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[PuddWakkr]

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Microsoft, which is expected to roll out a number of new audio and video services related to Xbox Live at next week's Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, said subscribers will have the option of a $5.99 monthly fee in North America as of this fall.

A one-year renewal or new subscription will be $49.99, while the Starter Kit, which includes a headset for voice communications and some bundled game products, will sell for $69.99, a hike from the current $49.99 price.

Microsoft also said a two-month free trial for the service will be "widely available" this fall.

Whole article here http://www.forbes.co.../rtr965672.html

That's pretty cool. $50 a year is what I wanted to hear
Just got Return to Castle Wolfenstein single player kicks much booty, gonna try it on Live tonight.

[sdstuff64]

Glad to hear that.I love Xbox Live,I have Unreal and Mechassault,my name is Six Switch if you wanna add me to your friends list.


And Wolfenstein is sweet,I should be getting it tonight.

[PuddWakkr]

Sweet. My gamertag is Puddwakkr (go figure) I'll be on tonight if you wanna keep an eye out.

[Clock]

Yeah that is good news, I thought they may hike up the price for the next 12 months.

My tag is Clock (obvious I guess) and I love Mech Assault 'Not It' games - was a top 10 player once.

[Jasoco]

Whooo... Now, if only there were more good LIVE games. Damn Halo 2 not coming for another year.

Alls I gots is MechAssault and Unreal.

[sdstuff64]

Wolfenstein is great,really good teamwork and it is just overall fun.I suggest checking that out.And NBA 2K3 isn't bad either.

[Bratwurst]

Can't justify paying to play Wolfenstein online via X-Box when it's free via the PC. There are other games, like Halo 2 and Phantasy Star, but from what I understand there's an extra fee on top of the Live fee for PSO.

[sdstuff64]

Bratwurst said:

but from what I understand there's an extra fee on top of the Live fee for PSO.

There is,I think the first month is free and then it is $9 a month.Same for GCN.

[PuddWakkr]

For someone like me who's computer is not all that fast and is stuck in the basement paying 50 bucks a year to play Wolfenstien on line is a good deal. Especially because playing it on a 65 inch TV blows away my 19 inch monitor. Also Counterstrike will be out in a couple of months and I know it's free on your computer but with all the hassles it has (different computer specs can cause probs) on the PC the Xbox version should smooth out it's multiplayer probs.