ONE have to pay for LIVE?? Even if you only game offline you're still required to sign on to the internet every 24hrs, so will you have to pay just to do that?? That will be the final nail in the coffin for me.

AAllxxjjnn

Silver members can't even use Netflix or Hulu Plus. 

What good is being "online" if you can't even do anything at all? Is there anything NOT blocked off behind Gold?

My thoughts with this "online check-in required" and focus on cloud is that it could possibly be a move to require Gold membership out of everyone. Which is basically a non-starter for me. I won't even consider it.

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With the confirmation that the XBOX ONE needs to be online once every 24hrs, and being the 360 requires payment to use LIVE, will every gamer who purchases the new XBOX ONE have to pay for LIVE?? Even if you only game offline you're still required to sign on to the internet every 24hrs, so will you have to pay just to do that?? That will be the final nail in the coffin for me.

2Chalupas

Silver members can't even use Netflix or Hulu Plus. 

What good is being "online" if you can't even do anything at all? Is there anything NOT blocked off behind Gold?

My thoughts with this "online check-in required" and focus on cloud is that it could possibly be a move to require Gold membership out of everyone. Which is basically a non-starter for me. I won't even consider it.

To answer:

They allow you to buy Xbox Live games and movies with Silver. They allow you to give them money, and buy things they sell. They don't charge you to come into their store to buy their products.

As an added bonus, you also get to experience the same great advertising Xbox Live Gold members enjoy.

No silver accounts don't pay for live. They can't play online games but can use the all other online featuressweeten16

[QUOTE="sweeten16"]No silver accounts don't pay for live. They can't play online games but can use the all other online featuresBasinboy

Nah, Xbox Live Silver will still be on Xbox One however it'll only be there so you can connect and authenticate your games every 24 hours. :lol:

Xbox Live Gold will be the only way you can access all the good stuff on the console.