Xbox Live

It took me quite a while of owning an X-Box 360 before I decided to go ahead and try out the live feature. Unfortunately using the Silver membership feature with just a memory unit wasn't very user friendly as all I could do was download content which I didn't have enough room to store and ultimately and inevitable I signed up for a Gold membership. Primarily, so that I could play Call Of Duty 5: World At Wor like everyone else. The signing up process was simple enough and I went through it all online. However, the X-Box Live website does contain a lot of flash and tends to load very slowly and crash a lot of the time which is a bit inconvenient. I was ...  Read the complete review

Xbox Live is a subscription-based service that lets you play compatible Xbox 360 games with people anywhere around the world. To get any type of membership however you will have to connect your Xbox to your router either by Ethernet cable, or by buying a (frankly overpriced) Wireless adaptor. There is also a rumour of a wireless adaptor with a larger range. Xbox live comes in two forms. A 'Silver Membership', which is free and allows you to interact with other users in the form of messaging and chatting, to create an online Avatar using simple creation tools and allows you to show off all of your achievements. A 'Gold Membership' is a premium membership in ...  Read the complete review

If you have never tried Xbox Live before, or even if you have in the past. It is definitely time to try it now. At only £40 a year you unleash the other half of your Xbox experience. If you have a internet connection and multiplayer orientated games, then its a shame not too as you are missing out on a large bulk of the game. Also most new games come with a 48 hour trial code. The setup of Xbox Live is fairly straight forward. If all the connections are ok then you can connect to an Xbox Live Silver membership, (you will have to purchase Xbox Live Gold in order to use multiplayer functions in games, amongst others). If you do purchase a gold ...  Read the complete review

Xbox Live is the online gaming world in use with the Xbox 360. It is the equivalent of the Playstation Network on the Playstation 3. The first thing that people think when they hear about Xbox Live is "Why do you have to pay for it?". People may lean towards getting a Playstation 3 due to the online mode being completely free, however, Xbox Live doesn't cost for no reason whatsoever. The online world in the Xbox is fantastic overall. It's very easy to use and the presentation is great. When actually playing online games, most games fail to lag at all, and if they were to, it would almost certainly be down to the game not using the Xbox ...  Read the complete review

Xbox Live is the name given to the online services for the Xbox and the Xbox 360. It comes in two distinct flavours: Silver - which allows downloads of most marketplace items, most game expansions, and most chat features, whilst also allowing you to hold a gamertag. Gold - which opens up some premium downloads and allows online play whilst at the same time offering all the features of silver. The other difference is that gold membership costs either £5 a month or £40 for the year. Silver membership is fairly standard and doesn't really feel like much. It's kind of equivalent to being able to sit on your computer and potter around at the ...  Read the complete review