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Live GM Christina DeRosa has told Joystiq that the service’s Silver members may be granted limited access to Last.fm for free.
“Silver users will be able access what we’re considering a trial period of three hours a month, which comes with video advertising,” she said.
“Gold users will have unlimited ad-supported access, so they can use it 24 hours a day. There will also be a premium offering on a subscription basis from Last.fm, that will be commercial free and will also have more sophisticated personalization features, like Loved Tracks.”
Last.fm launches on 360 this autumn. Thanks, Destructoid.
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Suikoden Fan said:
or get a ps3 and use vidzone, which is free and so is the online gaming
Suikoden Fan said:
wait what? gold paying people still have ads bombarded at them?
“Gold users will have unlimited ad-supported access”
thats just how low ms are
Blerk said:
Er… that’s how low last.fm are, surely?
Suikoden Fan said:
being run a 360 though, so ms could do something about that
Armitage said:
You could until recently use last.fm on the PS3 browser, though it seems to not work now. Hopefully Sony will do another browser update sometime soon. And yep, VidZone is really good. It has a great selection, good variety of music, but they’re missing a lot of stuff as well. Still, that should continue to improve, they’re adding more each week.
Blerk said:
Microsoft give you something for free? Surely not?
Vidzone looks pretty good, actually. I’d not really paid it any attention at all before this week, but the last.fm thing sounds pretty rubbish in comparison.
Mike said:
Yeah, why wasn’t VidZone mentioned along with this article!
Blerk said:
Don’t! You’ll summon his ghost!
Armitage said:
That’s because of blatant bias, I believe. Corruption too, probably.
Suikoden Fan said:
@Blerk Microsoft give you something for free? Surely not?
you have a point there
frostquake said:
I have always been a gold member..but why are the Gold Memberships going down in price everywhere…is Microsoft going to be FREE but massive ads?? Oh wait I can’t stop laughing…but why all the Gold Memberships being sold from $27.00 to $49.00
Blerk said:
Well… Microsoft aren’t selling them any cheaper. If you buy them elsewhere you might get them for less.
Hakkiz said:
Well, I’m not really complaining. Vidzone is not available here and even Last.fm costs 3 euros per month on PC. If a Gold membership buys me “unlimited ad-supported access” to Last.fm I feel like getting more bang for my buck. It’s better than nothing.
Michael O'Connor said:
“or get a ps3 and use vidzone, which is free and so is the online gaming”
Vidzone is a mess to navigate though.
I know a better option. Just access LastFM on your PC for a 10th of the price!
endgame said:
3dollars, or euros, or pounds. u get to choose the method u pay. still, even 3 dollars for an online radio station is too much. there r so many other radio stations out there that offer good content for free. u just have to find them, that’s all.
Retroid said:
“even 3 dollars for an online radio station is too much”
Especially when you’re saving up for the rest of the keys on your keyboard.