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i purchase league pass yearly

i have an xbox360 with the NBA APP and also an Apple TV with the NBA APP

both apps are terrible , terrible

i get the best quality using the ipad app and using airplay to the tv with the Apple TV to watch the games

I just have a HDMI cable for an old laptop and watch it from the website in full HD. :)
 

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You raise a fair point, would you pay more for your membership or do you mean bundle it in with the live cost?
Either or...

Personally they could say free access for all Xbox 1 owners for the first 12 months and then charge through live...or perhaps they could look at an advertising based business model for console owners. Make it like youtube, watch a 5 minute ad before your NBA game or whaevs.

Dunno. But I do like the idea of getting access to previously expensive or difficult to attain TV through the console if its an added feature.

Add in: HBO, NBA, NFL and Foxtel for a much lower price point than buying them all separately and I would be very, very interested.
 

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Ever tried opening that other eye?
Right, I forgot they do value. What with offering AC2 and Halo 3 as free games to start off this new system.

Or putting Netflix, Hulu, NBA/NFL League Passes, Foxtel (and basically any other already payed for service) behind the XBL Gold pay wall.

Great value...

Here's one, offer me a reason to say they DO offer value.
 

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Here's one, offer me a reason to say they DO offer value.
For $1 a week I'd say Live is pretty good value.

Strong service, with minimal crashes.
Access to Xbox Marketplace - Games, Music, Videos.
Free shows exclusive to Xbox
Free games
Free Demos
Time-Exclusive/Exclusive DLC (COD especially)
More dedicated servers coming (hopefully we get something decent in AUS)
Probably other things I've forgotten.

I dunno, I feel very confortable parting with $1 a week for that.
 

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For $1 a week I'd say Live is pretty good value.

Strong service, with minimal crashes.
Access to Xbox Marketplace - Games, Music, Videos.
Free shows exclusive to Xbox
Free games
Free Demos
Time-Exclusive/Exclusive DLC (COD especially)
More dedicated servers coming (hopefully we get something decent in AUS)
Probably other things I've forgotten.

I dunno, I feel very comfortable parting with $1 a week for that.
Where's the tangible value though? There's a lot of tenuous items there that you have on the list that aren't actually physically proven in terms of dollar value. I'd like to also think that we're taking into account factual features, future stuff that hasn't been given just adds to the tenuous nature of this so called value.

Free demo's? Like you're really chucking that in the list? Same with XBOX Marketplace? These things shouldn't ever be anything BUT free.

Let's just - as I know everyone will instantly jump to the conclusion of - put PS+ in comparison. Face_Plain just said he re-subscribed in the PS+ thread. Instantly for his $70 this is what he received (and next to them is current price based on EB Games' website):

- XCOM ($47)
- Kingdoms of Amalur ($23)
- ICO/SOTC Collection ($46 - used outside site, couldn't find on EB)
- LittleBigPlanet Karting ($48)
- Uncharted 3 ($38)
- Demon's Souls ($28)
- Catherine ($23)
- Lord of the Rings: War in the North ($23)
Total = $276

Right there I can put a genuine dollar amount on how much is being payed vs how much is being given back, and there's still 11 months on a subscription to run there, and I'm only including PS3 titles, not Vita or anything else related to the PS+ sub. This is a sign of actual tangible value and benefits, not tenuous links that you may be getting for putting your money in.

Yes, getting timed DLC might be a nice perk, but it's not really offering tangible value as at the end of the day, everyone will still end up with the option to get it (and let's not forget, this is not free DLC either).

There's still no explanation of why already payed for services have to be put behind a pay wall too. If you already pay for Foxtel, NBA/NFL League Passes or any of the other services like those mentioned before why should you have to have XBL Gold to access what you already pay for?

If we want to go even further. Steam offers pretty much all of what you state for nothing too.
 

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- XCOM ($47)
- Kingdoms of Amalur ($23)
- ICO/SOTC Collection ($46 - used outside site, couldn't find on EB)
- LittleBigPlanet Karting ($48)
- Uncharted 3 ($38)
- Demon's Souls ($28)
- Catherine ($23)
- Lord of the Rings: War in the North ($23)
Total = $276
That's a pretty terrible list of games.
 

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Wait does this mean they've brought the servers back up for this game by any chance. I remember wanting to replay this about 6 months ago but since the servers were taken down it lost a lot of it's charm, without the player ghosts and blood scattered around.
 

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One thing I like about my PS3 is that I can watch TV shows and movies I've downloaded onto a USB on the console.

As far as I know the 360 couldn't do this but will the XBOX One be able to do this now?
 

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Doesn't the access to the free games you get from PS+ go when your membership runs out, so you have to sign up again to play them?

Yeah that's the agreement. The moment your subscription runs out you lose access.

But as of right now they've put some absolutely tremendous value in there.

The opportunity to play the likes Arkham City, Infamous 2, Uncharted 3, Okami HD, LBP 2, Bioshock 2, Hitman Absolution & a lot of others I missed.

You get pushed to try games you normally wouldn't, they also have PS+ discounts that make the value better.

So far I put in about $40 into PS+ I already bought the Jak & Daxter collection on PS+ only 50% discount for $17. I've saved.

The value Sony pushes is pretty awesome.
 
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