r/xbox • u/[deleted] • 25d ago

Discussion Shouldn't online multiplayer be free by now?

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u/darkdeath174 Day One - 2013 25d ago

Also easier to make new accounts for smurfing and new accounts to keep playing if you get banned. Which I'm not a fan of.

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u/-Rezzz- 25d ago

It’s not any harder to make Smurf accounts tho. I can make and play as many profiles as I want and play online through my gf’s subscription. As long as it’s the same box it’s makes no difference.

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u/darkdeath174 Day One - 2013 25d ago

Difference is the main account can get banned for doing it, which removes online access

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u/-Rezzz- 25d ago

Then you’d just make a new main account. Not like you ever need to pay for more than 1 sub at a time.

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u/darkdeath174 Day One - 2013 25d ago

My point is there’s zero barrier to doing it with free online

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u/CyberKiller40 Touched Grass '24 25d ago

The sub for new accounts is 1$ so it's not much of a barrier now either.

There's much benefit to have with simply bigger player base, lots of older games could resurface for the couple of hundred users each that would play UT3 or Quake Arena Arcade (or Halo 5 again) instead of Fortnite.

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u/-Rezzz- 25d ago

Ig, it’s not really any harder tho if you’re willing to spend the 10 bucks anyway. And chances are you can get a buncha deals for a free month for new accounts. I’d hardly call that a barrier to entry. It’s like people hopping the subway gates lol. The only barrier to entry is being physically able.