Advantages: Great Fun! Disadvantages: Expensive compared to the PS3 which is free
What is it?
This membership allows users to play online and against all the many other gamers worldwide. You are able to connect with them and challenge them!
Getting the membership also allows users to download add ons, trailers and demos for any game.
You are able to stay connected and play an of your friends
My Experience
I found that buying the gold membership opened up my opportunities on the xbox. I was able to play a wider range of games and people. I rarely suffered from any technical difficulties while online, and any that i did suffer from were easily repaired. Personally i think the Membership is a great buy and is worth every penny. Anyone with £40 who doesnt have Xbox Live Gold should go and purchase it ...
Advantages: Multiplayer gaming Disadvantages: Can meet some unpleasant people online, but they can be easily avoided.
For anybody with an Xbox 360, this is a must have! This allows members to be part of an online community and create their own Gamertag and Gamer Profile. Xbox LIVE members will be able to send and receive text and voice messages and host or join chats and parties with friends. Xbox LIVE Marketplace is the perfect download centre for additional game content such as trailers and demos. Xbox LIVE Arcade games are also available to download directly to their Xbox 360.
Xbox LIVE Gold Membership also features access to multiplayer experiences. This includes online multiplayer gaming, therefore making the whole experience much more enjoyable.
So overall, a must have for any Xbox 360 user.
Note: some games do not enable online multiplayer gaming, but most new games do enable this feature. ...
Advantages: the best online community ever! Disadvantages: the playstation 3 is free for online play
On purchasing an xbox 360 console you are given a free months xbox live gold membership which can be used once for each xbox live account that is created. However this of course only lasts for a month and after that initial month I was hooked and since then have bought and year's membership and love to play online with my friends over xbox live all the time!
What is Gold Membership?:
When you create an xbox live account on your xbox 360 there are several different things you have to do. You at first have to input your email address and password in order to verify the account. You then get to choose a gamertag to have - this is your special unique gaming name that you will be recognised as while playing on xbox live - mine is magicman142.
The final section on signing up is to choose the type of membership you want:
- Silver ...
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