Customer Reviews
Xbox Live- Essential - By: D. Ian, 28 May 2008 
Personallly i always thought why buy an expensive Xbox 360 console if you're not going to purchase Xbox Live. I have a PS3 & can tell you that this is the best online service, you can message, private chat, video chat, recommend online content to friend & much much more. When playing a game on live its like unlocking the other half of that game & you reallly get you're £40 worth then. I would also recommend a microphone if you plan to game with friends.
Xbox live is a must have for you're 360!
Worth every penny - By: Aaron Mulholland, 28 May 2008 Gives you so much more than just the single player games. Lets you keep in contact with mates & great to communicate whilst playing a game. Worth the money, especiallly now with the extra chapters on GTA IV available only to Xbox live subscribers!
X Box live is the best on line service BUT DONT BUY HERE.... YET! - By: K. Lord, 25 Apr 2008 Yup alll who actuallly own / played / seen it in action know how much X Box live is!
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The best thing to happen to gaming - By: TGTS, 22 Apr 2008 The Xbox 360 is a great console in its own right, but times are changing, people no longer want to play Ai, mindless enemies that although thanks to new technology adapt themselves to your style, don't have the heart of a real player.
Xbox live changes that. Almost every game is accessible to Xbox live, you can talk to friends via msn or the headset that comes with the console, view other players profiles, chat to them online & view gamerscores.
Xbox live is a world of never ending gaming, where a game can never get old, because no game is alike.
If your worried about the cost, & thinking about a Playstation 3, due to its free internet, consider this, not only does the Xbox get great online games such as halo 3 & Gears of war exclusive. But it gets new maps & new online updates before anyone else, take a good example, Calll of Duty 4. New map packs have been released 21 days before the PS3.
But the fun doesn't stop their, your profile, offering the innovative gamerscore / achievements compares you to your friends in a new & different format. Gamertags & pictures can be bought fro the Xbox marketplace, along side HD ready films & new games.
Although, as with every service there are good points, there are some bad ones too, the market place only runs on a currency known as Microsoft points, forcing you to buy a certain amount as opposed to simply paying for your item.
Your money not only goes towards alll this, but Microsoft run there own gaming services, unlike ps3 sports titles such as EA, this means the games always run smoothly, whilst ps3 servers, which are free to pay often lag & sometimes it is impossible to get a game, because Sony don't run their own services, & big companies don't want to lose money...
In short, Xbox live is an amazing online feat, offering you everything you could ever need for any type of gamer. Join the online revolution.
A Necessary Evil - By: Honorius, 14 Mar 2008 
Was a pain from beging to end. I kept getting error messages & when i went to micriosoft for help the advised me that i should create a new accout as the system was refusing to update my old one thus costlin me my gamescore & achivements. eventualy my account did update but a had to get up in the middle of the night when fewer people were using the service to do so
