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'''Xbox LIVE''' is [[Microsoft]]'s online [[multiplayer]] subscription service used to play supported games via internet, using the [[Xbox]]es as servers for multiplayer matches, instead of a dedicated server system. Xbox LIVE subscriptions run for about $50.00 (US) and $60.00 (Canada) a year. In Britain, a standard subscription costs about £35 a year. In Australia, subscriptions are approximately $90.00 (AUS) for both Xbox and Xbox 360, and in New Zealand, 80-90 NZD, depending on the retailer. Normally it is about $5 a month in Canada and the USA. | '''Xbox LIVE''' is [[Microsoft]]'s online [[multiplayer]] subscription service used to play supported games via internet, using the [[Xbox]]es as servers for multiplayer matches, instead of a dedicated server system. Xbox LIVE subscriptions run for about $50.00 (US) and $60.00 (Canada) a year. In Britain, a standard subscription costs about £35 a year. In Australia, subscriptions are approximately $90.00 (AUS) for both Xbox and Xbox 360, and in New Zealand, 80-90 NZD, depending on the retailer. Normally it is about $5 a month in Canada and the USA. | ||
Originally released in November 2002, one year after the original release of the Xbox, Xbox LIVE was originally made popular by such games as ''Rainbow Six 3'' and MechAssault. Over one million new users created accounts when ''[[Halo 2]]'' was released, and it became the mainstay of Xbox LIVE, even with the onset of the Xbox 360. Usually, the maximum number of players is 16 or less for original Xbox games. On February 5, [[2010]], [[Microsoft]] announced that Xbox LIVE support for [[Xbox|original Xbox]] games and software, including ones playable on the [[Xbox 360]], has been discontinued since April 15, [[2010]].<ref>http://www.gamekicker.com/Xbox-360/XBox-LIVE-Discontinued-For-Original-XBox-Systems</ref> | Originally released in November 2002, one year after the original release of the Xbox, Xbox LIVE was originally made popular by such games as ''Rainbow Six 3'' and MechAssault. Over one million new users created accounts when ''[[Halo 2]]'' was released, and it became the mainstay of Xbox LIVE, even with the onset of the Xbox 360. Usually, the maximum number of players is 16 or less for original Xbox games. On February 5, [[2010]], [[Microsoft]] announced that Xbox LIVE support for [[Xbox|original Xbox]] games and software, including ones playable on the [[Xbox 360]], has been discontinued since April 15, [[2010]].<ref>http://www.gamekicker.com/Xbox-360/XBox-LIVE-Discontinued-For-Original-XBox-Systems</ref>You can play with players around the world. | ||
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