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Microsoft Corp. today announced that the next generation of online multiplayer gaming service Xbox Live ® will be available in North America on the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system starting this holiday. In addition to the free Xbox Live Silver membership available to every Xbox 360 owner, for only $49.99 ( U.S. ) or $79.99 (CDN)* gamers can amplify their gaming experience with a 12-month Xbox Live Gold membership. Gamers looking for a truly engaging and immersive online multiplayer experience can pick up one of the Xbox Live Premium Gold Packs, which include the new Xbox 360 Headset, Xbox Live Arcade games, Microsoft ® Points for use in Xbox Live Marketplace, and mail-in rebates for up to $20 (U.S.) off any Xbox 360 game.

Microsoft also today announced that credit cards will no longer be required to create an account on Xbox Live for Xbox 360, removing one of the biggest barriers to entry. Gamers can purchase 12-month Xbox Live subscription cards via cash or other payment methods at any participating retail store. Subscriptions will also be available for purchase by credit card in one-month, three-month and 12-month increments through the Xbox Live Dashboard.

The next generation of Xbox Live will be offered to gamers through two levels of service. Xbox Live Silver is a free level of the service offered to all who own an Xbox 360 system, a high-speed Internet connection, and a memory unit or a hard drive. The Xbox Live Gold membership delivers the full Xbox Live premium online experience annually for $49.99 (U.S.)/$79.99 (CDN),* which averages to a little more than $4 a month ( U.S. ). The Xbox Live offers include the following:

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Darth Sidious

This Premium Gold Pack seems a little inconsistent. Chances are, anyone interested in this would have purchased the premium console package which includes the Xbox Live headset... so why bundle another headset with the Premium Live Pack?



I suppose this means there will be a higher number of annoying kids online. Great...

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XBS Jason

I think the premium gold pack is for people that, lets say got a regular xbox 360 as a gift.

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Dub

So this mean when you buy a 360 you get live for free ? with the siler membership?

why would you need the credit card

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Col Blair

You would not need a credit card if you want to upgrade to gold just go buy a card. Sort of like a pre-paid cellar phone card. You just enter the number in the dashboard and then each year bu another card. I think they are doing the right thing. I do question the need for another headset as well but it's not expensive I mean 4 bucks a month ain't bad.

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Darth Sidious

I think you get a month's worth of Gold for free with the 360 pemium package, after that you probably just top it up with one of those pre-paid cards that Col Blair mentioned.

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roughneck0101

so will the current head set work with the 360?

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Darth Sidious

I'm not sure if the new controller can accept the old adapter with the volume control.

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Col Blair

The current headset if it work would plug into the Jack on the 360 controller since it has it's own volune control ne need for the old communicator. I would say from the time I had playing the 360 it looks the same. We all know MS is smart and if they can change the jack a bit too make us buy new headsets they would. I now the new ones are better but I would miss my Halo 2 headset. But either way I guess we will have to try thing that how I fouund certain headsets made for Cel phones worked by just trying them.

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XBS Jason

Pretty sure any 2.5mm jack will work, Rich you have held the controller, what type of Jack is it?

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