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11-20-2012, 09:32 AM | #1 |
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Yeah, and then Netflix charges to use their service as well!!!
I'm kidding. I read further down where you aren't an online player - which in that case, I could understand the frustration of having to pay $40/year for a gold acct, then paying for Netflix just to stream Netflix to your console. That would be a waste. |
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11-20-2012, 10:47 AM | #2 | |
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11-20-2012, 10:51 AM | #3 | |
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The difference is that PS3 doesn't charge to go online, but when/if they do, you can rest assured that Netflix and every other online app will require their version of a gold acct to use it. |
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11-20-2012, 11:10 AM | #4 | |
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The problem is that most of us see the all-in-one aspect as a CONVENIENCE and Microsoft seems to think that it's a PRIVELEGE, one you should PAY for. That's a poor view of things from a consumer perspective, but that's to be expected when it comes to M$. |
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11-20-2012, 11:33 AM | #5 | |
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Sure, I understand and I don't disagree with you. Honestly, I'm surprised Sony hasn't gone the same route at this point, but I'd be equally surprised if they didn't at some point. Maybe with their next gen console. I just personally don't have an issue with paying a little over $8/month for 4 live gold accounts and to be able to use a single device to play games online, purchase movies, use Netflix, etc etc etc. We get our moneys worth and then some, so it's not a big deal to me. But, if you aren't going to use all of the features provided in a live acct, I fully understand that the cost outweighs the usefulness of it. If I didn't play online, or movies, or Netflix, I wouldn't want to pay for a gold acct just to do something I could get for free with another console. |
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11-20-2012, 11:41 AM | #6 | |
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Also, the straw the broke the camel's back was that I bought a game for couch co-op and it didn't work on the 360. On PS3, both accounts are "online" and off you go. On 360, it required that both of us have a Gold account to play together on the same XBox, in the same room. |
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11-20-2012, 12:10 PM | #7 | |
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11-20-2012, 06:23 PM | #8 | |
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