Now that Microsoft has established a set of policies that are identical to Playstation 4′s DRM and Used game policy, we can now begin to compare and highlight features that stand out for each console. It is hard to argue with the fact that Xbox Live has been a very popular service for millions of gamers throughout the years.
The service that moved a connected community forward is getting a lot better with the next gen Xbox One.
The Xbox 360 launched in North America 18 years ago, and is now officially old enough to buy you a drink in Europe.
Great platform, and many of its games (not bc) still hold up well to this day. Like the PS3, I keep a 360 hooked up for those games you can't play any other way.
The last gasp of greatness from XBox, you are missed, except the RROD that was lame, but amazing exclusives until the Kinect dropped.
I really enjoyed my X360, some great exclusives on it. Used to play the shit out ot Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey, two masterpieces
It's been 20 years to the day since Xbox Live brought online play to consoles.
I remember when Live turned five and they had special edition controllers made and everything. Kind of wished they would do that again for the 20th.
Happy Birthday. OG XBL (and later 360 XBL) really revolutionized online gaming on console.
Never understood the obsession with live...but I was gaming online on PC so not sure too much of what live did that the PlayStation didn't.
Today would of been the perfect day to drop halo 2 the original bc version free on gwg.... If only
Xbox Live 1.0, the first instance of online servers for the original Xbox, is set to return via Insignia, a free third-party service that's currently compatible with 20 titles, such as Call of Duty: Finest Hour and Counter-Strike.
This is where Microsoft can really shine. They've been ahead of the curve traditionally when it comes to the online gaming arena and with 300k servers and more dedicated servers, if they do keep their promise, the X1 can quickly become the online gamer's console of choice.
But Sony are definitely not the dinosaurs they once were when it came to online playand whilst rthey might not have the deep pockets Microsoft have, they have the mikes of Mike Cerny at the helm who will no doubt be pushing for improvements online too.
It's too early to tell which one will be better in terms of the service. Only upon the consoles release will we be able to gauge the merits of both systems.
Will Xbox 360 players be able to play with Xbox One players in multiplayer?
Hell, if it's not already a Multi Platform game. Everything else is exclusive to Sony that's most popular. That and Sony has Destiny and Watch_Dogs exclusive content which is multi play... Share button, free cross game chat now... The Xbox people should be be happy Sony forced MS to pull it's DRM and 24hr online. Otherwise, the X1 would have been a super flop.
At 1:16 he says you can go watch tv. I busted out laughing thinking yep XBox One.