• @dejected_warp_core
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    911 months ago

    Not an XBox or XBoL user.

    If they’re running infrastructure that hosts game servers, while keeping all that standardized and cheat-free, that might be a bargain at $15/mo or whatever it costs. But if they’re just providing match-making, listing game servers, all while hosting matches on consoles, they’re just taking your money.

    • @[email protected]
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      411 months ago

      it might be a bargain… but actually they’re locking down hardware and software that you already paid for… so it’s a ripoff, not a bargain

      i’d be fine with optional using their services.

      btw, the game developers run the servers anyways.

    • @[email protected]
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      111 months ago

      They’ve always run the infrastructure to have voice chat parties, host your screenshots/video clips and run moderation for accounts and games within the infrastructure. Cheat-free is a high bar, but its going to be less likely on an Xbox Live only game than on a user hosted server inside a PC game.

      • @dejected_warp_core
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        211 months ago

        That makes sense. I forgot about voice, and the global moderation/banning features are a decent feature for something that everyone else would have to solve (with varying efficacy).