I loved the Xbox before the 360 and I eventually got a 360, but I never once paid for Xbox Live. I liked the idea of having friends locally and not needing it and saw paid online as a scam that will eventually go away when people stop paying for it. But around the time the 360 came, I stopped having local friends and it collected dust until my friend fried it by plugging it in a ungrounded outlet and I just switched to PC. Now I have a RGH, I can start playing delisted games and imports. Anyway, how's Xlink Kai these days? Maybe I'll play some ace combat or halo or something.