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Donovan · 05-11-2004, 11:30 AM

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bdunn13 said:

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Before we get the "I know its a small price to pay for such a great online experience" answers. Just think about it. If it starts with a small charge now, what will it be like 5 years from now?

Baby steps - They don't want to suck you dry at once. They do however want to slowly milk you for everything you are worth. The PC you are using will soon be the same way(unless you switch to a non windows OS) - you will have ot pay for every song you listen to, every video you watch and every minute you spend surfing OS.. its coming.

Wow talk about a conspiracy theory right there, everything you do will be monitored eh? lol. sadly I think your right on

captaink · 05-11-2004, 11:55 AM

I thought the Q&A stated them possibly charging for premium content such as exclusive xbox only downloads, like skins and NOT for playing the game, similar to Links.

Pokes · 05-11-2004, 01:31 PM

Paying for content downloads? Eh...

I'll stay away fromt hat part.

Nivek · 05-11-2004, 01:49 PM

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bdunn13 said:

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fsquid said:
Before we get the "I know its a small price to pay for such a great online experience" answers. Just think about it. If it starts with a small charge now, what will it be like 5 years from now?

Baby steps - They don't want to suck you dry at once. They do however want to slowly milk you for everything you are worth. The PC you are using will soon be the same way(unless you switch to a non windows OS) - you will have ot pay for every song you listen to, every video you watch and every minute you spend surfing OS.. its coming.

God bless linux! A new red hat OS is coming out too!

Fierce2k4 · 05-11-2004, 01:53 PM

$50 a year for xbox live...now Ea wants to charge seperate fee's.....To hell with that (even though ncaa online would be great!)

rolltide1017 · 05-11-2004, 02:20 PM

I thought that the whole idea of paying $50 a year for Live was so you didn't have to pay a monthly charge for each game. I will not pay a separate monthly fee to play a game thorugh the Xbox Live services b/c I have already paid for XL. If a game is Live enabled then I should not have to pay for the Live service twice. I already paid to have access to the live service. Greedy bastards. Plus, will it still be free for PS2 online. If so that is F----ed up. This is what happens when 2 money hungry companies who do not care about the consumer come together. This was suppose to be good news. I swear that I remember when XL was starting up that one of the selling points that MS kept mentioning was the fact that you pay one fee to MS and not for each game like on a PC. This goes against the whole reason I bought Xbox Live. Just wait, if EA does this successfuly then many other companies will follow. We will end up pay $50/year to MS and the $10/month for each game we want to play online. This sucks!!!!

longhorn35 · 05-11-2004, 02:27 PM

As kirk says in the game "the rich get richer..."

I thought you guys were juiced about 2005 on live...

fishepa · 05-11-2004, 02:28 PM

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rolltide1017 said:
I thought that the whole idea of paying $50 a year for Live was so you didn't have to pay a monthly charge for each game. I will not pay a separate monthly fee to play a game thorugh the Xbox Live services b/c I have already paid for XL. If a game is Live enabled then I should not have to pay for the Live service twice. I already paid to have access to the live service. Greedy bastards. Plus, will it still be free for PS2 online. If so that is F----ed up. This is what happens when 2 money hungry companies who do not care about the consumer come together. This was suppose to be good news. I swear that I remember when XL was starting up that one of the selling points that MS kept mentioning was the fact that you pay one fee to MS and not for each game like on a PC. This goes against the whole reason I bought Xbox Live. Just wait, if EA does this successfuly then many other companies will follow. We will end up pay $50/year to MS and the $10/month for each game we want to play online. This sucks!!!!

Everyone relax. In the article it says they are experimenting with the fees to see people's reaction. If everyone says they won't mind paying a fee then EA will probably have some sort of monthly fee in addition to xbox live. If people are saying over their dead body will they pay an additional fee, then I really don't think EA will do it. (this year at least)

05-11-2004, 11:30 AM	#25
Donovan MVP OVR: 18 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Edmontonian in Australia	Re: It\'s Official: EA and Microsoft! Quote: *bdunn13 said:* Quote: *fsquid said:* Before we get the "I know its a small price to pay for such a great online experience" answers. Just think about it. If it starts with a small charge now, what will it be like 5 years from now? Baby steps - They don't want to suck you dry at once. They do however want to slowly milk you for everything you are worth. The PC you are using will soon be the same way(unless you switch to a non windows OS) - you will have ot pay for every song you listen to, every video you watch and every minute you spend surfing OS.. its coming. Wow talk about a conspiracy theory right there, everything you do will be monitored eh? lol. sadly I think your right on

05-11-2004, 11:55 AM	#26
captaink Pro OVR: 4 Join Date: Jul 2002	Re: It\'s Official: EA and Microsoft! I thought the Q&A stated them possibly charging for premium content such as exclusive xbox only downloads, like skins and NOT for playing the game, similar to Links.

