is it worth having an xbox 360 without xbox live?

i bought my xbox360 back around the time fight night round 3 was out (that was the game that made jump to next gen)

i had xbox live but once i canceld it back in early 2008 i stop playing my xbox360

now i am buying all my multiplats on the ps3 so i can play online for free

my xbox has turned into a paper weight/dust collector

soi just wanted to know who has an xbox360 with out xbox live that still plays it

Yes...the single player experience on the 360 is very good, with an assortment of games to choose from, I myself tend not to play very much MP games (EXCEPT FOR COD 4, THAT IS ALL LOL) and I still have fun.;)

Probably people who dont play games online.

I have both consoles and prefer my 360 and Live, PSNdoes notprovide the sameuser friendlyfeatures that I have come to love.

It's worth it but if you can get it do it it is worth the $60 a year.

Probably people who dont play games online.

I have both consoles and prefer my 360 and Live, PSNdoes notprovide the sameuser friendlyfeatures that I have come to love.

the only games am interested in is fallout 3 but want to wait for it become a greatest hist before i buy it

and i want to check out alan wake since its looking to become a graphics king

but other than alan wake am not much of a fan for xbox exclusives (wasa fan of halo 2 but hated 3) and did not like gears 1 or 2

It's still fun without Live.

Xbox live is what keeps me interested in my Xbox 360, without the live you lose about half the content of some games (e.g. Halo 3/Cod).

To be honest, i was expecting to be on XBL endlessly when i first got my 360 and my gold subscription but heh, i'm NEVER online i practically just play offline. So as the others pointed out 360 is great even without XBL.

While I do have xbox live, I spend 95% of my time on single player games. There's lots of great ones out there if you haven't been paying attention; Mass Effect, Fallout 3, Fable 2, Oblivion, Ninja Gaiden 2, just to name a few.UT_Wrestler

I have all 3 consoles and an ok Pc gaming rig.

I also don't have x-box live, I play x-box exclusives on my x-box rarely buying cross-platform (Inclusing Pc) games for it. I do sometimes buy a month of live for games like GEOW etc etc. But I do, do most of my gaming on PS3.

The main reason I don't have live is the lack of Wi-fi as the tv I game on is Nowhere near the ethernet port so it just doesn't seem worth buying for me to use very rarely.

Of course, but online is it funnier, but offline can you clear all your games, so, YES!TalesofRikk

Why didn't you just say..."the online is more fun" ?...instead of the "funnier" ?

no, not really ....Microsoft1234

Are you speaking for everyone when you say that ?

because Fallout 3

Mass Effect Bioshock

Dead Space

Oblivion

all say you can have fun without live...

it depends because xbox 360 has some very good single player games and i play alot of games offline too but some games i do play online a lot like halo 3 and fifa 09 (for 2 reasons to play agaisnt other ppl and to play ultimate team)

theres enough single player fun to enjoy it without live, but $50/yr is worth it

I'd say yes. I never play on Live. The only time I've had a gold account was during the inital month after making my tag or using up a free month card I got from a repair. The only time it bothers me to not have gold is when a new demo comes out and I have to wait a week or not being able to get multiplayer achievements.

I also have a PS3 and it almost never gets used aside from watching movies or the occasional exclusive like Valkyria Chronicles or Infamous. The X360 version of games are almost always superior, and I can install the entire game on the HD.

xbox 360 has great sp and great mp and its really cheap only about 50-60 a year.. I would have my 360 over my ps3 any day

Im just wondering why you dont have it. Its only 5 bucks a month or $50 if you go ahead and get the full years worth.

Im just wondering why you dont have it. Its only 5 bucks a month or $50 if you go ahead and get the full years worth.

Akadian818

the way i look at it is the 50$ could go towards to another game if i look at the games i have now i would have to take one out if i would have ended up getting xbox live again

and yes xbox live is better than psn but i am satisfied with my online experience on psn

i have played some mulit-plat online games on both xbox live and psn and they both played great for me

the only times i had problem was nba 2k9 on psn any ranked match i play has major lag

one thing i do find weird is when i used to have xbox live i would have lag issues on big team matches with halo3 (32 players)

but never had issues with cod 4(on live) and to my surprise didn't have issues playing resistance 2 60 player matches

and i know 50$ a year is not much for some people but for others on a budget every penny counts especially when ur gaming on a budget lol

Yes it is worth it, I don't have xbox live and I still have an exceptionally fun gaming experience.

