What are prorated refunds...Yea casually rolling out free online when you’re still selling 1 & 3 month subscriptions to play online is a great idea...
No reputable business operates like that lmao.
Highly doubt it's anything other than a Free Play weekend. They have started on Thursdays in the past.
1. Glitch/mistake. Will be fixed soon
2. Free play weekend started early and MS didn't get around to telling people yet
3. Viral plant for free Gold
Take your pick.
Better call your buddy and see if he's not on suicide watch.
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MS doesn't make mistakes
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MS doesn't make mistakes
What are you going to sue them over?But in all honesty: I'm still able to buy XBox Live Gold for 3, 6 and 12 months right now, via Amazon.de and .com.
Wouldn't they risk a huge lawsuit wave even if they'd announce a refund program of some kind?
This would be really bad news for PlayStation fans as sony would compromise their vision in order to get rid of the ps plus paywall. long term consequences
If you bought with the intention of playing online and you can still play online, I'm not sure you would have grounds, so long as some kind of equivalent value was given. Presumably you'd get the gamepass, on top of access to what you paid for.But in all honesty: I'm still able to buy XBox Live Gold for 3, 6 and 12 months right now, via Amazon.de and .com.
Wouldn't they risk a huge lawsuit wave even if they'd announce a refund program of some kind?
People that only have gold and not Gamepass are also reporting that they now have Gamepass although they never purchased it.
If it were a mistake, why would they also be converting gold members to free Gamepass? Seems intentional or a really bad glitch with very bad timing.
If that means we get great games so be it.Sony is smug enough to still charge for online.
I don't think Sony could actually afford not to charge for online at this point.Sony is smug enough to still charge for online.
This would be really bad news for PlayStation fans as sony would compromise their vision in order to get rid of the ps plus paywall. long term consequences
I don't think Sony could actually afford not to charge for online at this point.
If you bought with the intention of playing online and you can still play online, I'm not sure you would, so long as some kind of equivalent value was given. Presumably you'd get the gamepass, on top of access to what you paid for.
I can't even think what grounds you'd have to sue. Too good a deal?
45 million PS Plus members mean billions of revenue each year. If Microsoft also goes all in on the XSX and Lockhart prices, it could be too much for Sony to compete with both things.I don't think Sony could actually afford not to charge for online at this point.
Well there's a big difference here, even in the event of not, Microsoft owns and runs their own network. Sony on the other hand doesn't have one, they were on AWS but have converted to Azure, so now they're beholden to Microsoft for network services, and they have 90 million people on it.Agreed. MS would only be doing it if they’re confident enough in the GamePass numbers taking its place. Sony haven’t built up PSNow to come anywhere near close to it.
Bringing a lawsuit doesn't mean a thing.There have been pretty wild lawsuits in the history of mankind.
Just think about it like that: I'm buying car A. The seller is bringing me car B, saying this one is a better deal because I don't have to pay more and have better extras. But what if I just wanted car A and didn't even care for car B?
If MS would've told me online gaming will be free in a few days, would I have bought Xbox Live Gold for 12 months?
And even if they turn it to Gamepass now, what if I don't care for Gamepass?
Still, would be a great thing for gaming in general. But I'd like to be sceptical before they announce anything officially.
Sony literally said ahead of time there's' nothing big to expect from this state of play. I don't understand what's going on hereNice! A preemptive strike before Thursday's State of Play lol
That Microsoft will be generating some good will for their brand and buzz away Sony this week.Sony literally said ahead of time there's' nothing big to expect from this state of play. I don't understand what's going on here
Sony is smug enough to still charge for online.
If that means we get great games so be it.
If this is all true about MS getting of the payall, Sony will also be forced to get rid of it and go big on ps now in response with day & date on the subscription and pc. Which will lead to a change in how they make their games as they will have to be made with ps now in mind to keep people engaged with the service via GAAS crap.
Except live was always a paid service , while Sony started free ... that’s the difference.Just like when Microsoft was smug to be the ones to introduce fees to play online, that wasn't Sony.
Now that they might make it free people are holding Microsoft up on a pedestal like they're the champions of all thats right and good.
I think needing to register for xbox live continues in order to play. All gold accounts stay "gold" moving forward but pay wall dropped so you can still hang on to previous free games. Paid months for Gold get converted to game pass... This way they keep you in the ecosystem which ultimately is their goal.This is crazy. The question is what it is. Here are what I’m thinking:
- Unannounced free play day starting now (unlikely, usually on weekends and it’s 11pm on Wednesday and worked where I am)
- Glitch on the server side of things for Xbox One entitlements (can’t play 360 games online, but could play One games online) causing free online multiplayer
- Accidental rollout of planned free online far too early (if they were testing it for accounts, and accidentally switched it on for all)
- Done before a theoretical announcement happening on Friday or something (I find it unlikely, but would be crazy)
Just like when Microsoft was smug to be the ones to introduce fees to play online, that wasn't Sony.
Now that they might make it free people are holding Microsoft up on a pedestal like they're the champions of all thats right and good.
Don't worry, i'm pretty sure we will read plenty of reasons here why free online gaming is a bad thing and paying for it is good if Gold really gets free and Plus not.Now that they might make it free people are holding Microsoft up on a pedestal like they're the champions of all thats right and good.
People that only have gold and not Gamepass are also reporting that they now have Gamepass although they never purchased it.
If it were a mistake, why would they also be converting gold members to free Gamepass? Seems intentional or a really bad glitch with very bad timing.
I kinda feel you got your understanding of the word ironic from an Alanis Morrisette song.Ironic isn't it.
What's even more ironic is that they are doing this now at a time they know it will really hurt Sony since its money Sony really can't afford to lose. Microsoft can eat the sudden drop in revenue but Sony will suffer as a result and they know it.
Like I said in another thread the other day, they now know they can't beat Sony at their own game so they are trying to change the game.
No positive Xbox news allowed!. In all seriousness, it costs a lot of money to run servers at the extent Microsoft was with Live. You get what you pay for in that sense. PC is free obviously, but we have to put up with a hell of a lot of p2p shit.Just like when Microsoft was smug to be the ones to introduce fees to play online, that wasn't Sony.
Now that they might make it free people are holding Microsoft up on a pedestal like they're the champions of all thats right and good.
Irony is when you're made of iron, you idiotIronic isn't it.
What's even more ironic is that they are doing this now at a time they know it will really hurt Sony since its money Sony really can't afford to lose. Microsoft can eat the sudden drop in revenue but Sony will suffer as a result and they know it.
Like I said in another thread the other day, they now know they can't beat Sony at their own game so they are trying to change the game.
Paid months for Gold get converted to game pass...