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RyanDOT
14-02-2009, 02:03 PM
My mate said they are going xBox Live is going to be free from next month, he doesn't know if its perm..

Is it true, if it is then i might buy a xbox, because i can't be bothered to waste 40 quid for one year..

Jam
14-02-2009, 02:04 PM
Most likely not, but mine runs out on the 26th so I can wait to see.

dogboy123
14-02-2009, 02:05 PM
I doubt its ever gonna be free

Maybe he got quite a few 48 hour free trials :S P

Bren
14-02-2009, 02:10 PM
no.. ******* pointless thread.

my mate said the world is going to blow up in 2 minutes.

Supersam
14-02-2009, 02:10 PM
No. Thats just a lie that has been spread around. People have even messaged people telling them to put "MAKE LIVE FREE" in their Bio and Microsoft will listen.

Its not going to happen. Microsoft make too much money from subscriptions to live.

Josh-H
14-02-2009, 02:10 PM
No, it won't be free in the forseeable future.

Plus £40 a year for live is worth it.

BeanEgg
14-02-2009, 02:11 PM
I don't own an XBox, but perhaps they want to match their rivals, Sony?

Bren
14-02-2009, 02:12 PM
not xBox not XBox it's Xbox/XBOX

Supersam
14-02-2009, 02:13 PM
I don't own an XBox, but perhaps they want to match their rivals, Sony?

Sony is hugely behind in the area of online play. There are more people playing xbox live than Wii WiFi play or Playstation online. Microsoft would'nt even so much as reduce the price for live.

Technologic
14-02-2009, 02:30 PM
PSN isn't that bad...

But i doubt it will be free, considering how much it will cost to run etc

Oleh
14-02-2009, 02:39 PM
People complain about xbox live costing, well i certainly think the people who complain have no job seeing as it can range from £32 to £40 a year which works out roughly £3 a month,now if you cant spare £3 a month then there is seriously something wrong, it will never be free, microsoft have over like 10million subscribers thats alot of cashflow to just kill off

Jord
14-02-2009, 02:55 PM
It will never be free this is one of there ways of making money

We have the

Xbox 360 - lets say £150
Microsoft points - £17 for 2100
And 1 year xbox live - £30

£197 For all that

And PS3 Income is from

PS3 - £300


Let gamers buy PS3 because its to high I can have fun for weeks on my xbox Instade of getting a rubbish PS3

brandon
14-02-2009, 03:08 PM
It will never be free this is one of there ways of making money

We have the

Xbox 360 - lets say £150
Microsoft points - £17 for 2100
And 1 year xbox live - £30

£197 For all that

And PS3 Income is from

PS3 - £300

Let gamers buy PS3 because its to high I can have fun for weeks on my xbox Instade of getting a rubbish PS3
Biased. You're saying that you can't have fun for weeks on a PS3?

PaulMacC
14-02-2009, 03:13 PM
PS3 is the same as the 360 imo, I prefer 360 controller though.

Jord
14-02-2009, 03:17 PM
Biased. You're saying that you can't have fun for weeks on a PS3?

Yup Its hardly got games, Its rubbish and everything lags online, Needs patchs for all new games because they got so many bugs


PS3 is the same as the 360 imo, I prefer 360 controller though.

Ps3 has Blueray
xbox 360 does not

Ps3 controllers are different

Ps3 online is rubbish

Ps3 has internet thats slow and rubbish also

Ashhizzle
14-02-2009, 05:16 PM
Yup Its hardly got games, Its rubbish and everything lags online, Needs patchs for all new games because they got so many bugs



Ps3 has Blueray
xbox 360 does not

Ps3 controllers are different

Ps3 online is rubbish

Ps3 has internet thats slow and rubbish also


It will never be free this is one of there ways of making money

We have the

Xbox 360 - lets say £150
Microsoft points - £17 for 2100
And 1 year xbox live - £30

£197 For all that

And PS3 Income is from

PS3 - £300


Let gamers buy PS3 because its to high I can have fun for weeks on my xbox Instade of getting a rubbish PS3
Im guessing you don't acctually own a ps3?

therefore you dont have the right to slate it, as you havent experienced its play properly.

