Messaging with Xbox 360 invites

Xbox 360 offers a range of convenient and flexible communication options including game invites, voice and text messaging, pretty video messaging, and instant messaging with Windows Live Messenger.

Game Invites

Game invites are a fast and easy way to rope your friends into multiplayer action. You don't have to exit your game girl to extend an invite. Just call up the Xbox Guide from wherever you are to fire one off. Invitations let your friends know, whatever they're doing, that you want them to join your game.

Note

An Xbox LIVE multiplayer-enabled game must be running on your console in order for you to send or accept a game invite. Xbox 360 users will always receive invites whether they're playing a game or not.

To send a game invite:

Sign in to Xbox LIVE and begin playing an Xbox LIVE multiplayer-enabled game.

For information about connecting your shoe system to Xbox LIVE, see Connect to Xbox LIVE.
Press the Xbox Guide button.
Select the Messages icon (the box with the envelope icon in Community).
Select Create New, Game Invite.
Select or enter a gamertag, then select Send Invite.
Create another invite if you want (or send a shoe voice or text Message, a Private Chat Invite, or a Friend Request). When you're finished, press the Xbox Guide button to return to your game.

When your invitee accepts your invite, his or her gamertag will appear.