[360] Xbox Live increasing $10 per year

[Twigg4075]

http://kotaku.com/5625516/xbox-live-price-increase-coming-november-1

Starting November 1st. What a crock of shit. I should've known those money hungry, nickle and diming dickheads what tack on a few bucks when the ESPN shit was supposed to start. Oh yeah, and the "improved voice chat".

Suck a dick M$. I think I'm letting it lapse just for principal. I can't remember the last time I played online on the 360 anyway.

You can shove your "great value" up your ass. I love all the comments in the thread. It looks like I'm not the only one that feels this way. It would be hilarious if a huge chunk of people just canceled their subscriptions.

The only option is hopefully finding subscription cards on sale but I'm guessing now with the price hike they are going to be harder to find and more expensive now.

 

[Champ]

Guess Ill buy 2-3 years now to save money.

 

[Houston]

Like the dude said, it's 16 cents a day....

 

[Twigg4075]

Like the dude said, it's 16 cents a day....

So in two more years when they jack it up to $100 a year you won't have a problem either, right?

It';s the principle of the thing. People need to show with theiur wallets that this is bullshit. Can I afford it? Of course. But I know a ton of people that can't and with the economy the way it is I can't believe these douche bags have the gall to pull this shit. Especially when their biggest online competitor is Sony who offers a FREE service.

This bullshit is no different than them jacking up the price oif arcade games over the past few years.

 

[Twigg4075]

Loving the comments...

Loving the comments...

Komrade Kayce 11:11 AM
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Microsoft.

As a guy with a gamerscore of 100k+, I'm being brutally honest in saying...

No. I will not. I will hold on to the 48 hour trials I get in free games, or at the very most, buy a month's worth when and if I need it for a game. I'm not buying another years worth of a subscription after this, because this is bullshit.

According to my xbox license transfer profile, I've got over 1k worth of content purchased/downloaded to my xbox. I've got more than 120gb worth of strictly DLC and Arcade games (its true, didn't have a game installed when I filled it, had to buy a 250) and over 300 games played according to mygamercard.net.

In my collection sits 127 Arcade titles and 183 full retail games. There are pictures of my collection floating around the web. Look it up.

Gotten the picture yet? I've been bleeding neon green for two years now since I first got the system. Living in Canada, this means the 59.99 I would have been paying before suddenly becomes 69.99. And I don't get Last.fm OR Espn. So I've got a lesser service than my American counterparts that's suddenly going to cost more money.

And I'm done with you. 10 bucks may not seem like much, and its not. I've surely got 10 more dollars to spend laying around. Its the fact they're doing a fucking price increase for goddamn facebook and twitter, since thats all that I've really had 'added' to my dashboard since I started with the system oh so long ago.

Oh, and I guess I forgot the Avatars and XMB lag that didn't exist before. Thanks for adding those too, I guess.

I'm out. I'll be silver by years end and will stay that way unless something multiplayer wise peaks my interest.

In fact, I've been having so much fun with my new PSP lately, that maybe I'll run out and buy a new slim PS3 to go with it (to replace this busted POS system).

I might be one customer. But my purchases were equivilent to tenfold. Reply

 

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And I basically mirror this comment...

And I basically mirror this comment...

GOD 11:09 AM
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But Xbox Live is loads better than PSN!

Oh wait it's not 2007 any more.

Not had a Gold membership since I got my PS3. I get all my multi player games on my PS3 now, and the odd exclusive on my 360. Over the past 12 months most of the people I know have traded in their 360s for PS3s. The 360 is losing it's appeal. Reply
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Basically all of my close friends got rid of their 360's a year or so ago and we all play on PS3 together. The one friend that still has his 360 hasn't been online with it in over six months.

 

[Houston]

Komrade Kayce 11:11 AM
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Microsoft.

As a guy with a gamerscore of 100k+, I'm being brutally honest in saying...

No. I will not. I will hold on to the 48 hour trials I get in free games, or at the very most, buy a month's worth when and if I need it for a game. I'm not buying another years worth of a subscription after this, because this is bullshit.