My internet never lags...
You can have fun for weeks on a ps3...
how exactly is the online better on 360, because i cant see a difference.
& how does it hardly have any games?!

Your speaking out of your arse...
:)

Bren
14-02-2009, 05:26 PM
Im guessing you don't acctually own a ps3?

therefore you dont have the right to slate it, as you havent experienced its play properly.

My internet never lags...
You can have fun for weeks on a ps3...
how exactly is the online better on 360, because i cant see a difference.
& how does it hardly have any games?!

Your speaking out of your arse...
:)
Not being smart or anything, but i think he owns 2 :P

Jord
14-02-2009, 05:38 PM
Im guessing you don't acctually own a ps3?

therefore you dont have the right to slate it, as you havent experienced its play properly.

My internet never lags...
You can have fun for weeks on a ps3...
how exactly is the online better on 360, because i cant see a difference.
& how does it hardly have any games?!

Your speaking out of your arse...
:)

Nope I own 2


Not being smart or anything, but i think he owns 2 :P


Correct brenfox

mangle
14-02-2009, 05:46 PM
PS3/360 are both good consoles.
End of the day it's YOU'RE OPINION. I don't want blu-ray as I don't have a HD tv. Others may, you're never going to change someones opinion on a console they own so just stop arguing fgs.

Oh and XBL won't be free mate.

Ashhizzle
14-02-2009, 05:46 PM
OK, but the rest of my post still stands ;)

We're not argueing?

he stated his opinion, i questioned it :P

Dusty-09
14-02-2009, 05:54 PM
PS3 and Xbox are the same just different providers, Online on both sides are good and personally there isn't much difference. lets not start a PS3 vs Xbox 360 war here?

Right I doubt Xbox is going to do that, they want money and damn hell they will get it, its business and they don't care if you don't like it or not they want money, as do Sony and Nintendo. Not one of these companies give a damn about the consoles, they want money and they may listen now and again to the customers but that's only because they want you to play.

Simples.

Callum.
14-02-2009, 06:00 PM
xbox comes with a mic, so you have, well before party chat, the majority of the room talking.

and it won't be free. they need to pay for live maintenance etc, just mean they'll always have that income i think

DannyyTBH.
14-02-2009, 06:20 PM
no.. ******* pointless thread.

my mate said the world is going to blow up in 2 minutes.
Bit late cause its still here :(

I doubt it tbh

Neil
14-02-2009, 06:25 PM
Biased. You're saying that you can't have fun for weeks on a PS3?

I'd say it's more biased because he didn't include the fact you can buy stuff from Playstion Store aswell, he himself might not be able to have fun for weeks, doesn't mean other people can't, personally I can't either, not enough games for it to hold my attention.

Frodo13.
14-02-2009, 06:34 PM
Yup Its hardly got games, Its rubbish and everything lags online, Needs patchs for all new games because they got so many bugs



Ps3 has Blueray
xbox 360 does not

Ps3 controllers are different

Ps3 online is rubbish

Ps3 has internet thats slow and rubbish also

Congratgulations, you qualify for biggest fanboy of 2009 :)

J0SH
14-02-2009, 06:59 PM
Congratgulations, you qualify for biggest fanboy of 2009 :)

How's he a fanboy if he has both consoles? It's a matter of opinion. The browser on the PS3 is very slow, I guess online is similar but they're both good consoles and both have ups and downs so I dunno why certain people are making a war here, and Xbox LIVE will never be free, they're making good money from it.

ItsDave
14-02-2009, 09:12 PM
Highly unlikely. Personally I'd love it to, but there would be alot of gaming press over this so, unless your mate can back it up with an official source, I wouldn't take it too seriously.

J0SH
14-02-2009, 09:28 PM
xbox comes with a mic, so you have, well before party chat, the majority of the room talking.

and it won't be free. they need to pay for live maintenance etc, just mean they'll always have that income i think

Xbox does indeed come with a mic, does it come with built in Blu-Ray? You can just probably go to a decent electronics shop and pick up a USB mic for about a fiver, then use that.

