Xbox Live - It's another world

Advantages: Superb experience
Disadvantages: Its not free

...keeps me gripped to the online service for hours. Additional content If you have a gold membership, you are able to download game addons such as extra outfits, cars, golf courses etc. Some of this content will be made available to Silver members but Gold members will get this option a good deal quicker. Also, some content may only be made available to Gold members (this content is usually just for features relating to online play). As a Gold member, you can also download exclusive game demos, trailers and movies, most of them now coming in full 1080 HD. It is worth noting that most of this extra content, with the exception of the demos and trailers is not free. You will need to purchase Microsoft Points if you wish to download any add ons. Xbox Live Parties A party is in effect a large voice chat room where you can invite...

craggybuk 01.01.1970 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Official Xbox 360 - Xbox Live Gold Membership Card

Microsoft Points - Worth It?

Advantages: Huge Amounts of Content
Disadvantages: Expensive

...can buy Microsoft Points in 1200, 1600, 2100 and 4200. You can also purchase a 500 Points Card from Microsoft, but not from anywhere else. Personally I buy a 4200 Points Card twice a year. I do this not because of any financial reason, just simply because 8400 points will happily last a year with the amount of content I purchase. Assuming that you pay £25 for a 4200 card, £50 is a lot to pay a year, on top of the Xbox Live Gold Subscription which is £40 for thirteen months, you are paying roughly £90 to play a console that already costs £200! This is a lot, nobody can deny that, but you have to put it into perspective. I am a seventeen boy, so spent a lot of time on my Xbox, some may say too much time... This means that for me, the cost is worth it, for a more casual gamer I would recommend buying a lower value of Points Card because you...

EwDs 01.01.1970 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Xbox LIVE 4200 Points Card

Micro$oft Points - Im still 50/50 here

Advantages: Loads of content to keep you playing for hours
Disadvantages: Very expensive, odd number of points spare

...time you even change your Live name, it will cost you a bomb, and you will then need to buy more MS Points just to use the ones you have left on your account!! >> What you can redeem Conclusion...

FORCE6 01.01.1970 · Read review
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Review of Microsoft Xbox LIVE 4200 Points Card