As i write this the membership card stands at 34.99, that's a good deal mainly because it's a fiver cheaper than most other places. namely the 360 itself.

However i feel a lot of reviews are being unhelpfull, mislead by their own demeanors so i'd like to set some thing s straight. Microsoft do not make you pay to use their servers because they are dedicated or because they run smoother or have more updates. The updates are based off the developers work and are always released for all systems withing a short window of time. The 360 runs just as smoothly as my wii or PS3 does online and in some cases my xbox will lag whereas the other systems do not.

That being said, i still believe the 360 to be top contender (making this card value for money) because of the community, vast catalogue of game add-ons (DLC to some) a growing video archive and a new avatar system (which is still at it's first hurdle) giving it a feeling of fluidity which i prefer.

In shot, if you're… more »

As i write this the membership card stands at 34.99, that's a good deal mainly because it's a fiver cheaper than most other places. namely the 360 itself.

However i feel a lot of reviews are being unhelpfull, mislead by their own demeanors so i'd like to set some thing s straight. Microsoft do not make you pay to use their servers because they are dedicated or because they run smoother or have more updates. The updates are based off the developers work and are always released for all systems withing a short window of time. The 360 runs just as smoothly as my wii or PS3 does online and in some cases my xbox will lag whereas the other systems do not.

That being said, i still believe the 360 to be top contender (making this card value for money) because of the community, vast catalogue of game add-ons (DLC to some) a growing video archive and a new avatar system (which is still at it's first hurdle) giving it a feeling of fluidity which i prefer.

In shot, if you're going online on your 360 you will need this card. it's cheaper here so logic provides that answer. however please do not believe every misinformed or hyped up rumour you see in these reviews.