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Rumor: Xbox Live free from July 1st |
Listed in: News Tags: gold account, Microsoft, psn, xbla, xbox live
It must be hard to break news on April Fool's Day, especially if you're a big video game company. It seems a leaked press release has lead to people questioning whether Microsoft will go down the route of basic membership. So yesterday it came to light that for the remainder of the Xbox 360 life cycle access to the Xbox Live Network will come at no cost beginning this July 1st.
While some people are saying it's too good to be true, Microsoft isn't letting you off that easy because a gold membership will still be required to access extra features like Facebook, YouTube and Crackle. The main thing is that gameplay will be free for all users bringing the network's offerings on par with the PSN price wise, however with the cost now removed this puts the Xbox live network miles ahead of the competition.
So what do you think? Awesomeness on Microsoft's part or elaborate April Fool's Day ruse?
Via [StickyTrigger]
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You should compare it to PSN or SEN(Sony Entertainment Network) as I believe they are calling it now days , and what I think they mean is that Xbox Live has always been superior to PSN/SEN, and is (if this isn't not an April fools joke) even better now
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Don't you dare to think Sony will always provide free online gaming because that's possibly gonna change.
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The biggest con on xbox live and the idiots who pay for it defend it, pretending they are paying for servers. What a joke. Get a job and live in the real world instead of using your pocket money or your parents to pay for shit, then you'll know how much of a stinger paying for Xbox live can be when you got bills to pay.
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They don't charge on PC game servers. Anyone can hop on a game of pretty much any FPS they don't charge squat to play online. So why should they charge on Xbox? It's been free for like ever on the PC!
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With the amount people already pay for consoles and games, online gaming should be free from day one.
Especially seeing as MS have stuck adverts on the dashboard!
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What do I need with Facebook and YouTube? I have a computer!
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Besides, you can pick up year-long cards for like $30 if you look around before you buy.
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I'm just wondering why they are doing it on July 1st(that is, if this is real.)
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£2 for 2 Gold months = Win for me!
I wreck the shit out of the players who hate dirty wankers like myself.
Angry gamer shouting: "FUCK YOU, YOU FUCKIN' RETARD"
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http://www.stickytrigger.com/products/public-statement-regarding-april-fools-news-post/
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Xbox360- Pay 60.00 for a yr...
Pay 60 for a game.
The price for that game is then accumulated total so lets take CoD MW3...
Xbox servers...
Kept up on minimal lag fast downloads and loads of demos add-ons updates...
That is paid by the 6000000000 people that paid 60 stank ass little dollars per year and then every game that you may want.
PS3 servers. Pay 60 for a game online servers just good enough to play with but lagfest city. Downloads take EONS for just a simple update...
6 hours to update DC universe. WTF...
2 hrs for ff7 to download. Thats only 3 gbs max they were 700MB cds 3 cds 2800 MB 2.8GB 2 Hrs?.
I got shivering isles from xbox live in like 13 minutes and downloaded 4 1.5gb demos in 20 mins.
Thats difference. We pay for server quality not price... Not to reuse this broke ass saying over again but...
"YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!!"
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