A while ago I made a post on the blog about how expensive an Xbox 360 gaming lifestyle can be, called "Micro-monopoly-soft." It's still on the blog so you can go see it if you haven't. It got a lot of views on xbox.com. Alot of what I said got taken out of context, so I need to clear a few things up for everyone.
First of all, I don't actually think Microsoft is a monopoly. It was an exageration and an "eye-catcher." No one would even read the post if it had been called "Why I think Microsoft creates needless expenses for its customers."
The second thing is, the main body of the post wasn't me complaining about prices. I've been seeing how whenever people say anything against Microsoft's prices, they are promptly shunned and silenced by the community. I thought I should look into it and found alot of points that actually make sense, like a $100 wireless network adaptor that any console that considers itself "next-gen" should already be equipped with.
One of the points I brought up in the "final frenzy" of the post was the infamous statement, "Xbox Live should be free." At the moment it sounded reasonable, especially in comparison with all the other expenses I had brought to the attention of the reader. But I took the time to look at the counter-arguments to this point and realized that to make Xbox Live free would be its downfall.
The two points that make the most sense are that if Xbox Live were free, a person could get back on Live within 5 minutes of being banned, by making a new account. The second point is that Microsoft wouldn't maintain a service that doesn't make them money, so we would be playing on laggy, out-of-date servers. If we are paying $50 a year, we expect excellent service, which we get.
I still believe there are certain expenses that could be done without, but Live should remain a pay-to-play service.
Take care and have fun gaming,
-ProjektWikked
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