Weapon 117 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Microsoft has announced that users with a Silver Xbox Live acccount will now get free content a few days later after Gold subscribers. The Xbox Live Director of Programming said the following: Just a reminder that if you have a Silver account, you won’t have access to free content on the the Marketplace (like demos) when they are first posted. That content will be available to Gold level exclusively for one week, after which Silver members will have access to the free content. Source: http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/15234/Xbox-Live-Silver-Users-to-Get-Free-Content-Later/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zef Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Kind of defeats the point of them being an advantage for Gold subscribers, so what if they come out a week early, if you don't have to pay for the subscription then waiting a week isn't going to be tough. What next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KlicK Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Kind of defeats the point of them being an advantage for Gold subscribers, so what if they come out a week early, if you don't have to pay for the subscription then waiting a week isn't going to be tough. What next? That's if you only use Gold to download demos a week early. Last time I checked you could do quite a few more things with Gold than you could Silver. Playing online comes to mind here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrH3rbz Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 That's if you only use Gold to download demos a week early. Last time I checked you could do quite a few more things with Gold than you could Silver. Playing online comes to mind here. I play online and I have a silver account And getting short demos a week earlier, won't make me get a gold, although messaging off of xbox.com would be nice to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaGle ReGaL Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Dont make sense they still gonna have the chance to access to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdm Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 I play online and I have a silver account And getting short demos a week earlier, won't make me get a gold, although messaging off of xbox.com would be nice to do ^^^You need Gold, Herbz my friend. Or I'll remove you from my Friend's List! J/K. I agree with Zef and Mr. Flibble. What will be next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zef Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 That's if you only use Gold to download demos a week early. Last time I checked you could do quite a few more things with Gold than you could Silver. Playing online comes to mind here. There may very well be more things for Gold than Silver, but if Microsoft are taking one away now then they will probably do the same thing again in the future. I like the poor-rich divide on Live, I don't want to play online with peasants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deyankees1 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 yea I currently h ave silver, my gold ran out and havent bought a card yet, but this is mean. lol. I should have gold up and running by next sat so its all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skillet Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Wow, talk about Elitists. I can't actually play on Live because of my connection but I don't think I should have to pay MS an extra $50 a year just for certain content. That $50 is for playing games online, I shouldn't be cheated because I live in the boonies and can't play games on Live. But oh well, I'll just have to wait a week for the stuff. I doubt Zef's mean-ness will change anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainMayhem88 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 just another reason I'm glad to be a gold member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhandgang Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I'm proud to be a Silver member and I couldn't care less. I think it's a stupid move just because it's pointless. Ooooo, I can't get my game content the instant it's on the server, I'm shaking in my boots. It has really made me see the error of my ways and cause me to give Microsoft more of my money. Come on, I don't have gold because i play infrequently and I rarely like playing online unless I know the people in person. Yes, I become a misanthrope when I game. Nothing is going to change that until i want it to. If they start taking even more away later...well I was a playstation before i was an xbox guy. I'll find ways to get my gaming fixes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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