xbox live fee uped $10

[geralds]

https://www.giantbomb.com/news/microsoft-raising-xbox-live-subscription-cost/2496/

[Joe Redifer]

Good, now they can finally compete with PSN.

[Roy The Sunderer]

This sucks, especially if you don't use the features that are supposedly justifying the cost increase. Hopefully they'll introduce some features that will improve the online experience. Still, $10 a year isn't that horrible. People can always go snatch up as many 1-year Live cards as they want right now for $50 and just use them later, assuming the codes would still be OK.

[geralds]

This sucks, especially if you don't use the features that are supposedly justifying the cost increase. Hopefully they'll introduce some features that will improve the online experience. Still, $10 a year isn't that horrible. People can always go snatch up as many 1-year Live cards as they want right now for $50 and just use them later, assuming the codes would still be OK.

I am sure microsoft has ways of preventing that.

[TheClash603]

I bought two one year cards on sale on Amazon for $34 each and put them both in at once so now my membership has 22 months remaining.

I am sure Microsoft wouldn't mind everyone dropping $250 on five years of subscription now, that's liquidity for them.

[guyjin]

oh, please! Xbox Live was too expensive to begin with. the cost should be going DOWN, not up!

I recently got Netflix for my Wii. The only reason I did not get it for the 360 (which is connected by HDMI; the Wii is component) is because a live sub'n was required. No, thanks.

[JoshTurboTrollX]

Yea I think it's time to cut ties with the 360 live service....

[Nazi NecroPhile]

Live is like Apple - premium price for more polish but no additional content.

[guyjin]

Live is like Apple - premium price for more polish but no additional content.

I didn't realize "polish" could mean 'getting called a faggot by 13 year olds'. I'll have to correct my dictionary.

[nectarsis]

Live is like Apple - premium price for more polish but no additional content.

I didn't realize "polish" could mean 'getting called a faggot by 13 year olds'. I'll have to correct my dictionary.

"Polish" vs Nintendo's not even close online. ;)

[Nazi NecroPhile]

I didn't realize "polish" could mean 'getting called a faggot by 13 year olds'. I'll have to correct my dictionary.

I'm 33, beeyotch!  Get it right.

[Arkhan Asylum]

I didn't realize "polish" could mean 'getting called a faggot by 13 year olds'. I'll have to correct my dictionary.

lol.

yeah you can do that for free on PSN!

[Keranu]

I miss playing Dreamcast online for free.

[JoshTurboTrollX]

I miss playing Dreamcast online for free.

now THOSE were the days.  =)

[geralds]

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/familypack/default.htm

[blueraven]

Live is like Apple - premium price for more polish but no additional content.

I didn't realize "polish" could mean 'getting called a faggot by 13 year olds'. I'll have to correct my dictionary.

Yeah that happens quite a lot, lol. They auto-renewed my membership without me asking, I don't even have a working XBOX; so I charged them back on my credit card, and disputed the transaction with MasterCard. This gave me just enough time to get my cars in Forza 3 before they downgraded me.

[Joe Redifer]

I miss playing Dreamcast online for free.

Yeah, 4 player matches with 3 other Broadband Adapter owners in Quake or even Outtrigger were really fun.  I still surf the internet with that Broadband Adapter sometimes, just for the LOLs.

[guyjin]

I didn't realize "polish" could mean 'getting called a faggot by 13 year olds'. I'll have to correct my dictionary.

I'm 33, beeyotch!  Get it right.

I was referring to your mental age, not your chronological age.

I miss playing Dreamcast online for free.

Yeah, 4 player matches with 3 other Broadband Adapter owners in Quake or even Outtrigger were really fun.  I still surf the internet with that Broadband Adapter sometimes, just for the LOLs.

what, did you loose your Saturn Netlink?

[Joe Redifer]

I only owned the Netlink for a day or two and then returned it to the store.  It was dial-up only and it was really a P.O.S.

[BlackandBlue]

I like how they are charging $10 extra for 'added features'.  Why aren't their tiers like there is with everything else?  I could give a shit less about kinect and ESPN sports shit.  Im not buying that worthless thing and neither is anyone else.  The thing is going to fail harder than the Sega Activator.

Im with you guys.  Im gonna find me some Quake games online with the dreamcast and play those for free.  Hell, even Sony lets you play multiplayer online without charging you like MS.  But by the great graces of Gates, they send out an email to allow you to add 12 months now for $40 before the price hike....

[JoshTurboTrollX]

PSO is online for DC on broadband through schthack! 


Its awesome.

[BlackandBlue]

PSO is online for DC on broadband through schthack! 


Its awesome.

Is it v1 or v2?  I cant remember which one I have...

[JoshTurboTrollX]

I think its both.

[TheClash603]

I wish I had a land line so that I could play some Saturn Virtul-On Netlink Edition with someone.

...but $10 isn't bad I guess, though now I do play PS3 more because of recent Microsoft garbage... and last gen I preferred the xbox to PS2.

[geralds]

well ps3 is free imo makes it batter you already have to pay an inter bill why need another one to play games online as well

[Joe Redifer]

I did the memory card save hack on PSO and played through the entire thing with 3 other dudes all with the broadband adapter.  It didn't take tremendously long as it only had 4 levels.  Once we beat it, I never bothered to even turn the game on again.  Thing is a snore-fest.  It's also an insult to Phantasy Star.