Yep, the xbox 360 has always been an avenue for Microsoft to milk more income from online connectivity... its why I finally decided to cancel my Gold membership last month after 3 yrs.

The PS4 on the other hand (when it finally gets released) deserves a game such as 2.0 because players should eventually be given the choice of which online mmo games they want to pay for.

Lastly, Im still in the camp of people who are now VERY weary from hearing that nonsense that Microsoft wont allow SE to release FFXIV on xbox because of charging issues... its always been the politically "marketing" correct way to say "our console cannot handle FFXIV". True story.