<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
network	O
,	O
formerly	O
and	O
still	O
sometimes	O
branded	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
and	O
digital	O
media	O
delivery	O
service	O
created	O
and	O
operated	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
system	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
became	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
at	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
launch	O
in	O
November	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
further	O
enhanced	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
same	O
version	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
.	O
This	O
service	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
account	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
account	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
;	O
accounts	O
can	O
store	O
games	O
and	O
other	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
extended	O
in	O
2007	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
platform	O
,	O
named	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
which	O
makes	O
most	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
available	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
computers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
extend	O
Live	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
handhelds	B-Application
and	O
mobile	O
phones	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Live	B-Device
Anywhere	I-Device
initiative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
full	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
functionality	O
is	O
integrated	O
into	O
new	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phones	I-Protocol
that	O
launched	O
since	O
late	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
shut	O
down	O
for	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
original	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
Games	O
are	O
now	O
only	O
playable	O
online	O
through	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
tunneling	B-Protocol
applications	O
such	O
as	O
XLink	B-Protocol
Kai	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
network	O
service	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
both	O
a	O
free	O
service	O
and	O
a	O
subscription-based	O
service	O
known	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
rebranded	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
as	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
network	O
"	O
in	O
March	O
2021	O
to	O
cover	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
services	O
related	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
distinguish	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Gold	O
subscription	O
service	O
from	O
these	O
other	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
network	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
42	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
*	O
 '	O
=	O
Country	O
where	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Network	O
and	O
Store	O
are	O
officially	O
available	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Store	O
is	O
in	O
Global	O
currency	O
USD	O
,	O
not	O
in	O
local	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
from	O
other	O
countries	O
are	O
not	O
officially	O
supported	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
access	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
network	O
if	O
they	O
provide	O
an	O
address	O
located	O
in	O
a	O
country	O
where	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
network	O
is	O
officially	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
users	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
change	O
their	O
account	O
region	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
introduced	O
an	O
account	O
migration	O
tool	O
as	O
a	O
pilot	O
project	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
change	O
their	O
region	O
and	O
maintain	O
their	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
network	O
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subscriptions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
that	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Music	O
,	O
cannot	O
be	O
transferred	O
with	O
this	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
planned	O
to	O
launch	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
network	O
in	O
the	O
Middle	O
East	O
within	O
the	O
next	O
twelve	O
months	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
never	O
occurred	O
during	O
that	O
time	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Microsoft	O
developed	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
console	O
,	O
online	O
gaming	O
was	O
designated	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
pillars	O
for	O
the	O
greater	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
had	O
made	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
capitalize	O
on	O
the	O
ever-growing	O
online	O
gaming	O
scene	O
when	O
it	O
launched	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
console	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
including	O
online	O
support	O
as	O
standard	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
SegaNet	O
service	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Dreamarena	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
lack	O
of	O
widespread	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
adoption	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
shipped	O
with	O
only	O
a	O
dial-up	O
modem	O
while	O
a	O
later-released	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
adapter	O
was	O
neither	O
widely	O
supported	O
nor	O
widely	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
available	O
,	O
though	O
limited	O
in	O
size	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
narrowband	O
connection	O
and	O
the	O
size	O
limitations	O
of	O
a	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
did	O
not	O
initially	O
ship	O
with	O
built-in	O
networking	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
hoped	O
that	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
would	O
succeed	O
where	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
had	O
failed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
determined	O
that	O
intense	O
online	O
gaming	O
required	O
