If you live in a house with multiple gamers, you might be happy to know that the Xbox Live Gold Family Pack is now available.
The bundle gives users four 12-month Xbox Live Gold memberships for $99.99, which is $20 less than the cost of two separate memberships. A single membership is $59.99.
Several exclusive features are included. Through the Family Center, accessible on the dashboard or Xbox.com, users can manage their online settings and memberships. Users with children can ensure kid-friendly setting here, and they can purchase and gift Microsoft Points through Microsoft Points Allowances. Monitor Xbox Live usage with activity reports on Xbox.com. The Family Pack also lets users in on deals and discounts on family-friendly games, Microsoft Xbox Live's programming director Larry Hryb, said in a blog post.
If a user already has a Gold membership, Microsoft will allow him or her to convert it to a Gold Family Pack, and the credit from the existing membership will apply to the price of the bundle.
This comes one day before the release of Kinect, Microsoft's add-on for Xbox 360 that allows players to operate the system hands-free. Kinect hits U.S. stores Thursday for $149.99, though Kinect bundles are also available, including an Xbox 360 250GB and a Kinect for $399.99 or an Xbox 360 4GB console, the Kinect sensor, and "Kinect Adventures" game for $299.
Microsoft on Monday also launched its fall dashboard update for Xbox 360, including a makeover for the whole interface.
