July 18, 2008 7:24 AM PDT
Get a 13-month Xbox Live Gold subscription for $39.99 shipped
(Credit:
Newegg)
As a general rule, I despise paying monthly fees for anything. But a little over $3 per month for an Xbox Live Gold subscription? I can live with that. Newegg has 13-month Xbox Live subscription cards on sale for $39.99, with 3-7-day shipping included free.
In case you're new to the Xbox scene, a Live Gold subscription enables you to play games online against others. If you buy one of these cards directly from Microsoft (or, say, Best Buy), it'll cost you $49.99. You can use the 10 bucks you save to grab a new game from the Xbox Arcade, go see the new Batman movie, or fill your gas tank with two extra gallons (sigh).
Cheapskate out. Have a great weekend.
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- 450 for a system? if you want the elite, which very few want. The system is currently only 300
- 60 Dollars for the game? if you get brand new games, yes. and its the exact same price for games as the ps3. actually the ps3 games are often more expensive than the Xbox games, as the Xbox has been around longer!
- 50 Dollars for Xbox Live? Yep. and that is 13 months of Xbox live. and you get a free month when you sign up, so 14 months for 50. though I got my 13 month card for only 40 bucks. Which is UNDER 3$ A MONTH! Considering the online games are much better than ps3's (Halo, Gears of War) and the XBL set up demolishes PS3's, I'll go Xbl easy.
And the only reason that Xbox games are 'better' than the ps3 ones is because Microsoft steals them all FROM the ps3; excluding Halo and Gears of War, which both, in my opinion, are gonna suck once Killzone 2 comes out.
While you may go XBL over PSN any day, You're going to end up wasting a lot of money on unnecessary things, like the arcade and extra maps as stated earlier.
- by straussrichard July 4, 2009 12:36 PM PDT
- Bought mine at gamestock.ecrater.com. $34.95 beats $39.99!
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