A new "V.I.P" service coming to Xbox Live?

We all know that Xbox Live is a great online service and the central hub for all things Xbox. We can chat to our friends while playing other games, we can have a party of up to 8 people, we can buy online movies, we can download demos, etc. What can Microsoft do to improve the already great service that is Xbox Live? Introduce Xbox Live V.I.P! What the %^&*?! That’s right, according to hiphopgamershow.com, a customer survey was done in France that suggests a new service from Microsoft called Xbox Live V.I.P.

According the website this upgraded service will allow users store their content online, it will add a brand new matchmaking option, it will give users the ability to send free invites to sliver members, and it will provide better connectivity. Now after reading over and over again I can’t help but wonder, "what a load of bull&^%$." Ok, I am relaxed now. The hiphopgamershow has had a history of making things up with these “sources” so the legitimacy of this rumor already questionable. Not only that, but it seems analoghype.com agrees with me that these features just wouldn’t benefit Microsoft at all; in fact it would cost MS more money just to do something that Live does already.

Analoghype didn’t debunk the rumor via any particular source, but with good old common sense -- something that seems to be lacking in the game journalist industry as of late. They go on to say that that online storage is a waste of time since you can re-download anything already acquired from the marketplace for free. I agree with them on that point. Regarding a new matchmaking option, matchmaking is done on a game to game basis, so that would mean changing the Xbox Live infrastructure. Again I agree with this, changing Xbox Live for this feature would not only be costly but you would get tons of backlash from gamers not willing to pay the extra money. Third, sending free game invites to silver members: There are way too many ways this can be exploited, and I agree with analoghype again. Live users are willing to pay for Live but if this feature is even considered they could loose a crapload of money with people exploiting this feature with their friends. Now the last one, better connectivity, would require dedicated servers. That would mean Live would change, as well as every game requiring a new patch to support it. Again this would cost too much just to do for a small population and backlash would be immense as well.

So with a bit of common sense, we can kill this rumor. There isn’t a chance in hell Microsoft would implement any of these features. You would have a better chance of dating Jessica Alba than seeing any of these. This rumor is...

TGR Rating: Rumor Killed