Xbox Live!

Xbox Live Video Marketplace Overview
Even though it has a couple big issues hindering it at the moment, the Video Marketplace has great potential for Microsoft's premier Xbox Live service

As Xbox LIVE Turns Five, Microsoft Announces Next Wave of Social Fun
Xbox LIVE membership soars past 8 million mark, Microsoft unveils new download service for Xbox games direct to your living room beginning Dec. 4.

Xbox LIVE Marketplace Grows as Multiple New Partners Announced
A&E Network, ADV Films, National Geographic and TotalVid.com sign on to hit service; Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment to offer new high-definition content.

Xbox Live is an online gaming service that lets you play multiplayer Xbox games on the Internet via broadband. (something like cable or DSL - dial-up isn't fast enough.) That's gaming service. Gaming. Got that? We're not here to get you shopping auction sites, checking news headlines, or emailing your dear old granny. What you can do is play great games with people everywhere. It's like having a couch of friends ready to get their game on. You can chat with them while you play, no matter where they live You can download new levels and items to keep everything fresh. It's all about the games.

January 13, 2003 is the launch date of its online service for Xbox in Japan.