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It's the cost of ONE game a year, I'm sure you purchase multiple games throughout the year. Plus, it's the most polished online service on consoles by far, PSN is cool though
lets just say the average lifespan of a current gen console is 8 years
the 360 was $400 at release while the PS3 was $600 (a price that most people seen as insane and the downfall of the playstation brand)
you pay $600 for a PS3 at release after 8 years of use the system cost you $600
with a 360 you pay $400 for the console but have to pay $50 a year for XBL so after 8 years the system cost you $800
and this is taking into account the fact the PS3 launched at an insane price, it got a huge price drop within a year.
STOP supporting this shyt and MS will stop charging you for it. they arent charging you for it because its ''better'' than PSN they are charging you for it because for some reason you are happy to pay for it