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Geek Culture / Xbox Live Price Raise

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heyufool1
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2010 20:30
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Quote: "Right, so scrap the 360 and buy an Xbox instead."

Not necessarily, by Cutting edge graphics I meant literally the best and by the extra $300 I mean $300 on top of the $300 xbox 360 price tag. Assuming that's why you said buy a xbox instead.

"So hold your head up high and know, it's not the end of the road"
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Ocho Geek
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Posted: 3rd Sep 2010 16:05
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Quote: "The way he listed these are best to worst . Wii sucks."

*cough*xboxfanboy*cough*

but lets not start a console argument, the main point I like to get across is that the guy who came up with the modern format for the internet system (who i believe was british...obviously) purposley made the internet to be a free and unrestricted place.

Whilst this is a big help for all the bad stuff on the internet, it did give us freedom on the internet . back to the argument, Sony (perhap unintentialy) are respecting this, where Microsoft are taking a free (minus running costs) open platform, and making money out of it

perhaps we should sue microsoft for selling free software

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 3rd Sep 2010 23:30
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Microsoft aren't 'selling' you the internet. Because you can still use the internet with out paying any money to MS, how else can people download demos, watch films and get extra content? MMORPGs like Final Fantasy XI and Phantasy Start Universe don't require XBLG subscriptions to connect through the internet, but you just pay Square Enix and Sonic Team for use of their servers.

XBox Live Gold is a service provided by Microsoft, which Sony has decided to provide for free. For Sony, by making it free, offers one more reason to buy their consoles over the XBox 360, therefore they benefit from not charging. Microsoft I doubt would. From what I understand, it's a service that's maintained, like your internet subscription is as well as all of the servers they use for MMORPGs. WoW and FFXI like to charge money for usage of their online services, whereas Guild Wars and some smaller MMORPGs don't charge server fees. It doesn't mean they're selling free software.

If I understand correctly, XBox Live Gold is a service that costs Microsoft money to sustain. Nobody is charging money for the internet, but services provided through the internet.

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Jeku
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Posted: 8th Sep 2010 23:47
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If Sony's online service was half as cool with half the decent features of the 360s, then I'd say their free service is "better". But what's the point of a console debate? Just buy what you want, nobody is saying you wasted your $300 on your console of choice. Myself, I just buy them all because I like GAMES. I will play whatever's fun, on whatever system.

People like Aaagreen who insist on arguing and derailing threads are rather annoying.

This thread was about Microsoft raising their subscription prices. It doesn't affect me that much as I've only been a Gold subscriber for about half the time that I've owned a 360 since 2006. But complaining about a $10 increase for a kickass service that the competition CAN'T provide?


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Ocho Geek
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Posted: 8th Sep 2010 23:53
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Quote: "But complaining about a $10 increase for a kickass service that the competition CAN'T provide?"


Therefore microsoft raised the prices... because they can

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Zeus
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Posted: 9th Sep 2010 00:05
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Anyone making the switch to PS3 from 360?
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Jeku
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Posted: 9th Sep 2010 00:31
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Quote: "Anyone making the switch to PS3 from 360?"


I've got both so no need. I never play online with my PS3 though, because the interface is cumbersome, the large patch sizes can take an hour to download, and the network speed is a little slow for my taste.


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Quik
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Posted: 9th Sep 2010 10:11
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Quote: "Anyone making the switch to PS3 from 360? "


PS3 is so expensive, and really, no titles on it interests me =)
i am happy with my awesome wii and my awesome 360^^
I am not using internet on the 360, however i think i will when i buy halo 3 :3


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RedneckRambo
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Posted: 9th Sep 2010 16:45
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You can get a one year subscription off the dashboard for $39.99 Now I don't care about the price raise as it doesn't affect me until september 2011.

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Libervurto
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Posted: 10th Sep 2010 04:44
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I've fallen out of love with my PS3 lately. Because I don't play as much now every time I want to play a game I have to download system updates and game patches which takes ages. What's with these updates? Especially for single player games! I just want to play the game I paid for on the system I paid for when I want to play them, not an hour later. I thought that was the deal.

A ridiculous thing is when the leap year crash happened (stupid mistake by sony) I just accepted that I couldn't play online games, these things happen, and I'd recently bought Heavy Rain so I had that to keep me entertained, but it wouldn't let me play because it couldn't sign in to PSN to update my trophies... Do I want trophies? NO! Do I want to play my game? YES!
I might just trade it in and get a PS2.

Is this sort of thing unique to PS3 or are these annoyances experienced with 360 and Wii consoles?

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Crazy Acorn
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Posted: 10th Sep 2010 05:05
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Dont buy Halo 3... Buy Halo reach!

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Lemonade
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Posted: 10th Sep 2010 10:25
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Quote: "Is this sort of thing unique to PS3 or are these annoyances experienced with 360 and Wii consoles?"


Updates for single-player games are optional on the 360. Do you have to be hooked up to the internet to play single-player games on the PS3?

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Aaagreen
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Posted: 10th Sep 2010 12:06
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Quote: "Dont buy Halo 3... Buy Halo reach!"


Unless you enjoyed the other two and want to see how the trilogy ends off.


I'd love to see things from your point of view but I can't get my head that far up my bum.
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Crazy Acorn
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Posted: 11th Sep 2010 01:13
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hehe but Reach is before Halo 1 so its perfect to start with!

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Ocho Geek
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Posted: 12th Sep 2010 00:00
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except most prequels are called such because its told after the main story

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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 12th Sep 2010 01:25
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Hmm...I'm thinking now, maybe somebody should re-edit a film to make every scene in chronological order so there's no flash backs...it'd be interesting to see. It'd be more interesting to see if it was every episode of Family Guy, as every gag is pretty much a flashback.

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Asteric
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Posted: 12th Sep 2010 02:21 Edited at: 12th Sep 2010 02:23
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This has gotten off topic a bit

I am a pc gamer most of the time, i no longer have xbox or ps3 live simply because steam is superior. I use my xbox to play all of my good singleplayer games and then the pc for multiplayer.

As for PC vs console, whats the point? They will both have their positives and negatives. I prefer PC's for the multitasking and steam, but when you have friends over, or just want to chill, sitting on the sofa with a drink and some casual play on a console is the way to go.

You cant also expect 12 year olds and the works to get a PC and operate an OS and install tools such as steam, buy the games online, install them and then play them, when they could just get a console. Like i said you shouldnt really compare something which contrasts so much.

EDIT - And yes, i forgot to look on page 2

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Eminent
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^Well, I was doing all that when I was 9(especially the Steam, I was addicted to Counter Strike).


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