Xbox Live details: Silver, Gold, Premium Gold features and pricing

120 Comments

1. Sep 30, 2005 @ 8:51 am

   aaron Said,

   will you be able to transfer a live account from the xbox to the 360

2. Oct 20, 2005 @ 7:40 am

   Bill Cosby Said,

   Xbox 360 rules. YAYAYAYAYAY!!!!! I’m getting the gold.

3. Oct 26, 2005 @ 6:04 am

   i have the same question as aaron. i just renewed my xbox subscrption. do i have to get a new one for 360? email me at dreux258@hotmail.com thanks Said,

   i have the same question as aaron. i just renewed my xbox subscrption. do i have to get a new one for 360? email me at dreux258@hotmail.com thanks

4. Oct 28, 2005 @ 8:41 am

   ryan alexander Said,

   what broadband do you need

5. Oct 30, 2005 @ 12:39 am

   jim carrey Said,

   Its gay how u cant play games with silver package. microsoft would get more poeple playing xbox live games if it were free. i thoguht it was free. mic […] more

6. Oct 30, 2005 @ 4:05 pm

   joe stern Said,

   I agree with whoever jim carrey is. ps3 will now have an edge on the xbox.

7. Nov 6, 2005 @ 7:28 pm

   sentrythreat Said,

   im gettin confused about all these versions of the 360. Wich version would be the best to buy if I wanted to play live?

8. Nov 11, 2005 @ 11:38 am

   Kyle Koopman Said,

   For xbox 360 , with the silver / gold / premmium gold Ive heard you can map maps , weapons , character skins for “Community Content Download” Is thi […] more

9. Nov 13, 2005 @ 2:49 pm

   Sonny Said,

   It is really stupid aint it how that the silver members arent alloowed to play because i can only get silver and it is really harsh on us silver membe […] more

10. Nov 15, 2005 @ 5:38 pm

    xbox live Said,

    yes you will be able to transfer your existing acount to your new xbox live all you will have to do is go to account recovery on ur xbox 360

11. Nov 17, 2005 @ 11:36 pm

    Then cry Said,

    Your families too poor to cough up 50$?, Either way they need to pay to keep up servers, if it was all free they wouldnt BOTHER with new maps cause ei […] more

12. Nov 27, 2005 @ 11:00 pm

    lajzainc87 Said,

    how do i transfer my old xbox account to the 360?

13. Dec 16, 2005 @ 2:17 pm

    googled u Said,

    Ok i went ot account recovery and put all of my info in for live and i still couldn’t transfer my account… What the hell am i supposed to do to get […] more

14. Dec 22, 2005 @ 10:18 am

    adam delaney Said,

    How do you pay for the gold and set up your xbox 360 live. Do you pay in a shop or on the TV. Can you use any credit cards to pay or do you have to ge […] more

15. Dec 22, 2005 @ 10:19 am

    adam delaney Said,

    y dont the people who made live make it 1 server istead of silver, gold and premium gold? Its stupid and confusing.

16. Dec 22, 2005 @ 10:21 am

    adam delaney Said,

    im getting an xbox 360 an gold package. I need to no how to set up the account, can any1 help me?

17. Dec 28, 2005 @ 3:11 pm

    captain levi Said,

    ok listen up if you get silver pacage you get 1 month free ,so when the times up every one is gona be begging there parents to get it, thats that. an […] more

18. Jan 2, 2006 @ 8:34 pm

    TRL1027 Said,

    Just a way for Microsoft to leech more money out of us poor customers.

19. Feb 13, 2006 @ 10:22 am

    Bailleon Said,

    hey umm i have silver and i can play games online but above it says u can only watch i play on live everyday so is this a mistake or what????

20. Feb 18, 2006 @ 1:27 pm

    box dude 101 Said,

    i just bought a x box 360 and i got gold as well i conected the lead to my comp and it says that the ip address of my computers wrong and it wont let […] more

21. Mar 25, 2006 @ 10:53 pm

    Angry Scott Said,

    man i was getting excited but now i know i have to pay to play online via xbox 360. man i’m angry is there any chance they will change this.

