So Xbox Live....

So yesterday Microsoft announced (More Specifically Major Nelson) that they are raising the price of Xbox Live. So , Naturally everyone lost it. The way that I see it is yea it sucks but is anything gonna change? No. Xbox Live is a really strange thing because on one hand I love being able to play a different game than my friends and still be able to talk to them. But on PSN I have to be playing the same game as my friends to talk to them. That is not really a problem to me seeing as how I do most of my Single player gaming on my ps3 but it is something to note. On the other hand the thing that annoys me the most about Xbox Live is the ads. I would not mind them so much If they  were not plastered all over the dashboard. Where as on PSN there are not any. But the fact of the matter is that the online  experience of playing online on xbox live is superior to PSN. But is it 60 bucks better, No. I feel like Hating on the new price is really no good because little Timmy who wants to play MW2 with his buds will happily throw down 60 bucks to play online. Good job Microsoft you have taken over our kids minds. Congrats.
 
Thanks,
Ninjakid7396 

So yesterday Microsoft announced (More Specifically Major Nelson) that they are raising the price of Xbox Live. So , Naturally everyone lost it. The way that I see it is yea it sucks but is anything gonna change? No. Xbox Live is a really strange thing because on one hand I love being able to play a different game than my friends and still be able to talk to them. But on PSN I have to be playing the same game as my friends to talk to them. That is not really a problem to me seeing as how I do most of my Single player gaming on my ps3 but it is something to note. On the other hand the thing that annoys me the most about Xbox Live is the ads. I would not mind them so much If they  were not plastered all over the dashboard. Where as on PSN there are not any. But the fact of the matter is that the online  experience of playing online on xbox live is superior to PSN. But is it 60 bucks better, No. I feel like Hating on the new price is really no good because little Timmy who wants to play MW2 with his buds will happily throw down 60 bucks to play online. Good job Microsoft you have taken over our kids minds. Congrats.
 
Thanks,
Ninjakid7396 

I think its absolutely wrong that Microsoft are even charging for online play, considering Sony and Nintendo don't. Yes, you can argue that Xbox Live is a bit surperior to PSN and far superior to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection but the point still stands. 
 
Once Sony actually make their service better feature wise, Microsoft will have to stop charging for online play or else be left in the dust for the remainder of the console war.
 
For instance, why would I pay £40 - 70 per year (Depending on subscription model) just so that I can talk to friends cross-game?

This is precisely the reason I'm still a PC gamer :D

Seen from a business' point of view; As long as people will pay, there's really no reason not to charge.
 
I've always thought it was silly to pay for Xbox Gold, yet I'm on my second annual subscription now.

" I think its absolutely wrong that Microsoft are even charging for online play, considering Sony and Nintendo don't.

" @Clbull: Or maybe Microsoft won't ever stop and Sony will just start to charge as well. I mean, they've already taken the first steps with Playstation Plus. They could be just easing people into paying for online play.  "

And this is why I went the way of old-blackbeard, I can save the money i'd waste on underachieving games to pay online, DLC, and arcade games.

If PSN was basically a 100% rip off of XBL I'd most likely still have my ps3 instead of playing my roommates when I need it and I'd pay the same 20-30$ I've always paid for xbl /shrug.
 
In all honesty outside of downloading wii ware the wii "online" might as well have never existed in my experience.  Played my dreamcast online more on a damn 56k than the wii.

" @ch13696: Even if "they" said it will never happen, that doesn't mean it will never happen.  Oh and was it the price of the PS3 that Activision didn't like? I only vaguely remember that whole situation. "