Comments on: Top 5 Reasons Why We Secretly Hate Xbox Live

By: Luigi

Luigi — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:06:28 +0000

i have one microsoft point left, how did i end up with one? and how will i ever spend it?

By: Bought the PS3 40G

Bought the PS3 40G — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 08:50:11 +0000

So yeah, I bought a PS3 just to be different. I know I can always go over to a friend’s house if I really want to play Wii or XB360.

I find it to be a great experience but I’m always curious about the XB360. Mostly I end up talking to people online and want to play a great game with them.

Recently it’s been Left 4 Dead. I bought the PC version through Steam and they all seem to have purchased the XBL version.

LAME

I understand though. My PC cost me $500 in parts. The XBOX is cheaper and easier to deal with.

I suppose I could always give up and get an XB360 too, seeing as I have no shortage of cash. I just don’t want to.

Is that the price of being “different?” :C

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:14:42 +0000

I have no problem paying for my subscription. I feel I get more than my money’s worth.

By: MaverickFAIL.com

MaverickFAIL.com — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:27:38 +0000

Nice list. The main thing that bugs me about is that you have to pay. I was really counting on PlayStation to take care of that, and make X-Box more competitive, but they have no reason now, as PS3 is losing ground in this console war. 50 bucks isnt bad, but they could have made it free.

By: Gazz

Gazz — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:56:12 +0000

A friend of mine set his XBL profile for an American account (he is from the UK) so that he could access American content, his IP is now tracked as a UK IP meaning that he can’t access the American stuff.

He contacted MS help who informed him that they couldn’t change his location, and that he would have to create a new account. Now that doesn’t seem too bad but he is rather attached to the name, not the score or the friendslist or anything else linked to the account, just the name.

He offered to pay the points value to change the name so that he could use the original name… won’t work, apparently the name is still linked to the new account, meaning it’s unavailable, despite not being in use, they also couldn’t delete the account. I know it’s just one small issue, but surely there are people that move countries and want their gamertags to move with them.

To me avatars seem pretty redundant, and I’ll take some convincing of their use.

By: JOKO13

JOKO13 — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:19:04 +0000

As someone who spends an exorbitant amount of time on xbox live i can honestly say i don’t hate any of those things.
5.If you really want a free name change tell your friends to file a complaint on your name or use the 48hr trial glitch, but otherwise i appreciate it. Trying to keep track of a friends list on ps3 is very annoying because it seems like half the people on there go through 3 name changes a day. I like being able to play with whoever i want, whenever i want.
4.While there isn’t really a point to rep its not like its a bad thing, you never have to see it if you don’t want to.
3.If you knew what you were talking about you’d have read on of the countless press releases or interviews from microsoft saying that ALL avatar cloths will be free, and that they have big plans for the avatar’s future.
2.You are paying to play on what is, hands down, the best online experience. Even my friends who are hardcore 110% ps3 fans agree to that. And its 13 months for $50, and that comes out to about 90 cents a week. 90 cents for countless hours of entertainment when the average movie theater costs about $4 an hour(and that’s just the ticket). Plus with the upcoming release of xbox primetime you will be able to win tons of free prizes just by having a gold membership.(and microsoft has stated those prizes may include arcade games, microsoft points etc…). If you combine that with the ability to instantly stream netflix to your t.v. (and the cheapest standalone device that does the same thing costs $100, the cost of over two years subscription!). The price tag of xbox live isn’t high, consider all that you get from it.
And finally…
1. IN response to this, “You have to be a math whiz to figure out what 120 points means in terms of real dollars,” what idiot cant operate a calculator? 1600 points divided by 20 dollars gives you the extremely simple solution of 80 points per $1. Now we move up to second grade level math to determine that 120 is 1.5* 80 and find the solution of 120 points = $1.50. YAY! And you also realize that your upset that buying money in bulk doesn’t give you a discount. Its like a gift card, while once in a while some resteraunts may giveyou an extra five dollars if you buy a fifty dollar card, you usually pay $25 for a $25 gift card, so whats so upsetting about paying $20 for $20 in microsoft points.

This whole article, and most of the comments, are simply a group of people who seem to be angry about something they don’t quite understand, but are too stupid and/or lazy to put 5 minutes into a google search and find out what they are talking about.

By: JPLS

JPLS — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:54:27 +0000

Not that I’d rather have any other system over the 360, but these are all so true. M$ isn’t about hooking us up with the freebies, and it makes me angry.

*I used the free name change thing on purpose.

By: CHOPPERGIRL

CHOPPERGIRL — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:08:35 +0000

Actually the Wii is just as bad. Doesn’t play DVDs, CDs, mp3s (anymore), and you have to buy points for $10 just to use it to surf the internet through an internet connection you already pay for from your ISP. Games are outrageously priced and the thing overheats.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:50:33 +0000

Buy Xbox Live cards/points on Newegg and you’ll save money.

By: Torch

Torch — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:50:43 +0000

Yep, Marvin, me too… I don’t know why I never knew that, but I didn’t. Had to go play a game of Catan right now just to test it out!

I do have another pet peeve though… the ranking system.

I won the last two games by decent margins, and BOTH times, my ranking got WORSE! I know it factors in the strength of other palyers, but in both cases, the weak players had quit before the end… does it factor that in? Argh.