do i need gold membership to play xbl

i'm confuseddo i need gold membership to play xbl
Yes in order to play online mulitplayer.do i need gold membership to play xbl
With a Gold ($50 a year) membership you can play games online. With a Silver (free) membership you can download things from the marketplace and talk to people on your friend's list but you can't play online.
ok if ige tgold will i be billed or do i have to get something at gamestop to play
Yes, your going to have to buy a Gold account in order to play games online.
Go to gamestop and buy a 50$ card subscription...they are behind the counter so ask your clerk.
every year do i just go to gamespot and buy a new one?
use a credit card or debit and buy it on the console instead of going to gamestop
Yes, you need a gold membership to play xbox live. With a Gold membership you can play all games that are live on multiplayer. With a Silver you can talk to people on your friends list and access the marketplace.
well if i need gold membership to play multeplayer on all 360 games how come i can play gta 4 multeplaer with out gold i have slver
that was a promotion, with TLAD everyone could, if its still on then i dont know but you cant play anything else other than lost planet and shadowrun.Id say get the prepaid card for LIVE, keeps your personal info off the net, and if u use a credit card it can renew itself automaticly (lucky i caught it and called MS) got my money back but its easier to control.
u don't have to go to a gamestop, best buy, etc. have them too, get urself a $50 gold subscription card or watever and u get a year, and u don't have to buy another card after ur year is up if u don't want to, its just up to u
so i have to spend $50 a year just to play on xbl i can play 2 player for free
[QUOTE=''bond57'']so i have to spend $50 a year just to play on xbl i can play 2 player for free[/QUOTE]

yeh, xbox live has a little more than 2 people on at one time
[QUOTE=''bond57'']so i have to spend $50 a year just to play on xbl i can play 2 player for free[/QUOTE]Hell you can play 4-player for free to! bet you didn't know that did you! :P
[QUOTE=''bond57'']so i have to spend $50 a year just to play on xbl i can play 2 player for free[/QUOTE]

Yes - you pay to play online.



System link is free, but of course requires you to have 2 consoles, TVs, copies of the game etc.



Games that support splitscreen are free to play with several people as long as you have enough controllers for everyone.