Microsoft has finally announced the long sought goal Xbox gamers in the region were after. Xbox Live will be officially launching in the UAE and KSA on October 23rd.
Finally residents of the region will be able to enjoy on-demand content and other services provided by Xbox Live. We will be able to download games straight from the on-demand service without using any loopholes. This is a huge step forward especially since Microsoft has been trying to turn the Xbox into not only a gaming platform, but an entertainment platform as well.
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.
Too late.
Its just news, nothing else is intended from this piece. If it concerns you, good, if not, move on.
What about people who are in the Middle East but not in UAE or KSA ?!