[Harry]

Originally posted by KraftSLU


Those were my points exactly. As for it costing more and not available to everyone: I realize this. But think about it like this; if you paid a ton of money for a great car to race in NASCAR and it totally blew other people away, how would you feel if they took parts off your car just so the other cars could keepe up and have a chance? Yeah, it costs more money, but I am on a fixed income and budget so I can enjoy the benefits of the high speed access.

If you don't have broadband and want to partake in online gaming then there are still 2 other nextgen consoles that are releasing modems and have good games that will probably be fun to play online. But don't go ripping into MS just beause you don't happen to agree with their business strategy. Personally I am glad Dodge offers high-end Vipers, Boseoffers high-end stereo systems, and Microsoft offers high-end online gaming.

Great part of the Playstation 2 games have "filters", in different forms and ways, that create a separation between broadband and narrowband users. Ex. Different game modes, limited features for narrowband users etc.

Basically, Narrowband users can access games were lags are reduced to a mininum because they're more simple than the ones for broadband users.