Downloadable content was available, though limited in size due to the narrowband connection and the size limitations of a memory card. Nevertheless, due to lack of widespread broadband adoption at the time, the Dreamcast shipped with only a dial-up modem while a later-released broadband adapter was neither widely supported nor widely available. Sega had made an attempt to capitalize on the ever-growing online gaming scene when it launched the Dreamcast video game console in 1999, including online support as standard, with the SegaNet service in North America and Dreamarena in Europe. The first Xbox Live logo used from 2002 until 2005Īs Microsoft developed the original Xbox console, online gaming was designated as one of the key pillars for the greater Xbox strategy. Microsoft rebranded Xbox Live as Xbox network in March 2021 to cover all of its services related to Xbox and distinguish the Xbox Live Gold subscription service from these other services.

Xbox network service is available as both a free service (formerly known as Xbox Live Free) and a subscription-based service known as Xbox Live Gold.

The service shut down for the original Xbox on April 15, 2010, and original Xbox Games are now only playable online through local area network (LAN) tunneling applications such as XLink Kai. With Microsoft's mobile operating system, Windows Phone, full Xbox Live functionality is integrated into new Windows Phones that launched since late 2010. Microsoft has announced plans to extend Live to other platforms such as handhelds and mobile phones as part of the Live Anywhere initiative. The service was extended in 2007 on the Windows platform, named Games for Windows – Live, which makes most aspects of the system available on Windows computers. This service is the account for Xbox consoles, accounts can store games and other content. This same version is also used with Xbox Series X and Series S. An updated version of the service became available for the Xbox 360 console at the system's launch in November 2005, and a further enhanced version was released in 2013 with the Xbox One. It was first made available to the Xbox system on November 15, 2002. The Xbox network, formerly Xbox Live, is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft. Windows 8/ 8.1/ 10/ 11 as ( Microsoft Store/ Xbox App) Windows XP – Windows 7 as ( Games for Windows – Live) Xbox (Servers shut down on April 15, 2010) Online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service by Microsoft

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