22. Apr 6, 2006 @ 1:56 pm

    kidding?? Said,

    Are you people kidding? You’re angry because u dont get a feature that you’ve always had to pay for free? Microsoft trying to leach money from custome […] more

23. Apr 15, 2006 @ 9:07 pm

    WiseMan99 Said,

    Okay, if you have the normal xbox live on the old system and you buy the 360 you can use your old xbox live on the 360 for free. All you have to do is […] more

24. Apr 27, 2006 @ 7:08 pm

    I love me Said,

    Hey so if you have xbox live and silver thingy u still cant play online with others?

25. May 14, 2006 @ 7:27 am

    voodoo Said,

    For silver membership is it for life time or is there a limit? that the question that is bugging me all around my head.

26. May 23, 2006 @ 5:32 pm

    Saintanity Said,

    do i have to make an xbox 360 online account to go to account recovery??????

27. Jun 19, 2006 @ 5:55 pm

    I Know! Said,

    You guys should gorget Xbox live and download XBConnect. Search it n Google and download it. It’s totally free. I use it all the time!

28. Nov 22, 2006 @ 7:55 pm

    rookies6 Said,

    I’d like to ransferr my xbox1 live gamertag to my xbox360 and use it without any confusion and easy. Thank You!

29. Dec 18, 2006 @ 6:59 am

    king Said,

    can you download new roster updates with silver

30. Dec 21, 2006 @ 10:19 am

    Mufc Ross Said,

    by the way, my pc is down stairs and my xbox 360 is upstairs, how would i get live on it, but i dont want to get the wireless thing to its too much m […] more

31. Dec 26, 2006 @ 10:15 pm

    Free Lover Said,

    Meh, I wonder how long it will take for them to make this free… if they never make this free then… that sucks, I also hope they don’t make anymore […] more

32. Dec 28, 2006 @ 10:10 pm

    rader miles Said,

    how do you transfer xbox live to xbox 360?

33. Jan 20, 2007 @ 1:26 pm

    heartagram Said,

    this blows.. you already have to pay 100 bucks to get the adapter and than pay monthly for playing online?? xbox live should be for free.. otherwise e […] more

34. Jan 21, 2007 @ 12:48 pm

    meanmachine885 Said,

    ive got 1 xbox live account do you have to buy another axccount 2 have 2 playin on the same console or can u jus crete 1

35. Feb 8, 2007 @ 5:32 am

    Leroy Said,

    are you people serious? The Original xbox live had to be bought and you paid alot less for the original xbox but now that you’ve paid 300-400 dollars […] more

36. Feb 8, 2007 @ 10:37 pm

    jake Said,

    if anyone has a card code for xbox live on the 360, could you email it to me? my email is jcalenda@gmail.com, I havent had a chance to get much money […] more

37. Feb 20, 2007 @ 2:58 pm

    aron Said,

    Do you need to play on computer for xbconnect

38. Apr 1, 2007 @ 2:51 pm

    confused guy Said,

    k, so i got the free 1 month silver thing with my xbox package, but i don’t know how to activate it. where is the code or something like that. i don […] more

39. Apr 3, 2007 @ 6:45 pm

    Carlos Said,

    does anyone know where i can find a Xbox live subscription for 3 months for the original xbox? cuz i have been looking at target, best buy, and gamest […] more

40. Apr 14, 2007 @ 10:15 am

    important question Said,

    ok…i have read a few questions and answers…but non of these are asking my question… What do i need for xbox live if my computer is downstairs a […] more

41. Apr 15, 2007 @ 4:33 pm

    jay_naruto Said,

    ya x360 rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oblivion rocks

42. Apr 17, 2007 @ 6:06 pm

    Microsuck Said,

    Agh im so frustrated, it took me 4 phonecalls to tech supports around the world to get my account downgraded to silver, and now it says it is suspende […] more

43. Apr 23, 2007 @ 5:16 am

    xkgx786 Said,

    u cnt play games with silver that is soooooo gay mircrosoft would have more people playin online if it was cheaper mah dad wnt give me £30 jus to pla […] more

44. May 22, 2007 @ 6:49 am

    nips4me Said,

    im definately gonna get gold. cant wait till my dad gets back from Los Vegas coz hes bringing me a network adaptor.

