Future XBox Live pricing announced

[draggoon01]

http://www.gamespy.com/xbox/news.shtml

As what was most certainly on the minds of Xbox Live subscribers for the last year, Microsoft has announced the pricing of Xbox Live subscription renewals and a new price point for Starter Kits. Starting in Fall 2003, gamers already subscribed to Xbox Live can renew their subscriptions for $49.95 for one year or $5.95 per month. Starter Kits will sell for $69.95 ($49.95 + $20 for the headset, it was given away for free previously with the kit).

fair value, cost of 1 game. that with news of new features makes it nice. only thing lacking is somehow letting more than 1 person play live at same time, with a single xbox

 

[JSClark]

So lets see... DSL (35 bucks) + Dark Ages of Camelot (13 bucks) + XBOX Live (6 bucks) = NOTHANKSKBAI

I'll stick with my DSL 😀

 

[isasir]

Decent pricing. I don't own an X-Box, but I remember a thread that asked a month or so ago who was still playing Live, and the 'yes' responses were pretty small. It should be interesting to see who will pay for this in the future.

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: draggoon01
http://www.gamespy.com/xbox/news.shtml

As what was most certainly on the minds of Xbox Live subscribers for the last year, Microsoft has announced the pricing of Xbox Live subscription renewals and a new price point for Starter Kits. Starting in Fall 2003, gamers already subscribed to Xbox Live can renew their subscriptions for $49.95 for one year or $5.95 per month. Starter Kits will sell for $69.95 ($49.95 + $20 for the headset, it was given away for free previously with the kit).

fair value, cost of 1 game. that with news of new features makes it nice. only thing lacking is somehow letting more than 1 person play live at same time, with a single xbox

multiple people can sign on the same xbox and go live, i play games with my roomate like this.

 

[theNEOone]

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: draggoon01
http://www.gamespy.com/xbox/news.shtml

As what was most certainly on the minds of Xbox Live subscribers for the last year, Microsoft has announced the pricing of Xbox Live subscription renewals and a new price point for Starter Kits. Starting in Fall 2003, gamers already subscribed to Xbox Live can renew their subscriptions for $49.95 for one year or $5.95 per month. Starter Kits will sell for $69.95 ($49.95 + $20 for the headset, it was given away for free previously with the kit).

fair value, cost of 1 game. that with news of new features makes it nice. only thing lacking is somehow letting more than 1 person play live at same time, with a single xbox

multiple people can sign on the same xbox and go live, i play games with my roomate like this.

exactly. multiplayer live! has always been available. you can play any sports game and have 3 of your friends play alongside you as guests. good times when you can get a 4 on 4 going over live!

 

[draggoon01]

err, i mis-wrote. i meant having multiple people communicate with live. you can't do that without a splitter or something. each person can't use their own headset

 

[AstIsis]

I don't play the one XBox Live connection I have now. Bought 2 XBoxes instead and play games with friends over my lan.

 

[theNEOone]

Originally posted by: draggoon01
err, i mis-wrote. i meant having multiple people communicate with live. you can't do that without a splitter or something. each person can't use their own headset

that's not true either.i've played an opponent where 2 of the 3 guys had headsets.

 

[Wag]

When does this go into effect? I'd like to pick up the $49 starter kit before then.

 

[Conky]

Originally posted by: Wag
When does this go into effect? I'd like to pick up the $49 starter kit before then.

Yeah, me too. I have Unreal Championship and I've been thinking about picking up Ghost Recon. Gotta have Halo2 when it comes out! 🙂

 

[Smolek]

Originally posted by: Wag
When does this go into effect? I'd like to pick up the $49 starter kit before then.

it probably wont go "live" until November

 

[MrBond]

Originally posted by: Wag
When does this go into effect? I'd like to pick up the $49 starter kit before then.

I'm guessing in the fall. I'm going to pick up a copy just in case there's ever a game that I'd really like to play on live. Worse case, I activate it, get bored, and let the account die, only to go monthly later

You know, an enterprising individual could pick up a bunch of copies of Live now at $49, then ebay them for a $10-15 profit when the price hike occurs. Too bad I don't have a few hundred dollars I can spare at the moment. Even with a $10 profit, thats a 20% return 😀

(and I thought my econ class was worthless 😉)