Microsoft's big plans for Xbox Live

troll a little?

Let's see why you would want it. It's cheaper and you have full benefits of live. Overheating?.....rrrriiiiigggg ghhhhhttttttt.

"So I'm paying to do searches on bing comeon"

How come everytime a new feature is added to xbl people like you say you're being charged just for that particular feature, lol if you own a 360 and have a gold subscription you are already PAYING whether micro ADDS new features or not, its not like the price goes up or down depending on how many features you want or dont want= its a set price, you get it all or very limited xbl experience like it or not. I'm not saying I agree with it, I'm simply saying 360 owners no the deal upfront, nobody's being fooled or having anything taken away from them. By your logic everytime you cell phone provider upgrades their network WITHOUT charging you extra monthly fees, you still feel as if you're paying extra, then I imagine you call them to rant about getting a better signal in more locations. How dare them!

As for silver members go I can tell you don't really know much about 360 owners demographic, listen EVERYBODY who buys a 360 knows that you can't game online or get the best xbl experience/features unless you have a gold subscription....lol its been that way forever, therefore the vast majority who choose to buy a 360 anyway, then its because they see enough value in xbl live as it is now and they know they HAVE TO PAY for it, now the other tiny minority who choose to buy a 360 with NO intention of paying for a gold subscription could really care less about online gameplay and xbl functionality/features they just really enjoy a few of the exclusive single player games enough to warrant a purchase. While we're on the subject imo honestly I think choosing to buy a 360 with no intention of paying for xbl gold is foolish, because you really miss out on what the 360 has to offer but hey thats just my opinion. Seriously tell me with a straight face that any current 360 owner who doesn't pay for xbl NOW will see this and think "F-U micro, I wanted bing search for all the content I already cant access" lol, troll harder.

troll alot?

That about sums up n4g...

Considering Microsoft have barely any dedicated servers for their games, they have no reason to charge their consumers the simple ability to play online. Just that simple "luxury" should never cost the consumer.

This has always been the case. People who have not been contracted into Xbox Live know that this is the case. And thus, we get fingers pointed at us for "trolling" or are told that it's worth it, but essentially it's Microsoft that is holding their online multiplayer functionality for ransom.

And over the years they've been adding features to it, which is all fair and good... but they've been using these features to hide behind the fact that online play is still a part of that package and you STILL need to pay a yearly fee to access the second half of the games you've already paid for. The loyalists will tell you it's worth it as they keep paying higher prices... that might be okay for you, but what about those that only care about online play, and already use their PC to access Last.fm, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and the entire world wide web, and don't think it's worth it - well those people may have already switched to the PlayStation policy!

But it still stands that to play your games online you need to submit to Microsoft. That's just downright sh!t, and you all should know it!