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Xbox Live Gold members get more benefits

February 23, 8:01 PMHartford Video Games ExaminerBrian Browne
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Microsoft is giving its Xbox Live members an even better deal. Members will now get 25-50% off DLC, Xbox Original games, and Arcade titles. Benefits to a Gold membership already include:

  • Multiplayer games: Invite your friends online to play games
  • Marketplace: Gold members get early and exclusive access to game videos and demos
  • TrueSkill matchmaking: Matches every game you play to your appropriate skill level.
  • Parties: Invite a group of friends into an Xbox LIVE Party, then you can transfer this party to a certain game, watch movies, and chat.
  • Gamer feedback: Use the feedback system to select players you want to play with or don't when you are online. This also affects your "REP".
  • Watch Netflix movies: Xbox LIVE Gold members who also belong to Netflix can watch Netflix’s streaming movies and TV shows right on their console with no extra charge from Microsoft or Netflix.

The deal this week will give gamers 33% off Braid. It will be available for 800 Microsoft points ($10) compared to the previous price of 1200 Microsoft points ($15). Gamers can look forward to these deals weekly with Ninja Gaiden II DLC, Project Gotham Racing 4 DLC and Fable to come.

It's refreshingly surprising that Microsoft is throwing more deals our way considering that most people have a Gold membership already. I imagine though, with these kind of offers people will be more satisfied with what they are getting when they pay the $50 for access. Will these offers convince you to buy more content on Xbox Live?

 

 

 

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