- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Barring odd playing schedules (can't get to XBL or XBC 90% of the time), then XBL for $50 walks all over XBC for free, even barring the cool little XBL things like messaging, voice chat, and whatever else. XBC lags really bad sometimes, whereas I don't see much in the way of lag on games over XBL. Also, the ease of finding a game will be... Wow. It's so hard finding a game for two people over XBC, let alone one.
Bottom line: XBL > XBC. By a lot. XBL may even be worth it just for the holidays, since XBC makes me want to shoot somebody while I try to find a good game (I may be picky, but... argh...), imagine how bad it'd be if there was another, better multiplayer service most people were using. I think we'll only see half as many people gaming over XBC for Halo 2, and that's tops.