05-11-2004, 01:31 PM	#27
Pokes Bearer of the curse OVR: 19 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 4,538	Re: It\'s Official: EA and Microsoft! Paying for content downloads? Eh... I'll stay away fromt hat part.

05-11-2004, 01:49 PM	#28
Nivek Hll f Fm OVR: 28 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 8,006	Re: It\'s Official: EA and Microsoft! Quote: *bdunn13 said:* Quote: *fsquid said:* Before we get the "I know its a small price to pay for such a great online experience" answers. Just think about it. If it starts with a small charge now, what will it be like 5 years from now? Baby steps - They don't want to suck you dry at once. They do however want to slowly milk you for everything you are worth. The PC you are using will soon be the same way(unless you switch to a non windows OS) - you will have ot pay for every song you listen to, every video you watch and every minute you spend surfing OS.. its coming. God bless linux! A new red hat OS is coming out too!

05-11-2004, 01:53 PM	#29
Fierce2k4 Pro OVR: 5 Join Date: Jul 2002	Re: It\'s Official: EA and Microsoft! $50 a year for xbox live...now Ea wants to charge seperate fee's.....To hell with that (even though ncaa online would be great!)

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05-11-2004, 02:20 PM	#30
rolltide1017 Pro OVR: 7 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 686	Re: It\'s Official: EA and Microsoft! I thought that the whole idea of paying $50 a year for Live was so you didn't have to pay a monthly charge for each game. I will not pay a separate monthly fee to play a game thorugh the Xbox Live services b/c I have already paid for XL. If a game is Live enabled then I should not have to pay for the Live service twice. I already paid to have access to the live service. Greedy bastards. Plus, will it still be free for PS2 online. If so that is F----ed up. This is what happens when 2 money hungry companies who do not care about the consumer come together. This was suppose to be good news. I swear that I remember when XL was starting up that one of the selling points that MS kept mentioning was the fact that you pay one fee to MS and not for each game like on a PC. This goes against the whole reason I bought Xbox Live. Just wait, if EA does this successfuly then many other companies will follow. We will end up pay $50/year to MS and the $10/month for each game we want to play online. This sucks!!!!

05-11-2004, 02:27 PM	#31
longhorn35 Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Round Rock, Texas	Re: It\'s Official: EA and Microsoft! As kirk says in the game "the rich get richer..." I thought you guys were juiced about 2005 on live...

05-11-2004, 02:28 PM	#32
fishepa I'm Ron F'n Swanson! OVR: 44 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 18,996 Blog Entries: 1	Re: It\'s Official: EA and Microsoft! Quote: *rolltide1017 said:* I thought that the whole idea of paying $50 a year for Live was so you didn't have to pay a monthly charge for each game. I will not pay a separate monthly fee to play a game thorugh the Xbox Live services b/c I have already paid for XL. If a game is Live enabled then I should not have to pay for the Live service twice. I already paid to have access to the live service. Greedy bastards. Plus, will it still be free for PS2 online. If so that is F----ed up. This is what happens when 2 money hungry companies who do not care about the consumer come together. This was suppose to be good news. I swear that I remember when XL was starting up that one of the selling points that MS kept mentioning was the fact that you pay one fee to MS and not for each game like on a PC. This goes against the whole reason I bought Xbox Live. Just wait, if EA does this successfuly then many other companies will follow. We will end up pay $50/year to MS and the $10/month for each game we want to play online. This sucks!!!! Everyone relax. In the article it says they are experimenting with the fees to see people's reaction. If everyone says they won't mind paying a fee then EA will probably have some sort of monthly fee in addition to xbox live. If people are saying over their dead body will they pay an additional fee, then I really don't think EA will do it. (this year at least)

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