It´s better to have a gold membership on Xboxlive?

With a gold membership you can play online multiplayer with others, that´s nothing new and probably the main reason why a lot of people have it. But do you know that you can also get games for free and discounts on some games with a gold membership?


Why would you want to have a gold membership?


It seems silly to pay money to be able to play online with others, but I´ve done that the moment I bought my Xbox 360 in 2006 and I don´t regret it. Yes it´s a shame that you have to pay to play with others but it´s not the end of the world, compared to those years you have now a great deal with a gold membership. Every month you can get a game for free, not some game nobody wants to play but actually interesting games worth checking out. But you also get some nice discounts on games and dlc, which makes it more interesting to check out certain games. Because when you´re not certain if you´re going to like a game then paying the full price might be too much of an obstacle, but if you can get it for a cheaper price it becomes more interesting to check that game out.


So a silver membership is lame?


Of course not! People that prefer to play single player games and don´t enjoy playing online multiplayer games are better off with a silver account. Ok they´ll miss out on the free games and discounts but it would be a high price if you have a gold membership just for that. I´ve definitely had moments where I kept a silver membership, for example moments when there aren´t any new fun games and you´re done with the old ones for the moment. Besides there are moments that people with a silver membership can play online multiplayer as well, usually on a special weekend where everyone can play online multiplayer games.


Will it always be like this?


Always is a long time, but as long as this system works then I don´t see Microsoft changing it. Maybe the future will have more free gaming but how that exactly works is still a mystery to me. What´s important is that you´re having a good time playing games, that doesn´t mean you need a gold membership and we all have our own games that make us happy. Perhaps things will be better in the future, playing games online with others for free would definitely be a positive light in the future of gaming!

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