360 and Live

**Bluntman** · 08-23-2005

Forgive me if this has already been asked, but. If I have Live now will I have to purchase a new live account with the 360? More importantly will I loose my old gamertag?

**wulkar** · 08-23-2005

i want to know to but i am shy

**wbio** · 08-23-2005

No and No. Your gamertag will work fine with Live 360.

**wulkar** · 08-24-2005

ok thanx for clearing it up a kid on xbl said you would have to pay for them to switch it

**George89** · 08-24-2005

Originally Posted by wulkar

a kid on xbl said you would have to pay for them to switch it

lol that's what i hate, everyone thinks they know what they're talking about when it comes to Xbox 360--including a lot of my friends--and half the people are wrong

**Juggalo** · 08-24-2005

**Note** If you get the 360 for $399 it come with a silver subscription.

**Bakeman** · 08-24-2005

**Note** with the Silver Subscription you can't play online.
Silver is for Content Download, Friends list, and Text Messages.

**NoLLiO** · 08-24-2005

anyone know how much xbl gold will cost each month?

**TOTTEN** · 08-24-2005

Originally Posted by NoLLiO

anyone know how much xbl gold will cost each month?

It will be around 50 a year.

**NoLLiO** · 08-24-2005

Originally Posted by TOTTEN

It will be around 50 a year.

Hey that's not too shabby.

**StudioAlex** · 08-24-2005

Wrong on two points, as far as I know; silver comes with both systems, and it allows online play on the weekends.

**Bakeman** · 08-24-2005

No it doesn't ..... They said they'll have promotional weekends. But NOT every weekend. Hopefully I can find that again. But you are right that Silver is for both packages.
The scans of those brouchers or whatever they are shows that both packages comes with Xbox Live Silver and with a 30-day Xbox Gold trial.

Also I'm pretty sure it's the same live, like you can message people cross platform because it's the same online system. So it's most likely going to cost the exact same.

EDIT: Here is some info on Xbox website

With its built-in Ethernet port and a free level of the online service, Xbox 360 instantly connects you to Xbox Live. Every Xbox 360 owner is a Silver subscriber—just plug the Ethernet cable into your existing broadband connection and join a global community of more than two million members. Set up a Gamer Profile, visit the Xbox Live Marketplace, even send voice messages—and that's just the beginning. Upgrade to Xbox Live Gold service and experience multiplayer games and tournaments, intelligent matchmaking, voice communication via the Xbox 360 Headset, and much more

Also here is the xbox liveOnline Fact Sheet
It actually doesn't say anything about free weekends ever. But I remember all the romurs about free weekends with Silver. Then it was just promtional free weekends, and now I can't find info on it.

**George89** · 08-24-2005

Originally Posted by StudioAlex-XBA

Wrong on two points, as far as I know; silver comes with both systems, and it allows online play on the weekends.

that's also what i have heard, but like Bakeman, i can't find the article online that mentioned this.

**Shawn-XBA** · 08-24-2005

Originally Posted by TOTTEN

It will be around 50 a year.

EB games has XBL subscription card for the 360 listed at $49.99 so it looks like the price will stay the same.

**J0Hn790** · 08-24-2005

hey i might be getting of subject but will it be possible if u dont get xbox 360 right away to still be able to play xbox live with everyone including people with xbox and xbox 360 just to play origonal xbox games such as halo 2 with the origonal xbox system

**Bakeman** · 08-24-2005

Originally Posted by J0Hn790

hey i might be getting of subject but will it be possible if u dont get xbox 360 right away to still be able to play xbox live with everyone including people with xbox and xbox 360 just to play origonal xbox games such as halo 2 with the origonal xbox system

Should be able to. I don't think there has been anything offically saying that one person with the xbox360 can play halo2 online with people on xbox. BUT since you can send messages to people on xbox if you are xbox360 because it's on the same online live service, I'm assuming you'll be able to play games also.