XBOX LIVE SUPPORT FOR LATIN AMERICA

To:  Microsoft

PETITION FOR LOCAL XBOX LIVE SUPPORT

Since the launch of the Xbox 360 in 2006, the Latin American Xbox 360 community has developed a strong presence on the Xbox Live service. We estimate that there are already several thousand local Xbox Live users, including many people who imported their Xbox 360s before the local launch.

Sadly, the fact that Xbox Live is not officially supported for local users means that most of us have needed to resort to workarounds such as registering as Xbox Live users in the US .

Many users are forced to import memberships and gamerpoint cards via Ebay.com or Amazon.com, usually paying a premium price for these product keys. Now, with the introduction of tighter regional control for Xbox marketplace content, we fear that we will be left out in the cold.


We, the undersigned, therefore appeal to Microsoft to:

*Issue a statement (Received) that clarifies the status of the
Xbox Live launch for Latin America and puts all the rumours currently circulating to rest;
*Set up local billing facilities and pricing models as soon as possible to encourage the growth of
the local Xbox 360 community; and
*Make provision for existing users to easily migrate their profiles from other countries to the local Xbox Live service (for free or as close to free as possible).

We believe that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 brand will benefit as much as the Xbox 360 community if these steps are taken. The Xbox Live service is a major competitive differentiator for the Xbox 360 and one of the console’s most important features- we’d love to see more Latin Amricans fragging each other online in Call of Duty.

Xbox Live could play a vital role in cementing Xbox 360’s position as the top next generation console in Latin Amrica . It’s an important opportunity for Microsoft LA and we urge you to grab it with both hands. Your customers in LA deserve the same level of service and support as gamers in the rest of the world, especially given the loyalty that has been exhibited by the American community since before the local launch of the Xbox 360 platform.

Sincerely,
Toda latinoamerica.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

The XBOX LIVE SUPPORT FOR LATIN AMERICA Petition to Microsoft was created by and written by Manfred Ramirez (manramro@yahoo.com).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.