Microsoft today announced the birth of 'Xbox Live Family Pass, a package which costs $ 99 which will allow entry to a year of Gold membership up to four family members, then a saving of 50% on the total price. The Family Pass also enable a number of other functions, such as "Family Center", which will be present on both the dashboard and on the Xbox.com website, where you can edit the various accounts of family members and you can distribute Microsoft Points in possession of a person other group members.

Finally, they can be also monitored the playing of the various family members and payments business, instead of being separated for each individual member, can be traced back to your main. It will also present a panel to set the maximum time to play daily or weekly, so set the restriction on use for children.

Currently the listing only applies to U.S.: we will inform you when we have news on the European market.