Pachter Predicts $100 Xbox Live "Platinum" Membership

[kintaris]

If it means a more reliable service with more media options I can understand it. Not personally - I only occasionally use online gaming and when I do by that point at least one of my games has come with a free trail for a few days anyway - but knowing a few friends that use their XBOX as their main home entertainment system, they wouldn't mind paying a little extra for a premium download and stream rate and less buggy online interactions.

Provided that that's actually what Microsoft DO with the profits.

 

[dragonslayer32]

I'm buying a PS3...
Ok, I cant even joke about that.

I would pay £50 a year if they included more stuff like a search engine and extra content for games.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Oh, thank god for the PS3's free online. Sure it's not quite as good as XBL but I'd rather go cheap as a student.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but Sony is planning on making their online service cost money. Not sure how much or when yet but they will. (-_-)

OT: Please don't give them any ideas. They might make it so that online play is only on platinum It is bad enough as it is already mister Patcher.

I hope nobody goes to this platinum. It will give Microsoft a swift kick in the balls that is entirely nessescary.

Nuh-uh. They introduced one you had to pay for that gave you lots of extras, but the basic online is free as ever. Kind of like the Publisher's Club on here. Plus I don't think it was very much anyway, but I'm not sure. I wouldn't say the PS3's online setup is better for everyone; some people who are willing to pay the money benefit from XBLA being better than PSN and the more stable internet. For the cash-strapped though, it's PS3 all the way.

Funny how things change.

 

[Dexiro]

Oh, thank god for the PS3's free online. Sure it's not quite as good as XBL but I'd rather go cheap as a student.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but Sony is planning on making their online service cost money. Not sure how much or when yet but they will. (-_-)

Pretty sure they aren't, unless you can provide evidence.

They introduced PSN+ which gives you discounts on things and a few early releases but that's it. A lot of people mistook that for the PS3 equivalent of a Gold membership.

I'm actually pretty confident they wouldn't be allowed to charge for the current services anyway. Free online features is a massive selling point, if removing the 'Other OS' feature caused an uproar charging people for what they'd already paid for will be that tenfold.

 

[VanityGirl]

Why is everything Pachter says news? -_-"

 

[rembrandtqeinstein]

He even suggested that Microsoft could make a deal with Apple to allow 360 owners to manage their iTunes accounts through their consoles.

Industry analyst fail.

Apple not only isn't interested by is openly hostile to any use of apple services except on apple products. Itunes for Windows is an anomaly because it was needed at the time to break into the market.

 

[Stickwell]

I support you Microsoft... I just, I don't know... I just do...

 

[zombays]

I've watched a couple of Pachter's videos, you'd have a better chance teaching Spanish to a rock than him

 

[zombays]

Reminds me of Colbert Platinum.

Oh also: *insert PC Gamer "I don't have to pay for online multiplayer and never will, and get to mod my games and get free DLC" rant here*

THat's not rant, it's the fun truth

 

[Baconmonster723]

Sooooooooooo I'll make you a deal Microsoft. Make platinum come with free DLC for all games and I'll think about paying you in the $100-150 range.

 

[The Bandit]

If they combined certain aspects, like the Netflix thing (so I wouldn't have to pay for a separate Netflix account), with the Platinum deal I'd pay for it.

New weapons and armor? No.

 

[Tokokizora]

if they do this they better keep gold $50 for twelve months

 

[The Lost Big Boss]

I can't think of another way of killing an online service faster.

This won't happen. If it does I will be getting many more friends on the PSN network.

 

[SilverHammerMan]

Am I the only one who thinks that Microsoft is really going in the wrong direction with this?

If anything they should be lowering the subscription fees to compete with the free PSN service. Or maybe implementing a plan along the lines of Sony's subscription based Plasystation plus and their free basic online service. Frankly I'm not going to pay for online that I rarely use other than to download demos and patches, and to check leaderboards and the like.

 

[steamweedlegoblin]

Or you could just play PC games and, you know, not have to bother with this stupid stuff...

 

[holographicman]

then 150$, than 200$ and on and on until microsoft finishes construction of their space station made of money

 

[poiuppx]

Oh, thank god for the PS3's free online. Sure it's not quite as good as XBL but I'd rather go cheap as a student.

That, I think, may end up being the big selling point sooner rather than later for Sony. If you can convince folks they could, at this stage, at LEAST buy one extra game a year and still have online play, it could create some converts. They'd do well to enhance the experience a bit, though... anytime-active voice chat would go a long way towards selling the online element more for the PS3. But on topic, if they actually go to the $100 mode... yeah, I see some folks being violently turned off.