45. Jun 19, 2007 @ 11:15 pm

    conor_royston Said,

    with silver u can buy from xbox 360 market watch games but not partisapate in them and voice and text meassage to people with gold u can do all th […] more

46. Jun 26, 2007 @ 4:55 pm

    sal Said,

    Do i need to create annother account to use two or more headsets on the same console?

47. Jul 4, 2007 @ 5:02 pm

    ghslkdgjd Said,

    can u play games with the silver and does silver have matchmakin?

48. Jul 11, 2007 @ 11:16 am

    joesmamma202 Said,

    is it possible to use my xbox 360 live account on the regular xbox my 360 broke

49. Aug 30, 2007 @ 5:07 pm

    Dunno Said,

    How do i set up the Live Silver? I have a hard drive and everything

50. Sep 2, 2007 @ 4:49 pm

    LuckyCharms45 Said,

    does anyone know why when transfering you xbox live account to ur 360 thye ask for your postal code?

51. Sep 8, 2007 @ 1:14 pm

    Alex Sanchez Said,

    Can you play xbox live with an xbox with an xbox live gold subscription card

52. Sep 17, 2007 @ 2:07 am

    Simon Said,

    can i use xbox live silver on the old xbox?

53. Sep 17, 2007 @ 2:13 am

    Simon Said,

    how do u use XBConnect ?

54. Sep 18, 2007 @ 2:51 pm

    thbarca14 Said,

    y doesnt my mic/headphones work? is it b/c i only have silver? or is it b/c im not 18?

55. Sep 21, 2007 @ 9:17 am

    Dadadadar Said,

    The headset problem is most likely the unit itself. There should have been a recall on them that never happened. Take it back to where you bought it […] more

56. Oct 1, 2007 @ 3:36 am

    Durandel164 Said,

    how do you get a gold account on more than one profile? as my brothers has gold an i dont!

57. Oct 1, 2007 @ 5:04 pm

    patty Said,

    well howd you afford the 360

58. Oct 22, 2007 @ 4:09 pm

    DaRkAnGe1 Said,

    My friend has the silver membership and he plays live

59. Oct 28, 2007 @ 9:51 am

    Help!!!!!1 Said,

    do u just put it in or what? i havnt got a 360 yet but i am buying one and one of these cards! is there a code? please respond

60. Oct 29, 2007 @ 5:59 pm

    PLZZZZ Said,

    I dont understand the concept at all

61. Nov 11, 2007 @ 4:04 pm

    ^_^ Said,

    im wondering the same thing

62. Nov 13, 2007 @ 5:23 pm

    boost phase Said,

    Silver was never described during the setup process as being unable to play games. Had I known a gold membership was required to participate in online […] more

63. Nov 19, 2007 @ 7:13 am

    Viking Power Said,

    wht the fudge who would just keep silver….mugs

64. Nov 21, 2007 @ 5:46 pm

    pokeymac1 Said,

    please help transfer my account

65. Nov 24, 2007 @ 10:50 am

    im gay Said,

    u got a holey mole and ur fat

66. Dec 10, 2007 @ 9:52 am

    connor Said,

    what do u get in the gold membership subscription

67. Dec 11, 2007 @ 7:46 pm

    Fataflaw Said,

    The Xbox Live Premium Gold subscription 12 months would be the best choice, because you get 20 dollars rebate so it will come up to $49.00. still . […] more

68. Dec 13, 2007 @ 11:51 am

    ghelp Said,

    i cant even acess silver. how do you

69. Dec 14, 2007 @ 9:09 am

    Scott Said,

    Stop complaining about it costings. If it was free it would end up like the ps2 servers, full of cheats, and bad game play. Ps3 will not release anyth […] more

70. Dec 15, 2007 @ 6:06 pm

    omfg Said,

    you guys are so retarded…using the xbox 360 is so freaking easy…its not even complicated..with the live membership you could only talk to your fri […] more

71. Dec 25, 2007 @ 2:48 pm

    xel naga Said,

    email me at jona156@hotmail.com please with sum steps on how to get a x box live subscription for 360 please and thank you. :)

72. Jan 9, 2008 @ 11:23 am

    Ross Said,

    I haven’t actualy got an XBox yet but I am getting an XBox 360 tomorrow xD Yay! [Just checking out if I should get live yet!] Should I?

