Microsoft’s Xbox is known to be “the party console”, with many shooters and intense games, suited for groups of people wanting to relax by competing between themselves. An Xbox 360 starts at $199.99 but a full power system is $399.99. Neither model comes with a pre-packaged game.

The Xbox stands out through it recently updated software, called the Xbox Live Experience. One of the most talked about features on the Xbox Live Experience is users’ ability to directly stream movies from Netflix. This feature is only available to users that have unlimited streaming account on Netflix in order to use Xbox’s new feature. The new Xbox software also included new navigational designs.

The Live Experience replaced the old blades with a more user friendly system. Another great new feature is that Xbox users can install games on their hard drives, making for better loading times and considerably reducing the noise the console makes.

Microsoft keeps the surprises rolling, as a subscription for the Xbox Live now is available on Amazon.com for only $29.97. Gamers were used to pay for their subscriptions the standard $50, and maybe this means that Microsoft has finally understood that the price was a bit too high.

 This will certainly boost the sales for the Xbox and will give it a more substantial lead in front of its arch enemy, Sony’s Playstation 3. A similar discount was available for the Xbox last week on Buy.com. This is certainly good news for gamers, who will be able to save some money in order to afford the newest released games.