Just to make my point on this topic
1 - The SONY Controllers are the best controllers in the world. Not too bulky, heavy or silly looking they offer a good quality all around controller for everyday use and they dont break easily.
2 - I think Live is a service like all other bad m$ products - you pay for it - it dopesnt work, you pay for it gaain - it dosent work.
3 - What was the point in that?
4 - You can buy a multitap for both ports.
5 - Um, i hate to say this to you - but have u ever USED A QUALITY M$ PRODUCT?
6 - ****************************************** - Profanity cut out. It is NOT MADE TO BREAK. They only break if u throw em, knock em off shelves or treat em badly and the lense can be cleaned easily with a lens cleaner or manually and u just have to clean it for dust every now and then.
OVERALL: You amde a bad choice on my part. The XBOX is the console with the bad looks, the bad controllers and the bad games.