73. Jan 10, 2008 @ 6:34 pm

    nhg Said,

    Is it 70$ per acount or for all of your accounts?

74. Feb 2, 2008 @ 12:58 am

    imsodork*sadface* Said,

    NOOOOO. I HAVE A 360 BUT AM TOO POOR TO BUY LIVE! NOOOO! F- SILVER! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

75. Feb 16, 2008 @ 6:12 pm

    Mitch Hall Said,

    When my son scratched off the cover for the code, there are several letters/numbers are not legible. Can I get someone to help decipher, or get […] more

76. May 3, 2008 @ 12:53 pm

    two salty peanuts Said,

    my life owns with my 360

77. May 3, 2008 @ 8:53 pm

    grand Said,

    what the hell why dont you all just work things out for ur selfs and stop being stupid

78. May 13, 2008 @ 2:25 pm

    jualieho Said,

    ok nooblets you see i just got the online gaming fun of xbox live gold version of 12

79. May 27, 2008 @ 3:48 pm

    RhysFletcher Said,

    XBOX LIVE RULES, YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!!!!

80. Jun 18, 2008 @ 1:59 pm

    CWCLEDGEBALFE Said,

    on my xbox live account my age is wrong, which doesnt let me do some things. how do i change my age in my account? write back soon please. thanks

81. Jul 26, 2008 @ 4:05 pm

    Something Weird Said,

    My dad might buy me an xbox 360 and an xbox 360 live, but i want to know which is the best package for xbox live without a hefty price.

82. Aug 11, 2008 @ 12:45 pm

    noname300 Said,

    After Getting The Gold Membership Do You Punch In A code On the Xbox Or is Automatically On your Xbox

83. Sep 9, 2008 @ 3:01 am

    disunion Said,

    psn still free :). and home is on the way.

84. Oct 31, 2008 @ 1:31 pm

    ray Said,

    i would like an xbox silver account. i have an xbox, but it’s not a 360.

85. Nov 10, 2008 @ 11:23 pm

    alicia Said,

    how can you transfer xbox live to the 360 and vise versa

86. Dec 9, 2008 @ 1:04 pm

    Reecepot96 Said,

    Does any1 have forza motosport 2 ? if so when u got silver can you still use the auction house ?

87. Dec 20, 2008 @ 9:14 pm

    Bsniper50cal Said,

    i only have dial up internet do i absolutely need high speed internet? Or will the system lag like crazy/

88. Dec 25, 2008 @ 9:04 pm

    digesteddonkey1 (2 on pc) Said,

    Bsniper50cal - yea it will lag like crazy if you dont have broadband.. noname300 - if you get from a store its a code if not its by credit card nhg […] more

89. Dec 27, 2008 @ 11:34 am

    stenton123 Said,

    if u dnt no hw to setup ur xbox live watch 1 ov da dorks do it on you tube jus type in how to setup xbox live then via wich ever type of internet u r […] more

90. Dec 30, 2008 @ 3:07 pm

    maggie Said,

    Can you play xbox live games on a xbox 360 live? I was also wondering how do I hook up to the live this is all new to me…….

91. Dec 30, 2008 @ 11:35 pm

    puzzlezeer Said,

    Silver is free. Gold you have to pay for. How to play online? I have a account gold. Its hooked up online i just dontt get how to join or start a game […] more

92. Jan 30, 2009 @ 12:47 am

    Pay to Play? Said,

    Seriously? PAYING to play online on a gold account? haha! What a rip off, and don’t try to justify it because you can’t, just take your money outside […] more

93. Jan 30, 2009 @ 12:48 am

    the dude Said,

    you know whats funny bout xbots? they brag about being rich when the issue of gold membership is up. and they bitch bout being poor when the issue of […] more

94. Feb 5, 2009 @ 11:16 am

    SHARPSHOOTER Said,

    SILVER IS RUBBISH WHY CANT YOU PLAY ONLINE GAMES I DONT CARE IM GETTING GOLD

95. Feb 16, 2009 @ 4:53 pm

    Killerking2368 Said,

    My brother has a gold account. Do I have to play on his or get a totally new one cuz right now I have to play on his.

96. Feb 18, 2009 @ 1:44 am

    Johne Said,

    I LOVE Playing on my x box 360 its as God made the purfict EVENTHIN.