the	O
throughput	O
of	O
a	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
connection	O
and	O
the	O
storage	O
space	O
of	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
and	O
thus	O
these	O
features	O
would	O
be	O
vital	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
allow	O
not	O
only	O
for	O
significant	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
such	O
as	O
new	O
levels	O
,	O
maps	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
challenges	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
downloaded	O
quickly	O
and	O
stored	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
would	O
make	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
standardize	O
bandwidth	O
intensive	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
voice	O
communication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
this	O
reasoning	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
included	O
a	O
standard	O
Ethernet	O
port	O
(	O
10/100	O
)	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
provide	O
connectivity	O
to	O
common	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
networks	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
modem	O
or	O
any	O
dial-up	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
online	O
service	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
support	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
users	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
scoffed	O
at	O
it	O
,	O
citing	O
poor	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
adoption	O
at	O
the	O
turn	O
of	O
the	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
launched	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
as-yet	O
unnamed	O
online	O
service	O
was	O
destined	O
for	O
a	O
Summer	O
2002	O
deployment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
was	O
finally	O
given	O
a	O
name	O
at	O
E3	O
2002	O
when	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
unveiled	O
in	O
its	O
entirety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound-dampened	O
booths	O
and	O
broadband-connected	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
—	O
featuring	O
an	O
early	O
version	O
of	O
Unreal	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
—	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
service	O
on	O
the	O
show	O
floor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Epic	O
title	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
flagship	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
slated	O
for	O
a	O
debut	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
50	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
titles	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Utilizing	O
the	O
required	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
bandwidth	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
featured	O
a	O
unified	O
gaming	O
"	O
Friends	O
List	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
identity	O
across	O
all	O
titles	O
(	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
publisher	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
standardized	O
voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
with	O
a	O
headset	O
and	O
communication	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
its	O
infancy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
wave	O
of	O
beta	O
testers	O
were	O
given	O
Re-Volt	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
which	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
officially	O
)	O
and	O
NFL	B-Application
Fever	I-Application
2003	I-Application
to	O
beta	O
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
beta	O
testing	O
concluded	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
sent	O
these	O
beta	O
testers	O
a	O
translucent	O
orange	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
,	O
a	O
headset	O
carrying	O
case	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
beta	O
tester	O
t-shirt	O
with	O
the	O
slogan	O
"	O
I	O
've	O
got	O
great	O
hands	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
service	O
debuted	O
,	O
it	O
lacked	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
functionality	O
that	O
later	O
titles	O
included	O
,	O
but	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
grew	O
and	O
evolved	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
many	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
were	O
included	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
through	O
a	O
later	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
granted	O
Live-related	O
patent	O
that	O
gives	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
users	O
access	O
to	O
watch	O
other	O
gamers	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
over	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
packaging	O
for	O
playable	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
titles	O
on	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
console	O
featured	O
a	O
trademark	O
luminescent	O
orange-gold	O
bar	O
underneath	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
header	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
and	O
Brute	B-Application
Force	I-Application
sported	O
a	O
Live	O
"	O
bubble	O
"	O
design	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
only	O
featured	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
changed	O
later	O
,	O
wherein	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
titles	O
included	O
the	O
universal	O
orange-gold	O
Live	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
all	O
titles	O
were	O
required	O
to	O
provide	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
limited	O
form	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
"	O
awareness	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2004	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
had	O
reached	O
1	O
million	O
online	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2005	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
had	O
reached	O
2	O
million	O
online	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
celebrated	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
's	O
5th	O
anniversary	O
by	O
offering	O
its	O
then	O
over	O
8million	O
subscribers	O
the	O
title	O
Carcassonne	B-Application
free	O
of	O
charge	O
and	O
awarding	O
gamers	O
who	O
had	O
subscribed	O
to	O
Live	O
since	O
its	O
inception	O
500	O
