I've said before, I'm concerned about Microsoft's huge push into "online" with the new 360 console. Its way too soon, and they seem to be trying to tie everything about Xbox into the "Live" service. If it isn't already obvious, this is Microsoft's attempted way of extracting monthly revenue out of their customers. You can see it in the way they are now re-attempting to push web services like Office Live and.NET.
When was the last time that a PC game was released without any kind of online experience (and yes, they exist, but these games get critically slammed for not having such a component)? Microsoft (and other console makers) are trying to catch up with where the PC has been for years. Extracting money out of their customers? Charging "money" for a "service" is a new idea?
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When was the last time that a PC game was released without any kind of online experience (and yes, they exist, but these games get critically slammed for not having such a component)? Microsoft (and other console makers) are trying to catch up with where the PC has been for years. Extracting money out of their customers? Charging "money" for a "service" is a new idea?