Xbox live is only 50 bux a year. I'm glad to pay this to prevent hackers and what not that you can get on pc and ps2. It's impossible to cheat on xbox, and if you do, you're cut off by microsoft. Voice communication in every game is also a nice feature. I'm just saying that you make Live sound like a pain in the ass to pay for when it only costs 50 bux a year! I'll probably end up getting the ps3/xbox360. I didn't even know that Nintendo was releasing another system? I haven't heard a word about it yet.