free	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Points	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
intermittent	O
service	O
interruptions	O
during	O
late	O
December	O
2007	O
and	O
early	O
January	O
2008	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
promised	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
free	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
game	O
to	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
users	O
as	O
compensation	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
letter	O
to	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
members	O
from	O
Marc	O
Whitten	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
LIVE	O
General	O
Manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Increased	O
demand	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
purchasers	O
(	O
the	O
largest	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
user	O
sign-ups	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
)	O
was	O
given	O
as	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
downtime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
Undertow	B-Application
would	O
be	O
offered	O
free	O
to	O
both	O
Gold	O
and	O
Free	O
members	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
starting	O
January	O
23	O
through	O
January	O
27	O
as	O
compensation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Dennis	O
Durkin	O
,	O
COO	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
interactive	O
entertainment	O
business	O
,	O
announced	O
that	O
November	O
10	B-Operating_System
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
2	I-Application
marked	O
the	O
busiest	O
day	O
ever	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
two	O
million	O
active	O
users	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Marc	O
Whitten	O
announced	O
that	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
had	O
reached	O
23million	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
Larry	O
Hyrb	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
's	O
Major	O
Nelson	O
,	O
announced	O
on	O
his	O
blog	O
that	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
support	O
for	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
including	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
through	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
original	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2010	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
an	O
increase	O
to	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Gold	O
in	O
several	O
countries	O
by	O
20%	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
since	O
its	O
inception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
free	O
service	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
10	B-Operating_System
,	O
2011	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
service	O
is	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
fully	O
integrated	O
into	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
Yusuf	O
Mehdi	O
,	O
corporate	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
Business	O
,	O
shared	O
that	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
members	O
now	O
number	O
46	O
million	O
,	O
up	O
15	O
percent	O
from	O
a	O
year	O
ago	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
Dive	O
into	O
Media	O
conference	O
in	O
Southern	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
retracted	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Gold	O
requirements	O
to	O
access	O
streaming	O
media	O
apps	O
(	O
including	O
Netflix	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
,	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
Internet	O
Explorer	O
,	O
Skype	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
)	O
,	O
though	O
various	O
rental	O
or	O
subscription	O
fees	O
may	O
still	O
apply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
suffered	O
network	O
disruption	O
after	O
a	O
denial-of-service	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
group	O
called	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Phantom	O
Squad	O
"	O
has	O
threatened	O
to	O
disrupt	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
network	O
through	O
a	O
denial-of-service	O
attack	O
on	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
revealed	O
that	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
cross	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
serve	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
added	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Gold	O
to	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
program	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
new	B-Device
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
Ultimate	O
subscription	O
tier	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
planned	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
prices	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Gold	O
subscriptions	O
,	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
by	O
$1	O
for	O
the	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
(	O
$10.99	O
from	O
$9.99	O
)	O
,	O
by	O
$5	O
for	O
the	O
3-month	O
subscription	O
(	O
$29.99	O
from	O
$24.99	O
)	O
,	O
by	O
$20	O
for	O
the	O
6-month	O
subscription	O
(	O
$59.99	O
from	O
$39.99	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
$60	O
(	O
double	O
the	O
price	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
12-month	O
subscription	O
(	O
$119.99	O
from	O
$59.99	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
6-month	O
and	O
12-month	O
subscription	O
price	O
increases	O
would	O
not	O
affect	O
existing	O
subscribers	O
when	O
they	O
resubscribed	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
level	O
,	O
nor	O
those	O
already	O
subscribed	O
through	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Games	O
Pass	O
Ultimate	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
complaints	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
community	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
made	O
an	O
announcement	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
that	O
they	O
revoked	O
their	O
decision	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
increase	O
the	O
prices	O
of	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
subscriptions	O
,	O
thus	O
they	O
would	O
remain	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
