Topic: Your thoughts on charged services such as xbox live.

Wanted to know what the Nlife community thought about paid services such as live and its effect on gaming. I made this thread as i noticed that the the XBLM updated with a whole section dedicated to season passes

I'm honestly pretty cool with Paying for xbox live as it brings in services I couldn't get on another platform.

I hate Xbox live Gold. It forces me to buy it for things I don't want. Worst part for me is that it is still full of ads.

Yep, I'm not in favor of paying for Xbox Live anymore either. I actually sold my Xbox 360 because of the paid subscription to use online multiplayer. If I'm going to pay for a year subscription, it'll be the PS+ one which give me tons of games to try, free add-on content and loads of discounts of top-tier/new downloadable games.

Not sure all about the xbox stuff, but so far I've already got my $50 back that PS+ costs per year, with lots of discounts and... yeah everything slapshot said

Sorry, but no matter how cool your service is, I'm not paying a subscription fee for it.
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It sux

Not having Cable the ESPN makes cutiting the cord easier.

I definitely enjoy PS+ , and if Nintendo had a subscription that gave me discounts and free games I would do it in a heartbeat.

If I pay to own the games and pay for an Internet connection I shouldn't be paying to play the games I've already bought over the Internet connection I'm already paying for.
I'm not rich, so I don't have the money for this.

PS+ is Sony trying to make PSN more like Xbox LIVE. I'm saying PS+ is a transitional service. By the time PS4 rears it's ugly snout, don't be surprised to see online multiplayer only available to those willing to pay a monthly fee. I hope the Wii U doesn't follow this console trend. If it does though, it won't really affect me. Online gaming is best left on the PC. (Guild Wars 2, here I come.)

Have a constant flow of money? Xbox Live.

Want free gaming? PlayStation Network.

9/10 of my friends own an Xbox 360. And their parents hate them for the money they need. Us 1/10 PS3 players have happy parents.

I'm sure they were all thrilled to pay the initial six-hundred dollars.

Could have sworn I got mine for $300. And I could have sworn they're $250 now. Hmmm weird.

OMG ANOTHER GUILD WARS 2 FAN!

Uh.. yeah, nah, not liking Xbox Live's concept. Maybe pay $10 or $20 a year to access basic Live Gold features (such as multiplayer), but I'll stick with my 3DS, Wii and Steam.

And inevitably, Guild Wars 2

PS: PS+ you get more out of that $50 investment than MS' $60. If I could, I would subscribe to PS+ because it has soooo much benefits.

I don't have a 360 but I plan on getting one. The only thing that's making me pay for Xbox Live is their exclusives (Halo and Forza)

I really hate this trend since I am broke along with 90% of the population. If it keeps up the industry will crash as it did in the 80s.

Wow really? Where did you get that stat from?

I don't mind paying subscription, as long as I get what I pay for. In both cases (Plus' free games, PayTV for Xbox) I currently am.

Not a fan of it.

I only wish there was a "low-tier" price in place for Xbox Live. I really only use it for Multiplayer and Netflix afaik. I'd rather a cheaper rate without ESPN, Last.fm, etc. Since I've never been without a Gold membership, I'm kind of uneducated on what else I'd be losing by switching to Silver.

Also, I'm coming up for renewal soon and I'm struggling to find the $39.99 deals that were so common once-upon-a-time.