Customer Ratings & Reviews

An incredible price for an invaluable service for a great system...

At the time of purchase i paid $35 for this item. considering it is normally $60, i find this item to be a fairly good value. when purchasing this product, most individuals who would do so know exactly what this does, and know it is required to work exactly the same way for everyone. you don't have to worry about any flaws or defects because this is an online activation code to have an xbox live gold account for one year. pretty straight forward. only get this if you have a device that supports an xbox live account ie:Games for windows, xbox360, or xbox one.

We buy at least two of these every year. I messed up and didn't pick them up at Christmas time but lucked out and found this one on sale! The kids are on LIVE pretty much the whole time the XBox is on - connecting with friends - or jumping into a multi-player battle.

This is sort of a must have for any xbox gamer. It lets you tap into the whole xbox ecosystem and really take advantage of xbox. You can watch netflix on it, you can listen to music and you can play with all different kinds of apps as well as try out new games. they also offer a lot of avatar freebies sometimes. So if you are an xbox fan, this should complete your set.

I bought this on sale. I would suggest that everyone use a barcode scanner to get better prices on it. I love Best Buy and wouldn't buy it any place else

This is essential to play online on the Xbox 360, so I recommend you get it. If you can get it on sale, that's even better. Best Buy has done a good job of having sales on these recently.

Year subscription to Xbox Live for $34.99 can beat it. Beats paying $59.99

This allows you access to the xbox live experience (multiplayer gaming, streaming services like Netflix, Hulu Plus, etc). A must have for gamers!

Great product xbox live allows you to many things. You can search the web watch Netflix and even play gams with friends

Everyone at best buy knew what I needed and it is a great gift.

Gold membership is really useful, even if you don't play online. Lots of additional apps.

Makes great gift for the gamer enthusiasts. A year subscription is convenient to have.

The Xbox experience is more enjoyable with a gold membership. So many games have a majority of online content. Also, being able to access dlc is a huge plus!

I am able to use premium xbox online features using this.

This is a must have for your xbox 360. It opens the 360 to the full digital potential of the medium.

Purchased this back in January to get online to play Halo 4 multiplayer (tons of fun!). It is a bit pricey, but you do get access to different aspects of your games. Best Buy also has these on sale for around $35 once-in-a-while. Keep an eye out and see you online!

My husband and I went into our local Best Buy and spent a fortune on getting the Xbox 360, Kinect, extra memory, extra control, charging system, and games. We also decided to buy the Xbox Live 12 Month Gold Membership. We got the system home, opened up the games and realized there were free Xbox live trials offered in the game packages - so we figured we would use the free offers before putting in the card we purchased. At the end of the month, the offer ended. I went to enter in the 12 Month Membership card. When I got to the step where you enter the code, I scratched the backside of the card to reveal the code. I then entered the code in multiple times, but it didn't work. So I brought the card back to Best Buy to let them know that the card wasn't working. Best Buy responded that this problem happens quite a bit and I would have to go onto Microsoft to fix it. The Best Buy person also informed me that they don't accept back cards that are scratched!! So I spent over $800 on a system and when I went to enter the code of a $60 card - Best Buy wiped their hands clean.... it's my problem. Not only did they wipe their hands clean, but it acknowledged that this problems happens all the time - but apparently they do nothing about it. What gives - when does customer service kicks in? I have bought all of my kitchen appliances from Best Buy, multiple televisions, and the list goes on - but they cannot back the product they sold me for $60.

I used to have Xbox Live Gold until I realized that I played with my Playstation 3 more than the Xbox 360. For one thing, I found that Playstation Network is just as good. I have played Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 on both networks and found no difference. Because I like the Sony games more than I like the Microsoft games I spent more time on the Playstation Network. My Xbox 360 doesn't get much use so I wasted all that money on Xbox Live Gold. The fact that you have to pay to play on the Xbox 360 is just downright wrong. They even have ads on their console so it's not like they are not making any money. I don't have to pay a penny to play on the Playstation Network. And it is just as good. I have stuck with Playstation Network and haven't looked back since. If you are a parent, you should consider this: It costs 60 bucks a year for Xbox Live Gold. If your kid uses it for five years, you will have spent 300 bucks just for the toll. Five years on Playstation Network on the other hand is FREE.