Probably a stupid question about Xbox live but...

[Virtualogik]

Here we go:

Do we need to have a paid gold live account to be able to play the downlodable arcade games online or the online play comes with the price on those games (unlike their standard games... one of the major reason I don't buy more 360 games and can't wait for PS to develop a bit more their free online services... but that's another story..)

Not a big fan of "downloadable" games... but there's that Wing Commander game I'm interested in, and a few down the line... as long as online play is included!!

Thanks!

[Gabriel]

Here we go:

Do we need to have a paid gold live account to be able to play the downlodable arcade games online or the online play comes with the price on those games (unlike their standard games... one of the major reason I don't buy more 360 games and can't wait for PS to develop a bit more their free online services... but that's another story..)

Not a big fan of "downloadable" games... but there's that Wing Commander game I'm interested in, and a few down the line... as long as online play is included!!

Thanks!

You have to have a Gold account to play with people online.

[Virtualogik]

Really? So it's basically useless to buy a game like Wing Commander Arena if you're not a gold subscriber to their services?

This kind of info should be clearly visible when you buy... nothing like paying $10 for a "virtual" game and then end up noticing you can't really use it unless you subscribe to a $60 service...

Well.. Thanks!