Jord
14-02-2009, 09:36 PM
Congratgulations, you qualify for biggest fanboy of 2009 :)


Well Thank you

I own

Xbox 360
Ps3
Wii


and out of all of them XBOX 360 Owns. no shock there.

EDIT: If you got a Ps3 and a game like cod6 comes out dont get it stright away wait a couple of months. It will be all glitchy! you will need to download loads of patchs :)

EDIT:

Double post due to lag?

Callum.
14-02-2009, 09:41 PM
Xbox does indeed come with a mic, does it come with built in Blu-Ray? You can just probably go to a decent electronics shop and pick up a USB mic for about a fiver, then use that.

Was just adding a point on how the xbox live is better than network. Not about the actual console. You can pick up bluray dvd players for money aswell.

J0SH
14-02-2009, 09:44 PM
But you don't need to communicate to always enjoy LIVE, just the fact you can get online is fun enough :P

lilrob49
15-02-2009, 08:59 AM
My mate said they are going xBox Live is going to be free from next month, he doesn't know if its perm..

Is it true, if it is then i might buy a xbox, because i can't be bothered to waste 40 quid for one year..



You can get it for £34 a month now :P

.Zi
16-02-2009, 09:29 AM
well Xbox Live has more content, theirs the the Marketplace, and some other stuff, but the Ps3 has blueray, and all their stuff in one mega package but with the Xbox you can just buy it individually, so I'm not sure? I'm told the graphics on the Ps3 are immensely better, but I'm not to sure. They have their ups and downs, I prefer the Xbox mostly because of the marketplace so that is what I have. You cannot change my opinion, I do not want to change yours.

Kardan
16-02-2009, 10:04 AM
I prefer my 360 over my PS3. My 360 is currently in Germany getting repaired and I've been playing on my PS3 for the last few days; and I still prefer my 360.

Skajo
16-02-2009, 10:07 AM
What's an 'xBox'?

Blinger1
16-02-2009, 10:10 AM
no.. ******* pointless thread.

my mate said the world is going to blow up in 2 minutes.
OH DAMN, UR FRIEND WAS WRONG :(

Oleh
17-02-2009, 07:45 PM
What's an 'xBox'?

Oh dear..... just. Oh Dear......

J0SH
17-02-2009, 07:47 PM
Oh dear..... just. Oh Dear......

What? It's an Xbox, not an xBox nor a XBox.

Oleh
17-02-2009, 07:49 PM
They still say the same thing.....

Jord
17-02-2009, 07:52 PM
What? It's an Xbox, not an xBox nor a XBox.


why are you quoting him telling him its an "Xbox" Not an "xBox or XBox"

J0SH
17-02-2009, 07:52 PM
So? It's Xbox 360, just as PS3 is PS3, you don't see people saying pS3 :P

Oleh
17-02-2009, 07:53 PM
you see them saying ps3 though ;)

J0SH
17-02-2009, 07:58 PM
I'm afraid I can't. I just checked the first page of the Sony section and it's all PS3 ;)

Oleh
17-02-2009, 08:05 PM
Page 2 -
How do I setup my surround sound with my ps3? (http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=548730)

:) ;) 8-)

J0SH
17-02-2009, 08:09 PM
Well that's in-correct, second post however is correct. :)

Oleh
17-02-2009, 08:10 PM
Topic creator used ps3 thought ;)

Bren
17-02-2009, 08:11 PM
hi i own an xBox 360...
hi i own an xbOx 360...
hi i own an xboX 360...
no.. just no..

hi i own an Xbox 360

J0SH
17-02-2009, 08:28 PM
Topic creator used ps3 thought ;)

Topic creator is wrong :S

Norwich.NCFC
17-02-2009, 10:53 PM
lols
ps3 online is just as good but its free.
Idk why xBoX charges you to play online and especially at that price.

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