Traditionally, Xbox Live multiplayer access is barred to those with free Silver accounts, restricted only to those that have paid for or redeemed a Gold-level membership.
Microsoft stressed that the promotion only applies to those playing Grand Theft Auto IV or the downlodable Lost and Damned expansion, which requires the GTA IV disc to play.
One of two promised Xbox 360-exclusive downloadable episodes for Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto IV, The Lost and Damned hits on February 17, priced at $20.
I pay for the whole package, and I have yet to have an online experience that's as easy to use as XBL.
That's it, shut it down. GameFly, just pull the plug on this already.
I think the pay to play adds a level of control to the whole thing. MS has some recourse for banning asshats and cheater...