Haters gonna hate.
This seriously is the reason I think people like the xbox.
1. The people who are gamers do not believe they can get a good online/gaming experience if they don't pay for it.
2. Americans are racist and do not like asians. jk
No, we pay for it because we get better stuff. We had Netflix for a good year and a half before PS3 or Wii got it. We have ESPN3 and Hulu Plus. Actual TV is coming to the 360 as well as many other things. Us paying gets us more than what you get for free and we get it way in advance before PS3 gets it(if they even get it at all). Sooner or later, Sony will start charging for their online so they don't fall behind Microsoft.
Ok this is about the gaming system not about netflix, espn3, or real tv, this is about the system. The gaming experience should relate to how reliable the system is, how user friendly it is, and what is really needed out of a gaming system.