Xbox LIVE being discontinued for Original Xbox consoles and games

[MoneyMakinMike]

Posted by Major Nelson:

I wanted to let you know that on April 15, 2010 Microsoft will discontinue Xbox LIVE service for original Xbox consoles and games, including Xbox 1 games playable on Xbox 360. Our first step in this process will be to turn off auto-renewals for those members who only use Xbox LIVE on a v1 Xbox. 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.

Xbox LIVE general manager Marc Whitten (Gamertag Notwen) has posted this letter to the community which provides additional context.

For some strange reason..It will be a sad day for XBL even tho we will still have service. But I think this is good cause it frees up space on XBL and like they said it allows more room for features.

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[RebelVElite]

oh noes no more halo 2

[mountianbyr14]

you still play that online?



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[mountianbyr14]

oh. and its a good thing cause now hopefully they may think about doing hulu support



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[FNG Nemesis]

hulu FTW haha

[RebelVElite]

you still play that online?



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yes, because only mexicans play it nowadays

[FNG Nemesis]

mexican connections on gow suck.

[RebelVElite]

mexican connections on gow suck.

well except in mexico