branding	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
as	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
network	O
"	O
in	O
March	O
2021	O
as	O
to	O
cover	O
all	O
the	O
services	O
related	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
not	O
just	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Gold	O
would	O
remain	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
and	O
to	O
distinguish	O
the	O
subscription	O
program	O
from	O
the	O
set	O
of	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
with	O
this	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
eliminate	O
the	O
requirement	O
to	O
have	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Gold	O
to	O
play	O
free-to-play	O
games	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
reported	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
million	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
users	O
(	O
including	O
those	O
through	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
subscription	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Gamertag	B-Device
is	O
the	O
universal	O
name	O
for	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
username	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Gamertag	B-Device
is	O
a	O
unique	O
identifier	O
that	O
can	O
include	O
numbers	O
,	O
letters	O
,	O
and	O
spaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamertags	B-Device
can	O
be	O
changed	O
using	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
or	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
(	O
first	O
time	O
is	O
free	O
,	O
all	O
other	O
changes	O
afterwards	O
are	O
charged	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
supports	O
eight	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live-enabled	O
profiles	O
per	O
memory	O
unit	O
and	O
thirty-two	O
profiles	O
on	O
the	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
player	O
's	O
Gamertag	B-Device
account	O
status	O
can	O
be	O
checked	O
using	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
online	O
tools	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
useful	O
especially	O
when	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
Gamertag	B-Device
,	O
or	O
confirming	O
that	O
a	O
Gamertag	B-Device
exists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
valid	O
Gamertag	B-Device
,	O
any	O
player	O
can	O
be	O
located	O
and	O
messaged	O
from	O
within	O
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
several	O
websites	O
which	O
allow	O
users	O
of	O
Gamertags	B-Device
to	O
upload	O
photos	O
and	O
information	O
about	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamertags	B-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
places	O
,	O
including	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
Zune	B-Library
,	O
XNA	B-Device
Creators	O
Club	O
,	O
and	O
of	O
course	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamertags	B-Device
also	O
contain	O
avatar	B-Device
images	O
(	O
or	O
"	O
gamer	O
pictures	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
sometimes	O
associated	O
with	O
certain	O
games	O
or	O
game	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
individual	O
gamerpics	O
are	O
available	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
are	O
usually	O
bundled	O
into	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
take	O
"	O
Public	O
"	O
pictures	O
(	O
which	O
are	O
shown	O
to	O
all	O
that	O
view	O
a	O
profile	O
,	O
unless	O
the	O
user	O
has	O
a	O
different	O
"	O
personal	O
"	O
picture	O
set	O
)	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
taken	O
of	O
avatars	B-Device
while	O
using	O
the	O
avatar	B-Device
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
were	O
formerly	O
forbidden	O
to	O
use	O
strings	O
such	O
as	O
gay	O
or	O
refer	O
to	O
homosexuality	O
in	O
any	O
way	O
in	O
their	O
Gamertag	B-Device
or	O
profile	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
considered	O
"	O
content	O
of	O
a	O
sexual	O
nature	O
"	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
string	O
occurs	O
in	O
a	O
legitimate	O
surname	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Lead	O
Program	O
Manager	O
for	O
Enforcement	O
Stephen	O
Toulouse	O
clarified	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
policy	O
on	O
sexual	O
identification	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Expression	O
of	O
any	O
sexual	O
orientation	O
 [ ... ] 	O
is	O
not	O
allowed	O
in	O
Gamertags	B-Device
"	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
"	O
examining	O
how	O
we	O
can	O
provide	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
wo	O
n't	O
get	O
misused.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
permit	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
members	O
to	O
express	O
sexual	O
orientation	O
in	O
their	O
gamertags	B-Device
and	O
profiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gamerscore	O
(	O
G	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
achievements	O
point	O
accumulation	O
system	O
that	O
reflects	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
achievements	O
accumulated	O
by	O
a	O
user	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
through	O
the	O
displaying	O
of	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
points	O
accumulated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
retail	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
offered	O
up	O
to	O
1,000	O
G	O
spread	O
over	O
a	O
variable	O
number	O
of	O
Achievements	O
,	O
while	O
each	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
title	O
contained	O
12	O
Achievements	O
totaling	O
200G	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
developers	O
also	O
now	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
adding	O
up	O
to	O
250	O
points	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
every	O
quarter	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
year	O
of	O
release	O
(	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
1,750	O
points	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
titles	O
also	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
obtain	O
Gamerscore	O
,	O
initially	O
up	O
to	O
200	O
Gamerscore	O
with	O
additional	O
points	O
up	O
to	O
50	O
Gamerscore	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
250	O
points	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
XBLA	B-Device
games	O
now	O
contain	O
up	O
to	O
400	O
Gamerscore	O
