Like me, I am sure you like to know what’s new for Xbox 360 live games even before it hits the market. Xbox 360 Live now is separated into the silver and gold divisions.  Let’s look at these services to get a better idea of what is now being offered.

Xbox 360 Live – Silver

The Silver service for Xbox 360 Live users is accessible for free.  Players with this service can obtain downloads and take part in live chats with other Xbox 360 users.  However, this is about all the silver service will make available to you.  It does supply the solitary player with all that is necessary for single game play but only after gold service users have had access a week earlier.

Xbox 360 Live – Gold

The Gold service is aptly named as it provides amazing online gaming.  You are presented to other gamers around the world with your unique online avatar.  Accounts are set up with a distinctive “motto” which other online players will see as soon as you log in.  Your account documents your successes and points you have gained which can be linked to your Facebook account.  Each Gold account presents your user name to other online players.  As your scores and successes build so does your standing among other gamers and you soon become a popular and sought after gamer. Another bonus is that you will discover it is easier to steer clear of bad players or gamers with terrible manners.   

You are able to follow your gains with Gamerscores and build a directory of contacts and selected friends. This contact records information on a total of a hundred players.  You can check to see if any of your friends are online.  It keeps a record of your last 50 games and who you played against.

With all these great features you can see why they call it the Gold service. The enhanced live chat and the ability to integrate with several different Microsoft video and chat products makes this Gold service something you should add to your xbox 360 pro gaming experience.