- JacobGRocks
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In contuation of my last post:
Posted by: JacobGRocks
Looks like Micro$oft has come out with a fail faq here:
http://forums.xbox.com/31163250/ShowPost.aspx
Here are some big ones:
Q: Isn't this really just to get customers to upgrade to an Xbox 360?
A: Absolutely not, this is about providing the most benefit to the full Xbox LIVE community.
So to provide the most benifit, they need to cut off a lot of people from live. Also, look how much money could fly into bill gates's wallet if he made people upgrade.
Q: Does this impact games that are running on an Xbox 360, or just the original Xbox?
A: Xbox LIVE support will end for original Xbox 1 consoles and games, including Xbox 1 games playable on Xbox 360.
So its being killed for all original xbox games. Even those on xbox marketplace.
Q: Don't you think this is a huge blow to the "Halo 2" community?
A: "Halo 2" redefined the multiplayer gaming experience on a console, and we're incredibly grateful to the Halo community for their continued support of the franchise. We are committed to continued LIVE support of popular experiences such as "Halo 3," "Halo Wars," and "Halo 3: ODST" on Xbox 360. We're also moving quickly towards the future of the franchise with the "Halo: Reach" beta on Xbox LIVE just around the corner.
So to them, they would rather support failo 3 and lousy non bungie spinoffs then halo 2.
They also claim they arent shutting down 360 live (which they might when the 720 comes out) and they also arent saying it is related to natal or the announced friends list cap.
A few more:
Q: Does this mean you plan to shut down Xbox LIVE for Xbox 360 users as well?
A: Absolutely not. Our focus now is continuing the evolution of Xbox LIVE with new features specifically for the Xbox 360 community.
In a few years, ms will want to "improve" the xbox 720 and will shut down 360 live, mw2, cod4, halo 3 and more. And you WILL lose your dlc.
Q: Are you doing anything special for the people affected?
A: Over the coming months we will contact the Xbox LIVE members directly impacted by this change. We view the community as a partner in this process.
Last time i checked on my xbox 1, there were no messages about the shutdown. Just the same "welcome to xbox live check here for upcoming news and events blah blah". I also didnt have any importiant messages from live either.
Q: Why are you discontinuing Xbox LIVE service for the original Xbox?
A: This change will allow us to continue the evolution of Xbox LIVE, delivering features and experiences that fully harness the power of Xbox 360 and the global Xbox LIVE community of more than 20 million members. The best is yet to come, and we look forward to sharing more details in the near future
So for a few well known people to have a trillion friends, they need to ditch a bunch of games people play.
Also, here ms says they dont care about the xbox.
[Edited on 02.07.2010 6:33 AM PST]