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It would be awesome if they did this but then how would they justify paying for a xbox live gold subscription ?
It would be awesome if they did this but then how would they justify paying for a xbox live gold subscription ?
Match Best Buy and offer 20% off all new digital games, 10% DLC, and 15% off season passes.
Match Best Buy and offer 20% off all new digital games, 10% DLC, and 15% off season passes.
Match Best Buy and offer 20% off all new digital games, 10% DLC, and 15% off season passes.
Without the apps behind a paywall they'll have to add some actual value to XBLG. Wonder what they'll do
It wouldn't give it more value. There wasn't any "value" in paying to get something people can get for free in the first place. Creating the lockout was a negative. I said that Live is a ripoff in its current state. Removing a paywall just makes the service a net zero, as opposed to a negative.
They need to add value, like discounts or games. Those would make the service more valuable. Removing unnecessary lockouts seems a step in the right direction for proving that MS understands what "value" actually means.
The idea should be that they get rid of the apps behind the paywall and try and do something else to provide value to subscribers to keep those people.
Games with Gold is coming to Xbox One and I think it'll be there by E3 at the latest (suggestions of an announcement earlier have so far not come true)
E3 is going to be huge - Phil will make sure of it. He's doing everything we ever wanted for the Xbox. I hope his plans come to fruition. Sataya is also modernizing how MS deals with customers.
People that think MS is going to remove the paywall for multiplayer on live, or even considering it are 100% insane.
I pay more yearly for Netflix, than I do for Live Gold. I don't see how the numbers for this would possibly work out.
But objectively, Sony has the better first party studio (one look at past GOTYs, and general consensus will show that).
Multiplayer, games with gold, and other services,
Like, it doesn't make sense that MS would lock Netflix behind a paywall, since we already have to pay for it. Instead, have something like Netflix included in the price of gold. That would really increase the value, I should think.
Multiplayer, games with gold, and other services,
Like, it doesn't make sense that MS would lock Netflix behind a paywall, since we already have to pay for it. Instead, have something like Netflix included in the price of gold. That would really increase the value, I should think.
Match Best Buy and offer 20% off all new digital games, 10% DLC, and 15% off season passes.
I know I don't speak for everyone (it's all my opinion after all), but it is the general consensus (see metacritic, user reviews, sales numbers and general discussion). I just wouldn't say they're "highly regarded", far from it. They're an average dev nowadays (at best, I'd say more along the lines of mediocre), which is why I just don't get where the hype for SO is coming from (after all, all we've seen is a CGI trailer). It doesn't change the fact that they've put out 2 terrible Ratchet games, 1 mediocre Ratchet, Fuse (lol), and ran the Resistance franchise into the ground with poor decisions (the sales numbers speak for themselves).
The fact that they gave Ratchet to their B team is exactly what I don't like. I feel it deserves better, and hopefully another Dev can have a shot of it. Insomniac wants to move on anyways, so why not? I'd like to see them live without having to lean on their Ratchet clutch.
And you earlier mentioned Killzone being the sixth entry. When it was announced I was excited but the game underdelivered. The main issue with your argument is that though Sony does release sequels (who said they didn't?) they also release a lot of new IPs to go along with them. For the last few years, MS relied exclusively on the usual, monotonous Gears/Forza, Halo/Forza yearly cycle with Fable sprinkled around. They don't seem to be changing that either which I don't like.
2014: Halo/Forza
2015: Halo/Forza/Fable
2016: Gears/Forza
I cannot access Two-Day shipping without paying $99 a year for their shitty video service, so fuck you Amazon.
I pay more yearly for Netflix, than I do for Live Gold. I don't see how the numbers for this would possibly work out.
Phil taking over is the best thing that could have happened for Xbox
now that sony charges for multi, no way microsoft stops doing that. I can see them easy the App gold restriction through.
Actually, I could see them doing that now. Pull the old switcheroo on them.
Instead of charging for multiplayer, focus it more on being something like PS+ for the PS3 is.
If MS proceeds with this then they better not make a big announcement out of it unless they add some other elements to the service in order to make it more valuable, so to speak. If they come out with a big announcement about how certain apps are no longer behind a paywall and leave it like that then they are going to be hit with "so what?," "about time," "that's how it should have been anyways," etc.
Are there any other websites where you can pay a yearly fee for free two day shipping that offer as many items as Amazon (I'm honestly asking, cause I'd like to know).
What counts as a "big announcement"?
Most likely, they will do a blog post on it on Xbox Wire, and will be tweeted by the various Xbox staff on twitter.
I understand the appeal of this in a theoretical way, but are you all really buying an Xbox 1 and not getting Gold? I'm trying to picture the person who wants an Xbox 1 but does not want to play games online.
I understand the appeal of this in a theoretical way, but are you all really buying an Xbox 1 and not getting Gold? I'm trying to picture the person who wants an Xbox 1 but does not want to play games online.
I understand the appeal of this in a theoretical way, but are you all really buying an Xbox 1 and not getting Gold? I'm trying to picture the person who wants an Xbox 1 but does not want to play games online.
This makes sense. With the coming Xbox original digital offerings most likely to be paywalled behind Gold they really don't need to do this anymore.
They didn't need to do it in the first place.
This makes sense. With the coming Xbox original digital offerings most likely to be paywalled behind Gold they really don't need to do this anymore.
Phil taking over is the best thing that could have happened for Xbox
How is that a problem?
Sounds like a good thing.
If they do this and give away a small game for free every month it will be Sony who will need to add value to their service on PS4.
I have only recently got an Xbone and never heard about this... do tell...
This makes no sense as it still wouldn't match Sony's subscription service.
In what way?
He's got the charm but that's it. All I see is just talk this, plan this.
In what way?
Ooooh... I thought you were talking about them implementing BC for the original Xbox, d'oh.
Sony offers:
1 x PS4 game
2 x PS3 games
2 x Vita games
While MS would theoretically offer
1 x Xbone game
2 x 360 games
Also you have to take into the account that the 360 games are a lot older than the PS3 games.