It’s April 16. If you own an old Xbox and play online with it, or still play original Xbox games on Xbox Live via your 360, you should know two days ago was the last day you’ll ever be able to do so.
As Microsoft promised earlier in the year, at midnight the plug was pulled on the world’s first truly successful online gaming service for consoles, which first set up shop on the original Xbox all the way back in 2002. Even if it did cost a bit.
While Xbox Live itself will obviously live on for the Xbox 360, the games that got the service its start – those for the original Xbox - are no longer supported, nor will online play via the original Xbox console.
The move paves the way for a brighter future for the Xbox 360, one where friends lists aren’t capped at 100 people, but the celebrations for the future will be marred by tears for the dearly departed, as we bid farewell to clasic multiplayer titles like Battlefront 2, Crimson Skies and of course the original online juggernaut, Halo 2 (though with its singleplayer campaign it’s at least still useful…I guess. Never was that fond of it myself.)
Never liked the original Xbox much anyway myself. Huge black box with a lava lamp in it. And holding the huge controller was a pain too..
On second thought, Good Riddance! 
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Grr.. no more guilty gear or Anything else? HAS MICROSOFT GONE MAD? oh my god… this is sad. :’[
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