Post by Gilvan Blight on Feb 13, 2010 9:29:00 GMT -5
A bit old news, but new to me. Kind of sucks as I still like playing Halo online
After more than seven years, Xbox Live will cease to support the original Xbox beginning on April 15, 2010. Microsoft announced today their intentions to discontinue the service on their first game console, and by extension, any of its games that are playable on the Xbox 360 -- including Halo 2. The change comes as part of an effort to continue evolving the Xbox Live service for Xbox 360 gamers; the continued support of the original Xbox has hindered Microsoft's ability to do certain things with Live such as increasing the friends list cap of 100 people.
In a letter to Xbox Live members, Live general manager Marc Whitten explained why they're making the decision:
On April 15 we will discontinue the Xbox LIVE service for original Xbox consoles and games, including Xbox v1 games playable on Xbox 360 and Xbox Originals. I want to start by saying this isn't a decision we made lightly, but after careful consideration, it is clear this will provide the greatest benefit to the Xbox LIVE community.
Seven years ago we laid out our vision for the connected console when we launched Xbox LIVE. We believed then that the power of the Internet to connect people would revolutionize living room entertainment. It started with amazing multiplayer games, and we've since seen that bet pay off again and again with the launches of Xbox 360, Marketplace, Netflix and powerful social features like Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm. None of this would have been possible without the success of LIVE as a multiplayer gaming network.
Whitten acknowledged the "amazing run" that Halo 2 has had on Live, claiming the game's dedicated community has "fundamentally changed the way we play video games." But he made it clear that, to do more with Live, this was a necessary action. "s we look down the road, we'll continue to evolve the service with features and experiences that harness the full power of Xbox 360," he explained. "To reach our aspiration, we need to make changes to the service that are incompatible with our original Xbox v1 games."
After more than seven years, Xbox Live will cease to support the original Xbox beginning on April 15, 2010. Microsoft announced today their intentions to discontinue the service on their first game console, and by extension, any of its games that are playable on the Xbox 360 -- including Halo 2. The change comes as part of an effort to continue evolving the Xbox Live service for Xbox 360 gamers; the continued support of the original Xbox has hindered Microsoft's ability to do certain things with Live such as increasing the friends list cap of 100 people.
In a letter to Xbox Live members, Live general manager Marc Whitten explained why they're making the decision:
On April 15 we will discontinue the Xbox LIVE service for original Xbox consoles and games, including Xbox v1 games playable on Xbox 360 and Xbox Originals. I want to start by saying this isn't a decision we made lightly, but after careful consideration, it is clear this will provide the greatest benefit to the Xbox LIVE community.
Seven years ago we laid out our vision for the connected console when we launched Xbox LIVE. We believed then that the power of the Internet to connect people would revolutionize living room entertainment. It started with amazing multiplayer games, and we've since seen that bet pay off again and again with the launches of Xbox 360, Marketplace, Netflix and powerful social features like Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm. None of this would have been possible without the success of LIVE as a multiplayer gaming network.
Whitten acknowledged the "amazing run" that Halo 2 has had on Live, claiming the game's dedicated community has "fundamentally changed the way we play video games." But he made it clear that, to do more with Live, this was a necessary action. "s we look down the road, we'll continue to evolve the service with features and experiences that harness the full power of Xbox 360," he explained. "To reach our aspiration, we need to make changes to the service that are incompatible with our original Xbox v1 games."