[justinbaby]

Let's say you and your friends are playing Gears of War 2. Because of the party chat feature, you can talk the entire time you are at the dashboard or at the menus of the game, so you can discuss what game mode you can play, what map to play, etc.

[ScoobyWRX555]

you need a gold account to be able to play online multiplayer games & chat.

[dirtyvu]

(01-10-2012 05:31 PM)ScoobyWRX555 Wrote:  you need a gold account to be able to play online multiplayer games & chat.

I think it's totally worth it. All it takes is one great friend to realize how awesome the social system of Xbox is.

[TheZeeMan]

It really is a regulated and secure network which is why I don't have a problem paying for it. In the past ...going on the (wow) 10th year since I had it, there was only one time when spammers figured out something and did mass messaging, but that was it, in 10 years...the only other problem I have ever had was XBL wasn't available for like 12 hours or something, which I had to play a game offline which really is not a big deal, but those are the only 2 issues I have ever had with it. I'd gladly take those paid issues over the possibility of having identity and credit card theft for free.