Halo 2 Online Gets Cut April 17th

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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.

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.
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WORST, IDEAD, EVER!

I strongly encourage people to get on Xbox Live for some games of Halo 2 and the like in April.
 
Already been posted somewhere. Kinda a stupid idea to cut. Will make quite a few people mad.
 
How about getting rid of the monthly fee? Wii's and PS3s online services don't require monthly subsciptions. Although the Wii has an awful excuse for online service, it fulfills it's purpose. This is why I don't like consoles in general.
 
well i see the xbox live fee as Microsoft saying that even tho you have free online we still have more people and always will.
i don't mind the fee i mean its only five bucks a month, who doesn't have five bucks?
 
So that would include COD2 right?

And Halo 2 is still playable on PC I would imagine.
 
In my mind, im surprised it wasnt cut sooner. Besides, thats Microsoft saying, "hey we have enough $$ (even tho we still want more of your $$), so we want all those people who have the original Xbox to go upgrade to get the 360, still w/ the hardware "RROD" issue". Overall, I think its a dumb idea, but thats the market for ya. Besides, I havent played on my Xbox in maybe a year if not more. Most of my gaming is done on my computer. Still looking into the PS3.
 
pillar said:
In my mind, im surprised it wasnt cut sooner. Besides, thats Microsoft saying, "hey we have enough $$ (even tho we still want more of your $$), so we want all those people who have the original Xbox to go upgrade to get the 360, still w/ the hardware "RROD" issue". Overall, I think its a dumb idea, but thats the market for ya. Besides, I havent played on my Xbox in maybe a year if not more. Most of my gaming is done on my computer. Still looking into the PS3.
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To bad this has nothing to do with money. MS wants to improve XBL and the older games such has Halo 2 were holding them back.
 
Jarrod_38 said:
To bad this has nothing to do with money. MS wants to improve XBL and the older games such has Halo 2 were holding them back.
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Um, im perfectly content with having only a 100 friends I do not know list and keep my old games, thank you.

(No offense to my steam friends, unlike Xbox live you actually get to know people and not play with them once and awhile)
 
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Jarrod_38 said:
To bad this has nothing to do with money. MS wants to improve XBL and the older games such has Halo 2 were holding them back.
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Well here is a letter from Marc Whitten:

Dear Xbox LIVE Members,

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.

There’s no greater example of the power of the Xbox LIVE community than the “Halo” franchise. “Halo 2” has had an amazing run on LIVE, with a dedicated community more than five years after launch and well into the next generation of consoles. It has fundamentally changed the way we play video games. And while it’s difficult to see that run come to an end, the “Halo” franchise continues to act as the benchmark for multiplayer gaming in this generation, with “Halo 3,” “Halo 3: ODST” and soon “Halo: Reach” on Xbox 360.

Your Xbox LIVE community has grown to 23 million strong. And as we look down the road, we’ll continue to evolve the service with features and experiences that harness the full power of Xbox 360. To reach our aspiration, we need to make changes to the service that are incompatible with our original Xbox v1 games. We will contact the Xbox LIVE members directly impacted by this change and if this includes you, I encourage you to check your LIVE messages and associated e-mail account over the coming weeks for more details and opportunities. We view you as a partner in this process.

We’ll share more details soon, but in the meantime I want to assure you that the best is yet to come for Xbox LIVE. I believe we’ll look back on 2010 as a landmark year in gaming and home entertainment, and I couldn’t be more excited about what we have in store with “Project Natal” and LIVE. The LIVE community is the driving force behind everything we do, and it’s because of the community that ground-breaking experiences on Xbox continue to be possible.

See you on LIVE,
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It seems kind of like a cop out to me.
 
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