Xbox Live For Original Xbox Games Shutting Down

Posted by Soulskill on Friday February 5, 2010 @07:43AM from the this-is-where-the-sidewalk-ends dept.

itwbennett writes "Giving no explanation beyond that it 'will provide the greatest benefit to the Xbox LIVE community,' Microsoft's General Manager for Xbox Live, Mark Whitten, announced that as of April 15th, Microsoft will be shutting down its Xbox Live service for the original Xbox and its games. 'Cold comfort for those of you who still enjoy playing Xbox titles like Halo 2 with your friends,' writes blogger Peter Smith. But Smith notes that Whitten's announcement does hint at some form of restitution for those affected, encouraging users to check their LIVE messages for more details and opportunities."

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Re:Life expectancy by VGPowerlord · 2010-02-05 09:09 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Doom is still being played online.. that's about 17 years and still going?
No, because Doom couldn't be played online when it first came out. By modem yes, on a IPX/SPX LAN yes, on the Internet no.
Actually, I'm not really sure how you'd play it online now, seeing as how it doesn't use a client/server protocol.

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