Why X-Box Live 360 is not free.?

Question

Why Microsoft chagre people to play muiltplayer. But on PlayStation 3 Muiltplayer is free.

Answer 1

Do you think the money goes right into Bill Gates' pocket? The money is used to keep XBL up and running. The reason it is free on the PS3 is because Sony doesn't do anything on it.

Answer 2

why to not have servies like the ps3 and wii

360 3-5 sec updates ps3 2-3 hour updates \

360 no lag whats so ever unless host got some bad internet, vs ps3 no matter whos host its gonna be bit laggy

360 no game online is bit glitch vs ps3 about 95 of games that has glitcty  there realy only a few games with decent servers on ps3

360 more easy to use vs stupid b.s on ps3  got let alone the wii omg 1990 typeing in ip adresses for friends

umm lets see umm we get most of the demos like 2 months befor the ps3  and dlc

umm

you know what all u gotta knwo that easy 50 bucks a yeard 4 bucks month is well worth it

Answer 3

live is way better and has better customer support. ps3 will start to charge eventually, sony just wants that so they can have something over xbox, probably after holiday time when everybody has that new 160GB ps3 and bioshock re releases with all the extras they will start to charge for online play

Answer 4

Simple, people continue to pay so as long as people are willing to pay, why should MS make it free.

In MS's defense, it's not cheap to maintain XBL.  A lot of labor goes into maintaining XBL, and that can't be cheap, so MS has to charge gamers to get funds to help pay for the maintenance.

If only more people were like PC gamers.  They refuse to pay to play on MS network so MS had to offer it for free.