Xbox Network

Xbox Network
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Developer	Microsoft
Type	Online service
Launch date	November 15, 2002
Last Updated	2024
Platform	Xbox (2002–2010); Xbox 360; Xbox One ; Xbox Series X and Series S; Windows XP to Windows 7 (as Games for Windows – Live); Windows 8 onwards (full integration); Windows Phone
Status	Active
Members	120 million
Website	www.xbox.com/live/

Xbox Network (formerly known as Xbox LIVE^[2]) is the online gaming service created by Microsoft for the Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X. It costs about $50 USD per year (in America) and has over 31 million subscribers as of 2013.^[3] There are two versions of Xbox Live; Xbox Game Pass Core (formerly Gold) and Free. Free allows an online 'friends list' and downloads, but does not allow users to play games against other people online. Game Pass Core is the same as Free, but with the addition of online gaming and a free select library of games with a cost of $50/£40 a year. Subscribers can pay with a credit card or by special cards which are bought in shops and enter the codes online.

Microsoft Points

Microsoft Points or MS points was the previous currency of Xbox Live. In 2013 they changed it to actual currency such as Dollars or Euros. On Xbox Live you can buy many things ranging from movies to games to DLC. You can buy full games on Xbox 360 and Xbox One or Xbox Live Arcade games.