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- GTP_Snaeper
And just when I was considering purchasing one of the new X360's... this happens.
$60 for a year ultimately isn't THAT bad. You do have to admit that $5 a month is pretty paltry. Ultimately though, PSN is free as stated which makes their whole "Best value in the industry" shpiel look like the pile of steaming hot turds that it is. Then add in that the features they're adding are either free on a computer (and the fact that 99.9999% of people with internet access have a computer), or come at an additional cost to you ON TOP of Xbox Live... it continues to grow unattractive.
Then consider the true evil genius under it all. When you pay more for a service... you tend to use it more don't you? Also consider that the price increase is coming only a few months after they just released the refreshed X360 (The shelves may fly off with the new consoles). Then! Consider this may not be the last price increase we'll see in the coming years.
Seeing as how all I was really going to do was play Halo and Forza... the value heavily weighs in favor of me not spending money on something that could be even more unreliable (hopefully not) than it's predecessor and sticking to my PS3, Gran Turismo, saving up for a new car and riding my bicycle.
Suggested Solutions:
1. Offer a program that is essentially Silver + Online gaming for a good value.
2. Stir up a protest with mass-nationwide non-renewals and show Microsoft that they don't quite have their customers by the balls like they think they do (DO IT, IT'S POSSIBLE)
$60 for a year ultimately isn't THAT bad. You do have to admit that $5 a month is pretty paltry. Ultimately though, PSN is free as stated which makes their whole "Best value in the industry" shpiel look like the pile of steaming hot turds that it is. Then add in that the features they're adding are either free on a computer (and the fact that 99.9999% of people with internet access have a computer), or come at an additional cost to you ON TOP of Xbox Live... it continues to grow unattractive.
Then consider the true evil genius under it all. When you pay more for a service... you tend to use it more don't you? Also consider that the price increase is coming only a few months after they just released the refreshed X360 (The shelves may fly off with the new consoles). Then! Consider this may not be the last price increase we'll see in the coming years.
Seeing as how all I was really going to do was play Halo and Forza... the value heavily weighs in favor of me not spending money on something that could be even more unreliable (hopefully not) than it's predecessor and sticking to my PS3, Gran Turismo, saving up for a new car and riding my bicycle.
Suggested Solutions:
1. Offer a program that is essentially Silver + Online gaming for a good value.
2. Stir up a protest with mass-nationwide non-renewals and show Microsoft that they don't quite have their customers by the balls like they think they do (DO IT, IT'S POSSIBLE)