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Netflix just announced for the PS3, so.......Microsoft needs to cut the price of XBL.
Isildur´s Heir;17647318 said:Netflix just announced for the PS3, so.......Microsoft needs to cut the price of XBL.
I think that if PSN was still the joke that it used to be, then Microsoft would have no problem raising the price of Xbox Live. However, with exception of things like cross game chat and a party system (which are in the works), PSN is essentially on par with Xbox Live now and is free. And with the arrival of Netflix on the PS3, I do think that Facebook, Twitter, and Last.fm will eventually arrive on the PS3 as well next year.
You can't justify a $100 price tag when your competitor offers the exact same thing for free. If anything Microsoft is going to have to cut the price of Xbox Live, not raise it.
I think that if PSN was still the joke that it used to be, then Microsoft would have no problem raising the price of Xbox Live. However, with exception of things like cross game chat and a party system (which are in the works), PSN is essentially on par with Xbox Live now and is free. And with the arrival of Netflix on the PS3, I do think that Facebook, Twitter, and Last.fm will eventually arrive on the PS3 as well next year.
You can't justify a $100 price tag when your competitor offers the exact same thing for free. If anything Microsoft is going to have to cut the price of Xbox Live, not raise it.
I think that if PSN was still the joke that it used to be, then Microsoft would have no problem raising the price of Xbox Live. However, with exception of things like cross game chat and a party system (which are in the works), PSN is essentially on par with Xbox Live now and is free. And with the arrival of Netflix on the PS3, I do think that Facebook, Twitter, and Last.fm will eventually arrive on the PS3 as well next year.
You can't justify a $100 price tag when your competitor offers the exact same thing for free. If anything Microsoft is going to have to cut the price of Xbox Live, not raise it.
In other words, there will be no dropping of the Xbox Live Gold membership requirement for Netflix."The Netflix experience on Xbox LIVE is unique and reflects our commitment for social entertainment. We believe we offer an experience today that is a generation ahead of what others are offering," the spokesperson said. "For a little over $4 a month Xbox LIVE Gold membership is hands-down the best value in home entertainment, and gives you exclusive access multi-player gaming and early demos as well as Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, Last.fm, "1 vs 100" and more."
I think Pachter makes sensible predictions, they just don't go his wayAgain, it's Pachter. The $100 thing is his speculation at adding another level on top of the existing service.
Xbox Live should be cutting it's price, not raising it. Regardless. PSN is not the joke it used to be and it's absurd that you're paying $50 in the near future for Facebook, Twitter, and Last.fm.Meaning: Silver (free), Gold ($30), Platinum ($100).
If $100 meant something akin to a Netflix for Games, then I could see the value in that. They already offer something similar with their Zune Pass. If they had unlimited games and music, I could see a lot of people willing to pay that, especially since you can find deals on these things relatively easy.
Personally, I could do without the cross game chat/party system. With how difficult it can be to get a NAT 2, it's pointless. The main thing that's missing for me from PSN are the demos for every title. That's just simply inexcusable, IMO at this stage.
I would buy a lot more PSN titles if I could sample them. I can see why they do it being the free network, but a little investment goes a long way. To put that burden on the developers is stupid.
Isildur´s Heir;17649016 said:Paying for LIVE means 3 thing, imo:
- People like the Xbox altogether, and are willing to pay to have everything
- People argue, but they actually don´t think $5 a month is very expansive
- People don´t care that much for multiplayer, because, if they did, they would go to the PS3 where it´s free.
I think Pachter makes sensible predictions, they just don't go his way![]()
Xbox Live should be cutting it's price, not raising it. Regardless. PSN is not the joke it used to be and it's absurd that you're paying $50 in the near future for Facebook, Twitter, and Last.fm.
The demo library isn't lacking, it tends to be on par outside a few here and there that Live gets or gets first, but I don't think there's an excess of demos one has over the other of retail titles.Again, my main reason for using XBL as my primary online system is because of the NAT 2 issue (why play online if you can't coordinate with your teammates?) and the lack of demos. Fix those two spots and I'll play more on PSN. As it stands, I've got another two years left on my sub (one free through referrals, one $30 :P) so I'm not worried.
Okay, I assume you have to be talking about XBLA/PSN titles then, because I'm pretty sure there aren't demos for every retail title for the 360.If Xbox is expected to drop price to line up with Sony, Sony should offer demos for everything at their own costs to line up with Microsoft. You can't apply that logic to one without applying it to the other.
Qore isn't demos, Qore is a 'show' of sorts that Sony puts together for PSN. Sometimes they offer first access of some demos to Qore subscribers or first dibs on betas, but I don't think there's every been an instance when a Qore demo offer (though beta offers I'm not to sure of) didn't eventually come up for the general public for free, and if there has it's definitely the exception rather than the rule. And I don't think that's all that frequent a tendency, eitherIs Sony still charging for Qore (demos) these days? I forget.
Microsoft has responded to this speculation with the following comment: "I don't foresee a scenario where we're going to double the price of LIVE anytime in the next couple months," Microsoft spokesperson David Dennis told PCWorld. A little worrying. We would have preferred; "we're not going to duoble the price EVER,"but you can't have everything.
Again, it's Pachter. The $100 thing is his speculation at adding another level on top of the existing service.
Meaning: Silver (free), Gold ($30), Platinum ($100).
If $100 meant something akin to a Netflix for Games, then I could see the value in that. They already offer something similar with their Zune Pass. If they had unlimited games and music, I could see a lot of people willing to pay that, especially since you can find deals on these things relatively easy.
My whole issue with xbox live is that you are paying your internet on top of that and they don't offer private servers...your basically paying for there version of a facebook with there apps etc...just called xbox live...i wouldn't give 50$ a month for facebook, so why should I with xbox live? i mean realistically it is cheaper than long distance but long distance is ridiculously over priced as is...
I don't have gold just b/c of the price. For the price to have GOLD, I just spend that money on a game instead really.
It's less than 5 dollars a month. It's really not much to spend.