I have not renewed my Xbox live since I got a PS3 when Killzone 2 came out. I used to play COD4 and Halo 3 on it quite a bit. But don't really see the point in paying for it anymore. I may renew it for Left 4 Dead 2, but I probably won't. I'll get Modern warfare 2 on PS3 and play that online for free, don't see any other games I really want to play online all that much. What I want on 360 is single player stuff like Mass effect 2, Alan Wake.

besides fable 2 whats a good offline only xbox360 exclusive tittle

besides fable 2 whats a good offline only xbox360 exclusive tittle

fedor19820

why does it have to be an exclusive ? anygame can played offline...you're starting to sound a little biased.

yeeh, xbox live just makes it soo much better thoo. But the 360 is still a legit buy even without it

There are tons of games that take advantage of the single player experience, i haven't got live and i've played games like Kameo, Condemned, Fable 2, RE5, Saints Row 2, etc so you dont need xbox live to have a good time.

I wouldn't play video games if there was no online experience.

I would say yes it is worth it to have an xbox without xbox live, because xbox live is probably the worst online communitty I have ever experienced. i gotta pay a monthly fee to access peer to peer online games, not even games that are supported by dedicated servers, and put up with the worst community the internet has around, a bunch of 12 year old racist hick kids that talk crap non stop. I have both xbox 360 and ps3 and I can say without a doubt that PSN is a much more satisfying MP experience. To quote another Xbox user- Buy a great game? Who cares you'll either get teamkilled, cursed at, kicked randomly, or the game will be ruined by hackers. This is a rarity from my experience on PSN, just seems like a more mature and friendly enironment.mrgreen108

If by more mature you mean being asked where you live by a complete stranger in a game of pool then sir I must not have gotten the memo on the changing of the definition of "mature". xD

But you're "entitled" to have your own opinion. So to that I say "Moo!" xD

[QUOTE="mrgreen108"]I would say yes it is worth it to have an xbox without xbox live, because xbox live is probably the worst online communitty I have ever experienced. i gotta pay a monthly fee to access peer to peer online games, not even games that are supported by dedicated servers, and put up with the worst community the internet has around, a bunch of 12 year old racist hick kids that talk crap non stop. I have both xbox 360 and ps3 and I can say without a doubt that PSN is a much more satisfying MP experience. To quote another Xbox user- Buy a great game? Who cares you'll either get teamkilled, cursed at, kicked randomly, or the game will be ruined by hackers. This is a rarity from my experience on PSN, just seems like a more mature and friendly enironment.Furanko_Kun

If by more mature you mean being asked where you live by a complete stranger in a game of pool then sir I must not have gotten the memo on the changing of the definition of "mature". xD

But you're "entitled" to have your own opinion. So to that I say "Moo!" xD

I play SP games mostly and the only multiplayer games I look for are local multiplayer (which is to say, very few :P ). Without Gold, I get a lot a milage out of my 360. And when I get the urge to play online I'll just play PC games.

i really enjoy live but theres a bunch of really good single player games.

i only recently got live for UFC Undisputed. before that i only had xbl silver, and was satisfied with it. as long as you can D/L DLC you're good

Yes...the single player experience on the 360 is very good, with an assortment of games to choose from, I myself tend not to play very much MP games (EXCEPT FOR COD 4, THAT IS ALL LOL) and I still have fun.;)

DranzarTypeF

i think so providing how much you pay for the console.

take it from me, i don't have x-box live. i havefive games to play but still have fun without being online. my arcade console i bought for $295NZ with one free game, sega superstars tennis which i have 90% completed since may. i do recommend that game too, its great fun. gamespot gave it a 7.0 if i am right.

if you haven't got an x-box already, look for a bargain. you can buy an arcade x-box cheap nowadays. you can always make up your mind later on as to whether you want x-box live but you will have to buy a hard drive to enable yourself to go online. thats what sales reps from different stores have been telling me around here anyway, maybe they're wrong. can you go online without a hard drive console?

later on i might go online with my console or icould wait until the x-box 720.

i heard that Microsoft already as a new 3D ready system but wont release because there is not enough tvs that support 3D display

is it worth having an xbox 360 without xbox live? No

I dont use Live prefer split screen multyplayer. The only thing that i would use is Live Arcade

ps3 would be better for you if you are not going to ever be on xbox live...

Yes, however online really makes the games worth it when you shell out $60.00 each.