97. Mar 29, 2009 @ 12:17 pm

    carmlo Said,

    i want free codes for xbox live

98. May 4, 2009 @ 5:16 am

    matt Said,

    i think its weird how they encourage online gaming on the xbox but the silver (which is free) disallows it. its weird. i think they should be able to […] more

99. May 14, 2009 @ 9:42 am

    420420JIMENEZ Said,

    I HAVE A DNS ERROR CAN SOMEONE HELP ME ?

100. May 15, 2009 @ 11:59 am

     Edsonbb Said,

     i cannot connect to Xbox Live… can someone help me with that. i’m connected with cable and everything’s all right but when i test my connection it […] more

101. Jun 2, 2009 @ 1:19 am

     fazzy Said,

     i think xbox 360 is alright but online gaming should be free, and do u have to have gold to play online and offline?????????????

102. Jun 5, 2009 @ 7:12 pm

     a giant fart Said,

     sentrythreat, i would say if your looking for cheap then a pro, but if your not worried about price and you just want good live and enough to play alo […] more

103. Jun 5, 2009 @ 8:12 pm

     Bobbykillwax Said,

     If you are looking to play live and all that stuff, I would buy a 360 Elite (Because it has a big hard drive) or a 360 Pro (because it comes with a ha […] more

104. Jul 13, 2009 @ 4:30 pm

     james Said,

     do people swear and curse on it cause thats were i am with debating on gettin it

105. Jul 20, 2009 @ 5:43 pm

     Starlesman Said,

     I have a couple of questions like: 1. Do I need i dash board to play xbox live? 2. If i decide to get Gold, were do i put the code at? 3. Do […] more

106. Jul 21, 2009 @ 1:45 pm

     vitvitq Said,

     yes, that’s account migration

107. Aug 25, 2009 @ 11:55 pm

     cohesive mist Said,

     death to xbox! Trading it in tomorrow for a ps3, then the good times will roll. fact is, not only does xbox charge and ps is free. but ps owns a […] more

108. Aug 30, 2009 @ 6:02 pm

     EvilEyedJonny Said,

     Can you watch what others are playing on xbox live? And if so please explain.

109. Oct 1, 2009 @ 4:39 am

     timelessant Said,

     I’ve not long joined live 360 and im not having half as much problems as u lot although i dont think the problems with the xbox. Do you lot jus come o […] more

110. Oct 29, 2009 @ 6:45 pm

     5658975759 Said,

     i neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed x-box liiiivvveeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!

111. Dec 22, 2009 @ 8:16 pm

     halo3odst-fan Said,

     is the silver limited time or not? and my mom wont let me get gold cuz she says its to expensive

112. Dec 22, 2009 @ 9:51 pm

     kingmitoy Said,

     please!! someone help me im living in the philippines i want to buy a 12months gold subscription card in the U.S coz i have relatives there to ship he […] more

113. Dec 23, 2009 @ 2:53 pm

     bob 0121godoone Said,

     buy a god dam wireless router

114. Dec 23, 2009 @ 8:28 pm

     kingmitoy Said,

     where can i find those region free 12months gold card in the U.S. please name the stores. anyone have idea? i have relatives there to buy for me.

115. Dec 25, 2009 @ 10:31 am

     cole way Said,

     ummm i forget my account and i want to cancel it on my normal xbox what do i need to do it is werid and i dont even have my normal xbox and my mom say […] more

116. Dec 25, 2009 @ 8:15 pm

     kingmitoy Said,

     is this xbl gold subcription card u.s version is compatible to other country just like philippines where i live? im doubt it will appear invalid code […] more

117. Jan 3, 2010 @ 3:54 pm

     leon Said,

     I’ve only just found out about x box live and ive got the gold one how do i connect it?

118. Jan 15, 2010 @ 8:43 am

     halo fan Said,

     with the silver 1 can you play online

119. Feb 1, 2010 @ 7:10 am

     Scott Said,

     Im so disappointed with this I sold my xbox after a month. I felt they were taking advantage of you public and the software makers of the multiplayer […] more

120. Feb 20, 2010 @ 10:00 am

     FoXyGrAnDpA Said,

     The ps3 cost $800 to make, did you know that. If anyone should be charging for online play it should be sony.

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