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Anyway, the main question here is, is Xbox Live really worth paying £40 a year for? Honest answers please, I can't exactly afford to keep paying for something that might be a little tedious.
+ Why can't you use a damn Solo card for it?
> If you aren't sure, get a free trial from somewhere. Although you
> won't then have a headset which does make a difference. More fun when
> you can talk to people you know online.
I've got a free trial card in my PGR2 case, but like you said, the Headset is the main feature of the service. I wonder if you can purchase the headsets seperately, but there again, it'd probably work out cheaper to just get the starter kit itself...
> ßulle†† wrote:
> Even RPG's
> like Magic: The Gathering
>
> Wonderful.
Glad someone likes it -I can't stand it.
If you aren't sure, get a free trial from somewhere. Although you won't then have a headset which does make a difference. More fun when you can talk to people you know online.
> Even RPG's
> like Magic: The Gathering
Wonderful.
I have a feeling this Xmas is gonna cement Live into the 'must buy' category. At the moment it's just good fun occasionally, but I see Halo 2 amongst other games totally eating up my spare time this Xmas.
It's just irritating the fact that Solo is not accepted.
It does explicitly say on the Microsoft Website you need a "credit/debit card", well would you look at that. Microsoft are dirty liars! My Solo card is a perfectly viable debit card! Sigh, now I have to go and explain to my parents that "I need their credit card", which will take hours of pointless explanation, and they'll be reluctant to do anything that might involve "giving their details on a video games console".
Sigh.
I'll still push my way and get it though :P
The only Live enabled games I have at the moment are Midtown Madness 3 and Project Gotham Racing 2.
EDIT - serious answer - yes it's well worth the money. The Xbox Live community is so vast, there's always someone different to play and nobody is a nob (excluding 90% of USA Live members). There's so much choice too - it's not all FPS's. Rally, Tennis, Snowboarding, Ice Hockey, Basketball, American Football, Real Football etc. Even RPG's like Magic: The Gathering and Phantasy Star Online.
Trust me - you'll kick yourself for not getting it sooner.