4 Xbox Live
In the highly competitive and cutthroat world of video game consoles, what ultimately has kept consoles such as the Xbox alive and popular is the ability for gamers to get online and play games with others the world over. Xbox Live not only allows gamers to connect and play against one another in a variety of gaming environments but also gives the user access to chat rooms, ratings systems, instant messaging, video chat, and a plethora of online content from movie trailers to game demos.
This chapter takes a look at the Xbox Live environment and its various capabilities as they apply to the average Xbox 360 user as well as the online aficionado. Whether you just want to go online and play a little Call of Duty 3 against a few friends ...
Get The Xbox 360 Pocket Guide now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.