without	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Halo	B-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
title	O
to	O
feature	O
Achievements	O
,	O
which	O
counted	O
towards	O
a	O
player	O
's	O
Gamerscore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
cracked	O
down	O
on	O
"	O
Gamerscore	O
cheaters	O
"	O
(	O
those	O
who	O
used	O
external	O
tools	O
to	O
artificially	O
inflate	O
their	O
Gamerscore	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
reduced	O
their	O
Gamerscores	O
to	O
zero	O
without	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
recover	O
the	O
scores	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
"	O
earned	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
branded	O
the	O
player	O
by	O
denoting	O
on	O
their	O
Gamertag	B-Device
that	O
they	O
were	O
a	O
"	O
Cheater	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gamecard	O
is	O
an	O
information	O
panel	O
used	O
to	O
summarize	O
one	O
's	O
user	O
profile	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamertag	B-Device
(	O
in	O
front	O
a	O
silver	O
or	O
gold	O
bar	O
)	O
(	O
active	O
gold	O
members	O
who	O
have	O
had	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
for	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
feature	O
small	O
bubbles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
player	O
's	O
Gamercard	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
via	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Dashboard	B-Application
,	O
or	O
online	O
through	O
Xbox.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top	O
bar	O
that	O
displays	O
the	O
Gamertag	B-Device
is	O
shown	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
either	O
a	O
silver	O
or	O
gold	O
bar	O
which	O
designates	O
if	O
the	O
gamer	O
has	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Free	O
or	O
Gold	O
subscription	O
(	O
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
gamer	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Launch	O
Team	O
,	O
the	O
top	O
bar	O
will	O
also	O
have	O
additional	O
text	O
stating	O
"	O
Launch	O
Team	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
sites	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
post	O
a	O
rendered	O
version	O
of	O
their	O
Gamercard	O
as	O
a	O
small	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
applet	O
or	O
JPEG	O
image	O
on	O
any	O
website	O
or	O
Internet	B-Application
forum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
users	O
can	O
download	O
widgets	O
that	O
display	O
their	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Gamercard	O
within	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
's	O
Dashboard	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
onto	O
any	O
Mac	O
with	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
10.4	I-Application
or	O
higher	O
via	O
Apple	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
Pro	O
is	O
for	O
competitive	O
gamers	O
who	O
enjoy	O
a	O
challenge	O
,	O
and	O
Underground	O
is	O
for	O
no-holds-barred	O
gaming	O
where	O
anything	O
goes	O
(	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
violate	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Terms	O
of	O
Use	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
practice	O
these	O
gamer	O
zones	O
are	O
displayed	O
only	O
on	O
the	O
Gamercard	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
tend	O
to	O
affect	O
the	O
gameplay	O
experience	O
or	O
the	O
matching	O
of	O
players	O
in	O
online	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
TrueSkill	B-Device
is	O
a	O
ranking	O
and	O
matchmaking	O
system	O
which	O
was	O
first	O
implemented	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
Live	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
Research	O
Cambridge	O
(	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
TrueSkill	B-Device
ranking	O
system	O
is	O
now	O
used	O
in	O
over	O
150	O
titles	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
in	O
the	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
game	O
Warhammer	B-Application
40,000	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
these	O
countermeasures	O
have	O
failed	O
due	O
to	O
techniques	O
such	O
as	O
alternate	O
account(s )	O
and	O
system	O
flaws	O
where	O
each	O
system	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
individual	O
TrueSkill	B-Device
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
matches	O
do	O
not	O
contribute	O
to	O
the	O
TrueSkill	B-Device
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Games	O
Store	O
(	O
formerly	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
unified	O
storefront	O
which	O
offers	O
both	O
free	O
and	O
premium	O
content	O
for	O
download	O
including	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
titles	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
indie	I-Device
games	I-Device
,	O
original	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
demos	O
,	O
game	O
expansion	O
material	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
a	O
downloadable	O
Zune	B-Library
application	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
application	O
turns	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
into	O
a	O
Zune	B-Library
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
one	O
downloads	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
application	O
,	O
it	O
takes	O
over	O
the	O
Marketplace	O
menus	O
and	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
to	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
one	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
purchase	O
movies	O
instead	O
of	O
only	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
rent	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zune	B-Library
Marketplace	O
has	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
extensive	O
content	O
offering	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
classic	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Play	O
Anywhere	O
is	O
a	O
cross-buy	O
program	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2016	O
and	O
launched	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
scheme	O
,	O
supported	O
games	O
purchased	O
digitally	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
can	O
also	O
be	O
downloaded	O
on	O
a	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
PC	O
(	O
running	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Anniversary	O
