Microsoft to Discontinue Live for Orginal Xbox Systems

Posted: February 5th, 2010 | Author: Tarun Kunwar | Filed under: News, Xbox 360, Xbox Live | No Comments »

Microsoft has announced today that they will discontinue the Xbox Live service for original Xbox consoles and games.  Here’s what the Major had to say:

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While I can’t comment on the specifics, this change will allow us to continue evolving the LIVE service with new features and experiences that fully harness the power of Xbox 360 and the Xbox LIVE community. We did not make this decision lightly, but after careful consideration and review we realize that this decision will allow us unprecedented flexibility for future features.

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I don’t understand how ending this service on the old system will allow them “unprecedented flexibility” for the future. If you can remember a little while back, Microsoft also started pulling the plug on XBLA titles that weren’t selling well.

If you are still playing Halo, I suppose your best bet would be to run through Xbox Connect. Ahh, the good old days…

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