Xbox Live
Console gaming network
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming and digital media service for Xbox consoles.
Players use it to play multiplayer games over the internet, purchase downloadable content, and access streaming services.
The service introduced features like achievements and gamer profiles that became industry standards: I need to renew my Xbox Live subscription.
- achievementsCompleted goals worth noting
- leaderboardsRanked player score lists
- HaloRing of divine radiance
- serversMachines providing network resources
- multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
online multiplayer · Microsoft · gamertag · matchmaking · party system · party chat · voice chat · dashboard · console · friends list · Game Pass · free trials · free to play · gaming · updates · indie games · digital downloads · co-op
- online gamingonline gaming, online multiplayer, co-op, multiplayer games, clans
- gamingvideo games, buff, games, PlayStation 4, gameplay
- MicrosoftWindows, Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Vista
- Gaming Cultureesports, streamers, tournaments, Discord, Twitch
- XboxGame Pass, gamertag, dashboard, Halo, Gears of War
- Xbox 360Gears of War, Mass Effect, Kinect, achievements, controller
Xbox LivePlayStation Network
Sony's online gaming service
PlayStation Plus · Steam · Battle.net · PSN
Xbox Liveoffline mode
Function without connectivity
local play · disconnected · single-player · split-screen · LAN party