mygamertalk.com - I have been an Xbox Live gamer since day one. Now you can laugh at me at for paying 50 bucks a year for something that has been free on other systems, but it sure as hell has been worth it. From all the friends I have made, to the countless hours of doing clan matches, I wouldn’t trade those memories for anything. But that left me thinking. While Xbox Live has changed the way I play and enjoy my games, how has it changed gaming as a whole?
Online multiplayer is back for 11 more games thanks to Insignia's XBL 1.0 replacement service running on Original Xbox consoles and the Xemu emulator on PC. Multiplayer, voice chat, leaderboards, etc. have been a monthly addition for many games from Xbox's past library thank to the team at Insignia.live! The 11 new games are now playable online once again after 13+ years.
Booo!! I was hoping that was Rainbow Six: Black Arrow...Boo!! again. I thought this coming to Xbox. I don't even read it I was so excited.
Has everyone completely forgotten Blinx?
Microsoft never could maintain a longrunning decent 3D platformers series of their own
Not sure if it was Xbox only back in the day but I'd love a current gen jet set radio!
Without a doubt, one of our highlights from EGX Rezzed 2016 was Table Top Racing. It was almost a classic love tale…”As soon as we locked eyes… (enter mushy crap here…)” – We think you get the picture. It just reminded us of a time where gaming was much less complicated and way more colourful, however at the time the game was only due to be released on the PS4… That’s not a bad thing. It just mean’t that being my primary console of choice is Xbox One, we wouldn’t get to play this any time soon as the majority of my games and friends reside in the Microsoft ecosystem – so when we got word this was getting a release on Xbox One, we immediately put our hands up and said “Yes, Please!”.
Paying to go online.. who ever heard of such a rediculous thing... oh wait.
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5. Competitive Gaming: Done first, ages ago, on the PC. Ladders and tournaments galore.
4. Achievements: OK, I'll give you that one, but doesn't concern me much since I play games to have fun and not "whore" achievements.
3. Friends List: Guess, he hasn't heard of X-fire or other similar PC apps.
2. Matchmaking: I'll take dedicated servers over laggy matchmaking any day.
1. Downloadable Content: Again, done first on the PC. Mods and maps have been done well before the first Xbox was even created. Oh, and by the way, they were all free.
So, how exactly has Xbox Live "changed gaming as we know it". A better title would have been "5 Ways Xbox Live Has Changed Console Gaming". Then, I would have cut the author some slack and he would have a much better argument.
It kick-started online gaming on consoles, and is definitely a USP for the 360.
Title should be "5 Ways Xbox Live has changed CONSOLE gaming as we know it."
If they made XBL free it would be the undisputed champion of online gaming networks, but its not so steam takes the cake because this cake is not a lie.
EDIT: Didn't notice Agent-86 already said it.
The only thing Xbox Live changed was playing online for free.