It's four dollars per month, assuming you can't find a sale on an XBL subscription card.
I really don't get the consistent lamentations about an excellent service that costs less than a Happy Meal. I literally drop more on a single soda at the movies than a month of XBL and yet people act as if the cost is some massive obstacle that cannot easily be overcome.
Grammaton-Cleric
Xbox Live online should be free, period. Using your own internet connection peer-to-peer is not a service. They should be investigated and sued for defrauding the public and also fined heavily.
Why must i pay Microsoft after already paying my internet provider? Why must we purchase XBL in order to access Netflix which itself requires a subscription? The very simple ability of being able to particpate in an online match should be free.
Its one thing to offer aditional features & be charged for those but these features most of us do not care about. Im paying for Partychat, videos, music, facebook, twitter, msn, UFC, etc, all of which i do not use, nor do these features actually have anything to do with gaming.
This is the problem. You are forced to purchase everything, or you get nothing. As i said the simple ability of being able to particpate in an online match should be free. The Gold subscription could be a optional upgrade that came with all the extra fluff.
In terms of gaming Microsoft isnt doing anything different over PSN. They both have your friends list, messaging, invites, chat & such. All an online service needs. The both play the same in online matches. They are essentially the same, the difference being is Microsft charges for what others offer for free.
The same goes for PC. Free, as long as you have paid your internet provider. On top of this XBL is riddled with Advertisemnts, of which i would bet Microsoft makes enough money off of to pay for the entire service. Its a clear rip off.
We've also gotten to a point where we must pay our internet provider, to then pay Microsoft ( XBL = an online pass ), to then pay for EAs ( or any publishers ) online pass ( if bought used ), to then paying for the game itself.
It not about "well if you dont like it dont pay for it", That is obvious. It shouldnt be this way in the 1st place & that is the complaint.
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