Xbox Live on Xbox One has been confirmed by Microsoft. Your Xbox Live Gold account and Achievements will carry over to Xbox One . Your Gamertag and Avatar will also transfer over Xbox gold membership . The price of admission for one year is $59.99 US compared to PlayStation Plus's $50 US per year price tag. However, unlike PlayStation Plus, Xbox Live can be found discounted at other retailers.

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What to Expect From Xbox Live on Xbox One

Xbox Live Arcade purchases will not transfer over, as the Xbox One will not be in any way natively backwards compatible, with cloud backwards compatibility expected to come in the future. However, entertainment content that you've purchased, such as movies, will carry over. [1]

According to Microsoft, "Your Gold account carries over so you will have your Gold on Xbox 360 as well as Xbox One. With Smart Match, Game DVR and New Achievements, we previewed some of the major investments we're making to make the new Xbox Live the best place to play games and enjoy entertainment with your friends online. We will have even more to share in three weeks at E3." [Source: IGN Interview with Microsoft] [2]

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"Your current Xbox Live Gamertag will stay with you on Xbox One if you choose to keep it, and your hard-earned Gamerscore and Achievements will indeed carry over from Xbox 360." Gamertags will remain limited to the same length (16 characters) on Xbox Live for Xbox One [3]

Xbox Live will have access to over 300,000 servers, which is larger than the entirety of the internet was during the late-'90s. [4] Xbox Live is required for online play, to upload gameplay unlike the PS4, and in order to receive free games.

Cloud Storage

All of your content will be available and stored on the cloud, meaning you can access your games, movies, and saves anywhere at anytime. [5] It is available to all types of members, even if you do not have gold.

Xbox Live Friend Cap

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The cap for Xbox Live friends will be removed completely, up from the 360's limit of 100.

Favorite Friends

In an interview with Marc Whitten [6], it was revealed that certain Xbox Live friends can be marked as favorites, allowing quicker access to their profile.

Privacy

You'll be able to display various levels of privacy. Certain friends will only be able to see your Gamertag, while closer ones will see your full name. [7] Full names are in no way required however. You have to give you friends the ability to see your real name, which you can completely ignore if you wish.

Subscription Price

The Xbox Live on Xbox One subscription price will continue to cost $59.99 per year, same as on Xbox 360. Price may vary based on store. For example 12 month Xbox Live Gold memberships can be bought on Amazon for as low as $40-50. A special Day One Edition membership card is available for pre-order, which includes Killer Instinct: Round One.

Free Games to Gold Members

Gold Members to Xbox Live will now be able to download two free games per month - similar to PlayStation Plus. These games will be selected by Microsoft. It has been confirmed for the Xbox 360, Microsoft has just confirmed that games with gold will continue on the Xbox One, but will not start until 2014.