Xbox Live
Xbox live is an online service, available for multiple and digital gaming. This service is for all the Xbox users, which is created by Micsrosoft Corporation. Right now, Xbox is one and only gaming service, which offers free of cost multiplayer gaming facilites to the users. Initially this service was availbale for the Xbox users in the year of 2002, but later on its version was updated and this online service available on consoles was also introduced for Xbox 360 , in the year of 2005. Microsoft Corporation, the creator of this multiplayer online gaming service has made sure the convenience of user, in terms of the accessibility of this service and for this purpose such features has been added up in Xbox live that the service is now available and accessible for all the Windows computers.
Microsoft is trying to bring innovative changes in this service and is planning to introduce a new and unique concept of Live Anywhere. For this purpose, Microsoft will try to make this facility available for handheld and mobile users.
The original piece of Xbox was developed by Microsoft, which actually brought in tremendous developments in the world of gaming consoles. The scope and demand of online gaming was basically expanded and widened because of the creation and introduction of Sega.
In the year of 1999, Dreamcast was one of the most amazing video game consoles, which was introduced to the gamers. This console was supported by the facility of online gaming, but at that point of time, broadband was not widely adopted and this is the reason, why this console came with a dial-up modem, but broadband adapter supported the version, which was introduced later, which was also not widely available.
Even in this console, the facilities of downloading content available, but due to the limitation of the narrowband and because of the limited size of memory card, the size and capacity of downloadable content was quite limited, but later on, significant improvements and innovations were brought in the Xbox. Microsoft introduced this console along with the facility of various functions including increased downloadable contents, voice communication, availability of maps, challenges and a number of other features in the games.
Microsoft claimed on January 6, 2009 that "Xbox Live" has reached more than 17 million members. Robbie Bach, the president of Microsoft Entertainment and Devices has claimed that Xbox Live has beaten the record of its rivals. Bach has said to the investor.com that Xbox Live has acted just like a differentiator for his company. The online service of Xbox Live is far better than the rivals of Microsoft because of the exclusive downloadable content for GTA IV. The exclusive servers of Xbox Live are based in Seattle, Washington and some its servers are also in Quincy and Yakima, Washington.
The exclusive features, which make Xbox Live different and unique from its rivals, include the facility of live chat with around six people at a time, while you are playing games, listening to music or are watching a video. In this way, the existing video and voice chat of Xbox Live. An update was brought on 4th December 2007, which introduced the facility of Windows Live Messenger on Xbox Live in which accounts for children of 13 or above 13 years of age.
The current features of Xbox live make it highly demanding and appealing for the gamers. This service provides an integration of Windows Live Messenger, video chat, a bio section, in which users can enlist their personal information and can add their favorite URL’s, Family settings are also available in this service, which means that parents can put limitations on the use of the service by their kids and there are other efficient features as well, which makes this console such a big hit.
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