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Japanese market. In a November 1996 interview,
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Ultimate service, providing both the Xbox Live services and the library of games offered from Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft rebranded the service as simply Xbox network in March 2021. By
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support was discreetly added in System Menu version 3.0. Just as for the
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606:, a 3rd party peripheral which provided customers the ability to connect with other users and play games through network connections. The peripheral cost $ 19.99 (USD) and required a monthly fee of $ 4.95 (USD) for 50 sessions/month or $ 9.95 (USD) for unlimited use. The XBAND supported the
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to play various multiplayer games online (outside of those offered as free-to-play titles). The service also offers access to a selection of emulated
Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo Entertainment System games for free, as well as other free games such as
1082:. An Expansion Pass, added in October 2021, expanded this emulation service to include select Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games. Subscribers also had access to unique offers for certain products, such as special Joy-Con controllers for the emulated games.
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561:. Debuting in 1990, this service worked with the Game Toshokan (literally meaning "Game Library") cartridge to download games on the console (meaning that the game would have to be re-downloaded each time). Players attached a
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games from a central server and play them, usually requiring a fee for continued access. However, neither the GameLine or PlayCable attained mainstream popularity and both services were shut down during the
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consoles and received a mushrooming installed base (the number of users quadrupled over the second half of 1995), but once the Super NES and Sega
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