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http://xbox.ign.com/articles/513/513...html?fromint=1

Originally Posted by Douglass C. Perry @ IGN

When asked about the conflicts, namely finances, server control, and data, [M$' Robbie] Bach said that really, in the end, the biggest differences really came down to hosting. "And you know what we learned? Gamers don't care which server the games are housed on. That was an original issue, and we worked it out."

[EA's] Cameron Ferroni elaborated: "The Microsoft servers are complicated, but essentially they are interwoven with the EA servers, so that after two major things are taken care of -- authentication and security, which takes placer in Microsoft servers -- gamers will play on EA servers afterward. The process is complicated."

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Microsoft and EA, however, mentioned the possibility of EA experimenting with addition charges on Xbox Live. EA's Chip Lang explained. "This is all new for us, so there will be a learning process. We will experiment with different strategies for charging, starting this fall in these EA games. NCAA and Madden will have some sort of charge fee, but honestly, we're going to see how people react, and what works and what doesn't. Maybe gamers can download exclusive skins or extra characters or special things they couldn't get in the game proper -- dedicated and exclusive content. We'll see."