r/microsoft • u/SourDoughSnake • Aug 12 '24

This is just embarassing Xbox

I bought a $666 CAD xbox series x, and then bought minecraft, I went to play with my family and it requires a subscription to play online, after I have spent $700 to play. The cheapest subscription is $12 a month for xbox live just to play online. Thats so greasy. Just milking every dime. Anyone agree? Disagree?

More specifically. Why is it only xbox, not iPad or Pc who has to pay to play locally, anything for a dollar, I have definitely lost respect for them. Just to use the xbox online, i have to pay AT LEAST $12 a month.

Edit: thank you for the responses, there are good points. I do apoligize for the bluntness and being inconsiderate, i was disappointed to have to pay more even after $700, but still, thank you guys.

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u/DonJuanDoja Aug 12 '24

Disagree.

You can play it offline if you want.

Online features require servers.

Servers cost money.

They also require maintenance. Which also costs money.

Why do you think all that should be free?

I've paid for and run my own servers for MC, on top of the normal costs, just to get my own servers.

I've also seen people setup and pay for servers in order to make money, by selling in game benefits.

If anyone is milking it's the paid server community. Not MS.

Just google a server like PixelBlock, look what people are paying on there. Still think MS is the problem? I don't.

If anything Java/MC servers with pay to win are the milkers.

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u/SourDoughSnake Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 12 '24

Also I do think Microsoft is the problem? I need to pay for xbox live just to play on a world that ipads and pcs can play on together for free? Thats 100% microsoft, or at least xbox, which is owned by microsoft.

Edit: I have to pay $12 just to play online on the xbox at all. Paying $700 doesn’t include playing online on any game?

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u/DonJuanDoja Aug 12 '24

Xbox live comes with features they don't have access to, including voice call Xbox parties, chat, posting screenshots, friends and other social features. Sure, there's ways to do all of that. But they all require some app or another account or something on some other platform.

Like I get what you're saying. But you're wrong man. Sorry.

This was a common complaint way back when they first started charging for it, but it's always been a value proposition. Not just some greedy cash grab.

I remember when Sony players were using Xbox chat parties because Sony's network was garbage. So there's that too. Guys actually booted up their xbones just so they could talk while playing with people on Playstation. Long time ago pretty sure it's fixed by now but that's what you got from Sony for free at the time. Think they charge for it now.

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u/SourDoughSnake Aug 12 '24

Yeah man thats fair. It is just that I do not need xbox parties, voice chat, i just want to play with my family in my house. I understand what you mean. I just was surprised, it feels like it is a subscription for anything nowadays.

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u/DonJuanDoja Aug 12 '24

Well that’s something we agree on, way too many accounts and subscriptions needed for everything.

And if something isn’t worth it then you shouldn’t buy it.

Now that you say all this just realized I’m paying for game pass ultimate pc and never use it. Think I’ll downgrade that to just gold. Thanks!

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u/SourDoughSnake Aug 12 '24

Thank you for the debate. I appreciate your well constructed points. I 100% understand where you are coming from.