| Question - and a Comment First the comment.
I had gold but I always let it expire. The reason is that there's really no value to the casual gamer who doesn't like to game online. Microsoft doesn't get it. If they really want more customers paying for Gold, make it lucrative for ALL gamers, not just Xbox Live gamers. As it stands, it's little more than an obligation to a part of the audience: "if you want to game against your friends, pay this money". It should be marketed as a cost benefit: "if you pay this money, you get access to a variety of features AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE".
Example:
One free 24-hour NetFlix SD movie download per month when you subscribe to Silver. Three free 24-hour NetFlix HD movie downloads per month when you subscribe to Gold.
That's for the movie goers. For the gamers:
One free Xbox Live Arcade or Originals download per year just for being a Gold subscriber.
Anyway...on to my question.
One thing I'm worried about with this "Experience" is the loss of what I consider critical features in the current experience. Namely, custom soundtracks and networked files(music, videos, pictures, etc). All of the previews are focusing on those ignorant avatars and the look, but what I want to make sure is that all features that were in the current experience, are still in the new experience, hopefully enhanced (i.e. the music player not having better navigation and playlist controls).
Also, is Media Center still there (even though I never used it)?
Lastly, I noticed Microsoft taking off demos, which doesn't make me happy. Have they butchered any other content that used to be readily available? |