Update	O
or	O
later	O
)	O
through	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
using	O
the	O
same	O
Microsoft	O
account	O
at	O
no	O
additional	O
charge	O
,	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scheme	O
also	O
promotes	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
synchronize	O
save	O
data	O
,	O
achievements	O
,	O
and	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
between	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Gold	O
is	O
a	O
paid	O
subscription	O
service	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Signing	O
up	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
is	O
free	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
recurring	O
subscription	O
fee	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
access	O
for	O
Gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
ordinary	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
members	O
can	O
download	O
and	O
access	O
the	O
Twitch	O
live	O
streaming	O
application	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
broadcast	O
gameplay	O
of	O
one	O
's	O
own	O
,	O
a	O
Gold	O
subscription	O
is	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
initially	O
requiring	O
Gold	O
,	O
free-to-play	O
titles	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
party	O
chat	O
feature	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
no	O
longer	O
need	O
a	O
subscription	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subscribers	O
are	O
allocated	O
storage	O
space	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
servers	O
for	O
storing	O
files	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
granted	O
early	O
or	O
exclusive	O
access	O
to	O
betas	O
,	O
special	O
offers	O
,	O
Games	O
with	O
Gold	O
,	O
and	O
Video	O
Kinect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
with	O
Gold	O
launched	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
while	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
games	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
Games	O
with	O
Gold	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
offer	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
have	O
reached	O
the	O
limit	O
of	O
our	O
ability	O
to	O
bring	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
to	O
the	O
catalogue	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
downloaded	O
through	O
the	O
program	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
are	O
free	O
to	O
own	O
with	O
no	O
further	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Games	O
with	O
Gold	O
titles	O
require	O
an	O
active	O
Gold	O
subscription	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
and	O
become	O
locked	O
and	O
unplayable	O
if	O
the	O
subscription	O
lapses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
all	O
Games	O
with	O
Gold	O
titles	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
are	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Movies	I-Application
&	I-Application
TV	I-Application
(	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Films	I-Application
&	I-Application
TV	I-Application
in	O
other	O
supported	O
countries	O
)	O
(	O
formerly	O
Xbox	B-Application
Video	I-Application
Marketplace	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Video	I-Application
and	O
Zune	B-Application
Video	I-Application
)	O
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
video	O
store	O
accessible	O
through	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
allows	O
users	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
to	O
download	O
high-definition	B-Device
and	O
standard-definition	B-Device
television	I-Device
shows	O
for	O
purchase	O
and	O
movies	O
for	O
rental	O
onto	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
for	O
viewing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloaded	O
files	O
use	O
5.1	O
surround	O
audio	O
and	O
are	O
encoded	O
using	O
VC-1	B-Operating_System
for	O
video	O
at	O
720p	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
bitrate	O
of	O
6.8Mbit/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Game	O
with	O
Fame	O
"	O
initiative	O
has	O
been	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
way	O
to	O
connect	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
members	O
with	O
celebrities	O
and	O
game	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Ambassadors	O
"	O
are	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
members	O
selected	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
who	O
have	O
proven	O
themselves	O
to	O
be	O
helpful	O
towards	O
others	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
willing	O
to	O
assist	O
new	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
Live	O
users	O
and	O
answer	O
their	O
questions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Rewards	O
"	O
was	O
a	O
promotion	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
gamers	O
incentives	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
by	O
subsidizing	O
achievement	O
points	O
earned	O
with	O
actual	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Rewards	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
current	O
promotion	O
providing	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
members	O
with	O
Reward	O
Points	O
(	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
the	O
defunct	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Points	I-Device
)	O
when	O
they	O
renew	O
their	O
Gold	O
Membership	O
,	O
buy	O
something	O
on	O
the	O
Marketplace	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
Labs	O
"	O
was	O
a	O
program	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
community	O
section	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
from	O
March	O
10	B-Operating_System
to	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
members	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
player	O
chose	O
to	O
participate	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
rewarded	O
with	O
avatar	B-Device
items	O
and	O
3	O
zero-point	O
achievements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metamessage	O
was	O
a	O
show	O
which	O
aimed	O
to	O
answer	O
questions	O
sent	O
in	O
by	O
viewers	O
on	O
anything	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
ensure	O
the	O
volume	O
of	O
questions	O
remained	O
high	O
,	O
fans	O
could	O
contact	O
the	O
show	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
ways	O
,	O
