New Xbox Live Gold details emerge

It appears Microsoft will be offering five different options to gamers wanting to experience the Gold Xbox Live service. Prices range from $7.99 for a one month Gold card to $69.99 for an all singing all dancing package including a 12 month subscription, headset, free Xbox Live Arcade game, $20 discount on a game purchase and 200 Xbox Live Marketplace points. With the headset and game discount this means a year’s subscription is essentially only costing you around $30, which sounds great.

The details will come as good news to those gamers calling for card based top-ups as have been available for games such as World of Warcraft, allowing gamers to get online without needing a credit card. Gamers will also be able to buy short subscriptions if they only wish to play a game online for a set period of time, without having to commit to a 12 month subscription. You can see the full details of each package below.

12 Month value pack with headset

– 12 month XBL subscription

– A communicator headset

– Xbox Live arcade game: “Billiards”

– $20 discount on a games purchase

– 200 points in the XBL marketplace

Price: US$69.99

12 Month Gold Card + 1 month free

– 12 month XBL subscription

– 1 month of XBL free

Price: US$49.99

3 Month value pack with headset

– 3 month XBL subscription

– A communicator headset

– Xbox Live arcade game: “Joust”

– $10 discount on a games purchase

– 100 points in the XBL marketplace

Price: US$39.99

3 Month Gold Card

– 3 month XBL subscription

Price: US$19.99

1 Month Gold Card

– 1 month XBL subscription

Price: US$7.99

These are available to order now at EBgames.com