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Microsoft Points, introduced in November 2005 as Xbox Live Points, [1] were a digital currency issued by Microsoft for use on its Xbox and Zune product lines. Points could be used to purchase video games and downloadable content from Xbox Live Marketplace, digital content such as music and videos on Zune Marketplace, along with content from Windows Live Gallery.
On January 7, 2010, it was announced at CES that the upcoming Xbox Game Room would be made available on both the Xbox Live and Games for Windows Live services. [9] However, games purchased with 240 Microsoft Points will only be playable on one of the platforms; either Xbox 360 or PC. A dual-platform license will cost 400 Microsoft Points. [10]
Prior to October 2010, the free service was known as Xbox Live Silver. [42] It was announced on June 10, 2011, that the service is going to be fully integrated into Microsoft's Windows 8. [43] In October 2011, Microsoft announced live streaming cable television with various providers. [44] The third Xbox Live logo, used from 2013 until 2021
The issue that resulted in rising prices when converting Microsoft Points to real currency, as a result of beta-testing for the new Xbox 360 dashboard update, is an "unintended error" that ...
Xbox Games Store (formerly Xbox Live Marketplace) was a digital distribution platform previously used by Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console and formerly by the Xbox One. The service allowed users to download or purchase video games (including both Xbox Live Arcade games and full Xbox 360 titles), add-ons for existing games, game demos ...
In addition to the user-facing Microsoft Store client, the store has a developer portal with which developers can interact. Microsoft takes 5–15% of the sale price for apps and 30% on Xbox games. Prior to January 1, 2015, this cut was reduced to 20% after the developer's profits reached $25,000. In 2021, 669,000 apps were available in the store.
Xbox Play Anywhere, formerly Live Anywhere, is an ongoing initiative by Microsoft Gaming to bring the cross-platform Xbox network (formerly Xbox Live [1]) service to a wide variety of Microsoft platforms and devices, chiefly the Xbox Series X|S, Windows 11, Xbox One, and Windows 10.
The game's multiplayer mode is available via LAN and online on Microsoft Windows, LAN and the PlayStation Network on PlayStation 3, and System Link and Xbox Live on the Xbox 360. All three versions feature two types of multiplayer; cooperative and competitive. [7] Cooperative gameplay allow up to three players team up to complete campaign ...