Different Xbox Live Subscription Levels

[Justin Buser]

We all know that Xbox Live for the Xbox360 will feature 2 different levels of subscription. Here they are outlined below:

2 types of Xbox Live:
Xbox Live Silver (no subscription required)
Xbox Live Gold (subscription benefits)

Features for Gold service
* Also for Silver
# Also for Offline

- Seamless transition to Xbox Live account from Xbox to Xbox 360
- Access to MMOs (additional fees may apply) *
- Free Xbox Live weekends *
- Multiplayer online gameplay
- Avatar for gamer profile * #
- Motto for gamer profile * #
- Personalized look for Xbox System Guide * #
- Offline achievments * #
- Online achievements *
- Access to other players’ Gamer cards via Live *
- Cumulative gamer score * #
- Location/language profile * #
- Reputation *
- Enahnced matchmaking using above
- Skill level matchmaking
- Gameplay style profile (casual, competitive, etc.)
- Recent players list *
- Free and premium download game content *
- Free and premium downloadable movies, music, tv *
- Downloadable demos/trailers *
- Microtransactions *
- Custom playlist in every game * #
- Play music from portable devices * #
- View images from digital camera * #
- Strem media from Windows XP * #
- Interactive screen savers * #
- Track info for CDs * #
- Communication with voice, video or text *

[Richmond]

Hmmm, doesn't seem like Gold service users get that much more than the free Silver users at this stage...

[sketchynetwk]

I think it would be good if they had some kind of abuse leveling system where each user has the option to report people who are being abusive, if that users abuse level is too high they get a warning, then a months ban, then a year ban, then a full lifetime ban...tht way you wouldnt have as many stupid fools messing it up for others.

[bennyboo03]

yea ill go with silver only propably

[pApA SmerF01]

yea ill go with silver only propably

silver is only like a weekends thing....it's like that hbo free trial subscription thing that everyone got years ago...

i'm getting gold. i don't care about 50 or 60 bucks a year.

video chat, my friend wants me to teach her guitar and she lives in sc....it's perfect.

[bennyboo03]

well fr me, its cuz i will play mostly on the weekends. thats y

[pApA SmerF01]

well fr me, its cuz i will play mostly on the weekends. thats y

good times bro, good times.

i'm going gold all the way, cuz i play 5+ hours a day as it is.....sadly enough and i still have enough time for full time work and full time college and a girl friend or 2

[bennyboo03]

5 hours! i might do that somtimes

[pApA SmerF01]

5 hours! i might do that somtimes

man, i train people on h2, sometimes i wind up playing like 10 hours....

[bennyboo03]

hmmm my cuz plays it alllloooottt

[pApA SmerF01]

We all know that Xbox Live for the Xbox360 will feature 2 different levels of subscription. Here they are outlined below:

2 types of Xbox Live:
Xbox Live Silver (no subscription required)
Xbox Live Gold (subscription benefits)

Features for Gold service
* Also for Silver
# Also for Offline

- Seamless transition to Xbox Live account from Xbox to Xbox 360
- Access to MMOs (additional fees may apply) *
- Free Xbox Live weekends *
- Multiplayer online gameplay
- Avatar for gamer profile * #
- Motto for gamer profile * #
- Personalized look for Xbox System Guide * #
- Offline achievments * #
- Online achievements *
- Access to other players’ Gamer cards via Live *
- Cumulative gamer score * #
- Location/language profile * #
- Reputation *
- Enahnced matchmaking using above
- Skill level matchmaking
- Gameplay style profile (casual, competitive, etc.)
- Recent players list *
- Free and premium download game content *
- Free and premium downloadable movies, music, tv *
- Downloadable demos/trailers *
- Microtransactions *
- Custom playlist in every game * #
- Play music from portable devices * #
- View images from digital camera * #
- Strem media from Windows XP * #
- Interactive screen savers * #
- Track info for CDs * #
- Communication with voice, video or text *

thanks, matt for posting the features. i have been looking for that for a while now to show some of my friends.

there'll be more features announced later on though, i suspect.

[bennyboo03]

lol there is only 5 things that gold has that silver doesnt lol. but som are pretty big things though

[Grindstone]

Perhaps the biggest being able to play whenever, instead of weekends.

My question is; since I already have XBL, will I get the option to change my gamertag with the Xbox 360? I suspect that I will not be able to, but if anyone has heard anything, feel free to enlighten me.

[bennyboo03]

yea, i think that u wont be able to change it. it might not let u cuz MS and other players might want to keep track of wat ur doin. like i heard, people can do complaints fr language or hateness torward others, or fr wat people show or do on their webcam

[Superior Grant]

so does this mean all live games will have a simmilar set up to that of Halo 2's - which is brilliant

I'm not a big fan of halo2 but its so much easier to paly on live than any other game

[pApA SmerF01]

so does this mean all live games will have a simmilar set up to that of Halo 2's - which is brilliant

I'm not a big fan of halo2 but its so much easier to paly on live than any other game

i'm thinking so, or at least, maybe it'll already be set up like that, with the gamercard being able to access that across the boards on games.

[AXE EATER]

im getting gold its just around $50 a year (i hope) and by the screenshot things it looks ohhh sooo good :elefant:

p.s. matt thanks for the informative details

[Father Campfire]

personally i think that silver service should only get 1 weekend a month for free play, as those of us on the gold service are gonna loose out on this free service if say it was every or every 2 weekends a month.

[Superior Grant]

personally i think that silver service should only get 1 weekend a month for free play, as those of us on the gold service are gonna loose out on this free service if say it was every or every 2 weekends a month.


i dont even think theyd get that much. itll be rare i think, just special promotions. maybe like halo 3 release and stuff like that

[JAdlon85]

The only major thing that you get with Gold that you don't get with Silver is Multiplayer Online Gameplay and that is the one thing that Xbox live is mostly for Playing against other people so when I get a 360 I'm going to get a High Speed Internet Connection and then hook my 360 to it so I can use Xbox Live and I'm going to get the Gold Service so I can actually compete against other people and do all the other cool stuff that the new Xbox Live offers.

[POPO21]

buy gold. you cannot play halo3 or any game online with silver wtf that realy dumb

[Blank]

buy gold. you cannot play halo3 or any game online with silver wtf that realy dumb

You pay for good service. It's not dumb at all.

[Daniel]

You pay for good service. It's not dumb at all.

Exactly if you want something great in life you have to pay.

[Asylum_Man]

ohh mann i want to be ready for the power that xbox 360 has but with all the info im getting right now i dont think i am

[chubbs45]

I think it would be good if they had some kind of abuse leveling system where each user has the option to report people who are being abusive, if that users abuse level is too high they get a warning, then a months ban, then a year ban, then a full lifetime ban...tht way you wouldnt have as many stupid fools messing it up for others.

they have the reputation system, which is kind ofwhat your looking for, instead of getting stuck with fool that always derank or whatever and just **** around, they are going to match bad rep people with other bad rep people, it inst just based on level anymore, so dont worry youll be matched with good rep people so you dont have to deal with the jackasses anymore