For those who have not yet succumbed to the charms of Xbox Live , "that might make you switch to the dark side of force. In fact the system developed by Microsoft is in place for some time now, since the first Xbox . Live is for players who want to taste the joys of online gaming, racing against a "real" people, not against the computer AI and scripted. And indeed, experience exchange in the online game, the atmosphere is not the same, the magic happens, and you find yourself spending hours on maps to discuss the strategy to address, study the opponent, to take rouste monumental or to inflict severe too.
Beyond the game, Live is also to have MSN , therefore chat, recording on his computer a list of contacts, to see at any moment, what they play and with whom . It's also where you can download hundreds of free demos and video games, and soon as the United States can rent movies via the 360. Not to mention the Xbox Live Arcade where Each game is available in trial version and can be purchased in a suite for ten euros (800 Microsoft Points).
fair price, Xbox Live differs in 2 parts, the Silver and Gold . Simply put, the Gold can play online, while the Silver allows all else except online play. So, whatever the chosen subscription (60 euros per year for subscription Gold), we can do a lot of things about this Xbox Live. Namely, for an initial connection with his Gamertag one month subscription Xbox Live to Gold is free, which will test his appetite for online gaming! As we have seen, in addition to the subscription to Live, there is the micropayments, such as wallpapers (150 pts ), images of players (80 pts ) , maps multiplayer, new modes for games are a lot of things that are more or less expensive and where they will be reluctant to pay twice before blindly.
In the end, Xbox Live is a well-oiled system, which works perfectly, which fully justifies its price and where s not 't ever boredom. It suffices to note TODAY 'hui, the number of demos which are posted each week the games Xbox Live Arcade anthology recently as Double Dragon, Sonic , Street of Rage II, Uno , Carcassonne, Hexic and so on, so many choices that will appeal to hardened player as the player occasionally.
Regarding the implementation of Live, a ADSL connection is more than required, and a simple crossover cable type RJ 45 (included with the console) is sufficient. The modem must be in router mode , automatic settings and the console should recognize it, otherwise you must manually change the network information and there, it takes a bit about it a bit IP address , Nat ... etc..
Tomorrow we will have a keyboard on the joystick, the players PC will come on the Xbox Live, updates will chat privately to many, download high definition movie convinced me to service more that indispensable on the 360.
And finally Hitler banned from Live is to die laughing (no change for those who thought their console ...):