Yesterday, rumours appeared that Xbox Live, the online service on Xbox dating back to the first console, would be rebranded. Different users reported that there were messages refering to an "Xbox Network" while managing captures.
In a more recent statement to The Verge, a Microsoft spokesperson said that the “’Xbox Network’ refers to the underlying Xbox online service, which was updated in the Microsoft Services Agreement”. This person also added that “the update from ‘Xbox Live’ to ‘Xbox Network’ is intended to distinguish the underlying service from Xbox Live Gold memberships.”
We first thought that the "Xbox Live" brand was going to disappear, but that might not be the case. Eurogamer had a word with Microsoft this morning and the company said that "Xbox Live isn't going away". Apparently, none of the subscriptions or systems you already know are going to change.
"We are making ongoing adjustments to create a simpler, more descriptive messaging system for Xbox in different areas. None of these experiences or features will change as part of these updates."
There's still no further details about what kind of "adjustments" the new Xbox Network will add to the systems.
Many users are seeing "Xbox Network" instead of "Xbox Live" on their consoles, no official update has been released by Microsoft
