Video Games Buy Fantastic Online Content With XBOX Points Or Playstation Network Points

By getting your games console online you will be able to access a whole new world where you can play other people through the internet as well as being able to buy new games and content. Find out how you can do this and how to obtain the currency you can spend online.

The video games industry is one that has always been hugely popular, but it has been dramatically improved in recent years with the addition of online features. It is now possible to connect your console to the internet and play games against or with people from all around the world - obviously it's much more fun to play and socialise with other people as opposed to playing the game by yourself. As well as this, there are also lots of other brilliant advantages that getting your console online brings, such as On Demand games, retro arcade games, extras on your favourite titles, the ability to rent movies and much more.

The online expansion of games consoles has made them much more than they used to be - now, they are multi-purpose devices which can be used in a number of different ways. This is true of both the Microsoft Xbox and the Playstation 3, the two most popular games consoles that are currently available. Each console has a different way of getting online and accessing the different features, both being simple and straightforward enough so that you can quickly gain an understanding of how they work.

With the Xbox you will be able to enter a virtual arena called the Xbox LIVE Marketplace - this is where you can buy everything that the service has to offer. To purchase anything here, however, you will need to use the unique currency that the company has developed called xbox points or Microsoft Points. Buying these points is like putting money into an account which can only be used in the Marketplace - all you have to do is buy points via your console's dashboard or online using a credit or debit card, and you're away. You can also buy a Points Card from certain retailers where you will get a unique code which you can enter to redeem the points.

It is a similar system with the Playstation 3 as well, with that currency known as Playstation Network Cards. The Playstation Network is a similar virtual arena to the Marketplace for Xbox - you can pretty much do everything on the Playstation Network that you can on the Xbox Marketplace, although some things obviously differ from system to system. You can also easily buy these Network Points online and in shops, so nothing in this brave, new, online world has to be off-limits to you.

If you own one of these consoles then you really need to get online to see how it opens up your gaming experience. Once you've started, you'll be hooked, and the only thing you really need to worry about is getting out of the house every once in a while and experiencing the real world, rather than the virtual one. The set-up process is just like anything you'd sign up for - all you need to do is enter a few details and choose a username and password so you can log in.