including	O
sending	O
questions	O
to	O
the	O
Metamessage	O
Gamertag	B-Device
over	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
LIVE	O
,	O
writing	O
an	O
email	O
,	O
or	O
using	O
social	O
network	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
implements	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
security	O
measures	O
on	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
banned	O
consoles	O
with	O
modified	O
firmware	B-Application
from	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
consoles	O
with	O
firmware	B-Application
of	O
unknown	O
origin	O
,	O
quality	O
or	O
intent	O
were	O
banned	O
permanently	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
discovered	O
that	O
pretexting	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
impersonate	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
user	O
for	O
sabotage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
November	O
2009	O
Microsoft	O
banned	O
approximately	O
1million	O
consoles	O
with	O
modified	O
firmware	B-Application
from	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
users	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
reported	O
having	O
unauthorized	O
access	O
to	O
their	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
accounts	O
,	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Device
points	I-Device
subsequently	O
being	O
used	O
and/or	O
bought	O
to	O
purchase	O
various	O
in-game	O
items	O
for	O
FIFA	B-Application
12	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
suffered	O
network	O
disruption	O
after	O
a	O
denial-of-service	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
for	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
encouraging	O
gamers	O
to	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
14	O
users	O
played	O
Halo	B-Application
2	I-Application
until	O
May	O
11	B-Application
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
service	O
has	O
been	O
discontinued	O
for	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
,	O
tunneling	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
such	O
as	O
Xlink	B-Protocol
Kai	I-Protocol
exists	O
,	O
allowing	O
original	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
users	O
to	O
play	O
system	O
link	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Halo	B-Application
2	I-Application
with	O
other	O
people	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Noble	O
14	O
were	O
a	O
band	O
of	O
users	O
who	O
continued	O
to	O
play	O
Halo	B-Application
2	I-Application
until	O
May	O
11	B-Application
,	O
2010	O
,	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
spokesperson	O
made	O
a	O
statement	O
regarding	O
the	O
Noble	O
14	O
,	O
"	O
A	O
small	O
band	O
of	O
a	O
committed	O
few	O
,	O
engaged	O
in	O
a	O
battle	O
against	O
insurmountable	O
odds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
not	O
Noble	O
team	O
from	O
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Reach	I-Application
,	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
final	O
,	O
passionate	O
few	O
who	O
are	O
still	O
playing	O
Halo	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
12	O
users	O
were	O
offered	O
Halo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Reach	I-Application
Beta	O
Codes	O
by	O
GamesRadar.com,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
having	O
their	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
memberships	O
extended	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
"	O
Agent	O
Windex	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Apache	O
N4SIR	O
"	O
were	O
the	O
final	O
two	O
users	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
however	O
two	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
third	O
user	O
"	O
Lord	O
Odysseus11	O
"	O
was	O
disconnected	O
by	O
an	O
internet	O
drop	O
,	O
user	O
Agent	O
Windex	O
was	O
booted	O
on	O
May	O
10	B-Operating_System
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Good	O
job	O
Apache	O
,	O
you	O
're	O
the	O
last	O
one.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
May	O
11	B-Application
,	O
Apache	O
N4SIR	O
was	O
booted	O
offline	O
after	O
many	O
hours	O
since	O
Agent	O
Windex	O
was	O
disconnected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Live	B-Device
Anywhere	I-Device
is	O
an	O
initiative	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
Live	O
online	O
gaming	O
and	O
entertainment	O
network	O
to	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
platforms	O
and	O
devices	O
,	O
including	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
XP	B-Application
SP2/SP3	O
,	O
Vista	B-Application
and	O
7	B-Device
)	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
Java-based	O
phones	O
and	O
Zune	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
service	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
has	O
been	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
E3	O
and	O
CES	O
on	O
a	O
Motorola	B-Operating_System
Q	I-Operating_System
mobile	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
's	O
Chris	O
Early	O
clarified	O
that	O
Live	B-Device
Anywhere	I-Device
is	O
a	O
long-term	O
project	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
rolled	O
out	O
over	O
several	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
its	O
new	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7	B-Device
,	O
Microsoft	O
has	O
integrated	O
full	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
functionality	O
into	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
providing	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
SDKs	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
devices	O
,	O
allowing	O
developers	O
on	O
those	O
platforms	O
to	O
integrate	O
most	O
services	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Live	O
into	O
their	O
applications	O
and	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
looking	O
to	O
bring	O
this	O
functionality	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
anticipating	O
this	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
post-launch	O
feature	O
for	O
the	O
Switch	O
port	O
of	O
Cuphead	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloomberg	O
estimates	O
that	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
network	O
likely	O
generated	O
over	O
$1	O
billion	O
in	O
revenue	O
in	O
the	O
2010	O
fiscal	O
year	O
,	O
which	O
ended	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