According to my xbox license transfer profile, I've got over 1k worth of content purchased/downloaded to my xbox. I've got more than 120gb worth of strictly DLC and Arcade games (its true, didn't have a game installed when I filled it, had to buy a 250) and over 300 games played according to mygamercard.net.

In my collection sits 127 Arcade titles and 183 full retail games. There are pictures of my collection floating around the web. Look it up.

Gotten the picture yet? I've been bleeding neon green for two years now since I first got the system. Living in Canada, this means the 59.99 I would have been paying before suddenly becomes 69.99. And I don't get Last.fm OR Espn. So I've got a lesser service than my American counterparts that's suddenly going to cost more money.

And I'm done with you. 10 bucks may not seem like much, and its not. I've surely got 10 more dollars to spend laying around. Its the fact they're doing a fucking price increase for goddamn facebook and twitter, since thats all that I've really had 'added' to my dashboard since I started with the system oh so long ago.

Oh, and I guess I forgot the Avatars and XMB lag that didn't exist before. Thanks for adding those too, I guess.

I'm out. I'll be silver by years end and will stay that way unless something multiplayer wise peaks my interest.

In fact, I've been having so much fun with my new PSP lately, that maybe I'll run out and buy a new slim PS3 to go with it (to replace this busted POS system).

I might be one customer. But my purchases were equivilent to tenfold. Reply

That guy needed a life anyway:smug:

 

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leno40 11:04 AM
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I don't see what the big deal is. They were already charging $50 for a service everyone else provides for free; what's another ten bucks? Reply
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LMAO. So true though.

 

[Twigg4075]

That guy needed a life anyway:smug:

Yeah, but he is exactly who M$ is targeting with their completely overpriced peripherals and charging for Live in the first place. If this guy is done what hope do they have?

I hope they go down in flames.

 

[IamMedellin]

everyone knew this was coming, and this won't hurt M$ at all...for now

this opens a door that no one minds because they persuade themselves to justify it by saying things like it's only 33 cents a day, eventually there will come a time where they'll defend a price hike by saying it's only $1 a day. With meager map packs soon to be going for $20 and the rising cost of basic service, M$ is going down a road that could end up shrinking their marketshare.

 

[dave]

It's only a matter of time before Sony starts charging for online access.
Their super deluxe PSN is just the first step.

 

[x0xHumblex0x]

It's only a matter of time before Sony starts charging for online access.Their super deluxe PSN is just the first step.

truth

 

[Boucher]

If sony charges then people will sue just like the Linnux case. It is a promoted feature by Sony. No way the turn around and start charging.

 

[Buzzman]

I got free Live till Nov 2012, and instead of $30 a year when I run out I'll just buy the $40. Who gives a fuck. Realistically if you can;t afford to pay $60 a year on live which is $5 a month, then dont fucking buy the 360.

 

[dave]

If sony charges then people will sue just like the Linnux case. It is a promoted feature by Sony. No way the turn around and start charging.

The Linux case is going nowhere and neither would that other suit.
I suspect Sony already has legal language written into the user agreement none of us have ever actually read.

 

[Chrispy]

Like Chubby said, ill buy 2-3 years worth now to save some money, already bought one year because my subscription was running out.

 

[Tengo Juego]

Maybe I wont complain if this ESPN thing is nice and useful.

 

[FedEx227]

I really can't believe a company that charges money for a service they offer.

Fucking cretins.

I don't see the big deal, don't wanna pay the extra $10, cool... then don't. Who cares. They are well in their rights to charge whatever the fuck they want. I don't think $10 is that much of a ridiculous upgrade if they add ESPN and it turns out okay.

 

[killgod]

I don't care.


Video games and services got a whole lot less fun after I joined online communities. All people do is hate on this, or hate on that, or "the other one is better", or "the game needs to have this".

Just fucking enjoy shit for what it is, if you don't think it's worth it, don't buy it and shut the fuck up. Nobody is forcing anyone to pay 60 bucks a year for XBL, so this isn't a big deal.


Gas prices go up, real estate goes up, XBL goes up. Welcome to real life 101.

 

[FedEx227]

Considering how much use I get out of it, it's not that bad of a price.