You kinda missed out the best opportunities. We had Xbox Live Gold when we first bought a 360, first time I ever used the voice chat feature to talk to mates.
@realtimesave, It isn't really the same as it was. I think that the games that are coming out result in a buggy mess and it doesn't seem to appeal well to a wider audience. If you look at games from over a decade ago, you will notice how better they are, like GTA V for example.
Pretty much all the games that come out buggy get patched soon after anyways. Not to many that I've noticed are game breaking bugs. Of course I mostly only game on Xbox seriesx.