Xbox Live Features
| Feature | Live Free | Live Gold | Additional requirements | Currently available |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice chat | Yes | Yes | Headset (wired or wireless) or Kinect | Yes |
| Party chat | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Video Kinect | No | Yes |
|
Yes |
| Avatars | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Downloadable content | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Multiplayer gaming | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Xbox Live Arcade point results | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Xbox Video | Yes | Yes | Microsoft Points | Yes |
| Xbox Music | No | Yes | Xbox Music Pass | Yes |
| MSN | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Halo Waypoint | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Avatar Kinect | No | Yes | Kinect | Yes |
| Kinect Fun Labs | Yes | Yes | Kinect | Yes |
| Game Room | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Bing | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Internet Explorer | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Cloud storage | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Social networking services | ||||
| Skype | No | Yes |
|
No |
| YouTube | No | Yes | YouTube account | Yes |
| Television & other entertainment services | ||||
| 4oD | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| ABC iView | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Amazon.com Instant Video | No | Yes | Amazon Prime subscription | Yes |
| BBC iPlayer | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Canal+ | No | Yes | Canal+ subscription | Yes |
| Demand 5 | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| ESPN | No | Yes | ESPN3 affiliated ISP | Yes |
| Foxtel On Xbox Live | No | Yes | Foxtel On Xbox Live subscription | Yes |
| Hulu Plus | No | Yes | Hulu Plus subscription | Yes |
| iHeartRadio | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| last.fm | No | Yes | last.fm account | Yes |
| Live events | Yes | Yes | Requirements vary by event | Yes |
| Miss Universe | No | Yes | Club Universe Diamond membership | No |
| MLB.tv | No | Yes | MLB.tv subscription | Yes |
| Movistar Imagenio | No | Yes | Imagenio subscription | Yes |
| Netflix movie streaming | No | Yes | Netflix subscription | Yes |
| SBS on Demand | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Sky Go | No | Yes | Sky TV subscription or pay-per-view; additional subscriptions required to access some content. |
Yes |
| TELUS Optik TV | No | Yes | Optik TV subscription & kit | Yes |
| AT&T U-Verse TV | Yes | Yes | AT&T U-Verse Subscription & Kit | Yes |
| Verizon FiOS TV | No | Yes | Verizon FiOS TV and Internet accounts | Yes |
| Vodafone Casa TV | Yes | Yes | Vodafone Casa TV subscription | Yes |
| Xfinity | No | Yes | Xfinity Digital Perferred and Xfinity Internet accounts | Yes |
| Ultimate Fighting Championship | Yes | Yes | Credit card (to purchase fights) | Yes |
| Vevo | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| ZDF | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
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Windows Live Messenger allows users of Xbox Live, PCs (Both on the Windows and Macintosh platforms), and Windows Mobile devices to connect and directly message each other. It is possible for eight people to chat with one another at one time, while playing games, listening to music, or watching movies. This complements the existing voice and video chat of Xbox Live. Users will see at a glance if their existing contacts on Windows Live Messenger have Gamertags. As of the December 4, 2007 dashboard update, Windows Live Messenger on Xbox Live is now available to child accounts if the user is 13 years of age or older.
On September 4, 2007, Microsoft launched the Xbox 360 Messenger Kit, which included a small QWERTY keypad known as the Xbox 360 Chatpad that connects directly into the Xbox 360 controller, either wired or wireless, to support text and instant messaging.
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