Online gaming was trash on consoles before Microsoft. People willingly paid because the service was worth it. The money they made let them invest in the cloud to further improve online experiences. Sony and Nintendo HAD to charge in order to improve their services and offer the features people wanted.online gaming was free before microsoft too. And dlc(expainsion packs back in the day) say for instace star craft brood war was worth it.
That has nothing to do with MicrosoftIn the 360 era you were paying 15$ for 4 maps in cod lmao