Quote Originally Posted by Kyri View Post
I also read how 360 was nixed to xbox live. I get mad with xbox live, I never really wanted it but I think it's silly I have to give microsoft another $60 a year to play my netflix when I don't have to with any other console netflix is a part of. That being said it would also fustrate me to pay them to play for 14 and im pretty sure I never needed Xbox live for my XI 360 disk.
Because you don't need Live for XI, so far as i've understood it. Reason behind that is MS used it to help get the console name out and get more users on it. But now? They have a large user base, and want to keep their system closed... and paid for.