18th May 2007, 10:07 AM
First, it's not really $450 because that $50 needs to be paid again every year.
But yes, the day when MS is forced to drop the fees from its online network because of competition will be a good one... Nintendo still hates online gaming though, and Sony's system isn't even close to MS'es by all reports, so sadly that seems far off...
And remember: they're charging for some online gaming functions on the PC too now. The PC, where every other similar gaming network is free. Just having good free competition won't necessarially make MS drop the price...
But yes, the day when MS is forced to drop the fees from its online network because of competition will be a good one... Nintendo still hates online gaming though, and Sony's system isn't even close to MS'es by all reports, so sadly that seems far off...
And remember: they're charging for some online gaming functions on the PC too now. The PC, where every other similar gaming network is free. Just having good free competition won't necessarially make MS drop the price...