How can Microsoft justify Xbox Live Gold requirement for online on console but not PC?

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So Microsoft just announced Game Pass for PC and will also be releasing all their upcoming exclusives on PC. Soon we get to play all the Halo games on PC. Every Xbox exclusive is going to be on PC. Including online play.

And that's where things get weird. PC players will be able to play Xbox games using the same account, connecting to the same servers and using the same friends list as on an Xbox console. But for some reason if you choose to switch from the computer to the console under your TV, you get paywalled out of online features even though it's the same game.

PC gamers are just getting a better deal here. No need for Gold here - all you need is Game Pass for PC (Ultimate is useless for PC-only players), or those who prefer Steam can buy the games there. It makes the next gen Xbox Scarlett look like poor value with the mandatory extra subscription fee.

Will paid online ever die?

 

[Lashley]

Because people still pay it, although it's slowly dying now with gamepass ultimate

 

[Rosebud]

PC gamers have alternatives (Steam, GOG, etc), Xbox users don't

 

[Baccus]

Yes, I believe that's gotta be their next step

Maybe with Scarlett they'll start firing all cylinders

 

[Lilalaunebaer]

They never could justify it.
What you gonna do? Not play online on your xbox? HA, pay up sucker.

 

[kadotsu]

They can't justify it. You just accepted it for years.

 

[Rizific]

ms didnt justify it, the people who paid for xbox live justified it. what other choice do you have?

 

[khamakazee]

So Microsoft just announced Game Pass for PC and will also be releasing all their upcoming exclusives on PC. Soon we get to play all the Halo games on PC. Every Xbox exclusive is going to be on PC. Including online play.

And that's where things get weird. PC players will be able to play Xbox games using the same account, connecting to the same servers and using the same friends list as on an Xbox console. But for some reason if you choose to switch from the computer to the console under your TV, you get paywalled out of online features even though it's the same game.

PC gamers are just getting a better deal here. No need for Gold here - all you need is Game Pass for PC (Ultimate is useless for PC-only players), or those who prefer Steam can buy the games there. It makes the next gen Xbox Scarlett look like poor value with the mandatory extra subscription fee.

Will paid online ever die?

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PC has multiple launchers for one thing but at the time when Xbox Live came out it was something refreshing to see on consoles that validated the cost. Then over time they tried to add more value with free games and discounts. In other words once you get consumers to get used to paying for soemthing it becomes free money so why would they stop now?

 

[Dohma]

considering playstation introduced paid online this generation, nintendo has introduced paid online too. we will never see the end of paid online on console.

thanks microsoft c;

 

[oni-link]

It was the same with Sony allowing free to play online games to not need Plus

It's going to be weird seeing Destiny 2 go from needing Plus to not needing it now it's free to play

The more things that happen that show it to be a farce, the better, it's a scam that needs to die, so hopefully this will just hasten it's death (though probably not)

 

[Sal]

Console gamers are willing to pay, PC gamers are not.

Fair enough really. You can only blame yourselves.

 

[Cenauru]

Competition, like every other client on PC.

Also cause people on console still pay for it, no financial reason to stop until the profit from the "goodwill" on cancelling it exceeds the profit from making people pay for it.

 

[papertowel]

If console players stopped paying it would go free

 

[Forearm_Star]

Because we havent stopped buying it..

C'mon son

 

[Nintendo]

PC gamers have alternatives (Steam, GOG, etc), Xbox users don't

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This.

 

[tuxfool]

They can't justify it. You just accepted it for years.

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Just this. People surrendered to their nonsense without question, thus allowing the concept to become entrenched.

 

[Chief Malik]

because console people pay for it with no issues, people who think console folk care about pc are delusional

 

[Jonnax]

At the end of the day, if you don't want to pay for online get a PC. Microsoft clearly make it easy for you to switch.

 

[LightKiosk]

Because on console you don't have any other option, and on PC they can't get away with that shit due to competitors such as Steam.

 

[Shoreu]

Because you're not buying gold.. You're buying gamepass Ultimate.. which has gold in it still not required but they get an extra 5 for there service i guess. I wouldn't go for it but people who want gamepass will

 

[Kuroyume]

Console gamers justify it by paying for it.

 

[Aokiji]

Microsoft's Xbox gaming revenue for the quarter ending on March 31, was $2.36 billion, up about 5% from the same period last year, driven by Xbox software and service growth of 12%, the company announced Wednesday.

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[Ada]

I'd rather this not blow up so I can actually enjoy the MS exclusives without having to pay 2 subs.

 

[Deleted member 10629]

They probably will phase out Gold, and have you buy Ultimate. The free games will make it look as a better deal.

 

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