[quote name='Yanksfan']It is relevant when people are questioning the value of the service + the cost of storage versus the value they are receiving back. For those that spent significantly less for the cost of the service, it increases their returned value.
Not every post is to help you now. Discussion occurs and the scenario above was brought up. Relax.[/QUOTE]
i agree and while I have a few years free from IGN, I think the service would pay for itself multiple times over during the course of a year to justify even the full $50.
but nobody is locked into $50, you can always trade stuff in towards a card, wait for deals, etc. And they usually go for less than retail on Ebay, though you see this less and less as the service gets popular.