April 15; the day old X-Box LIVE shuts down

[Rosencrantz]

http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/02/0...games.aspx

just announced it yesterday
and I caught the message while browsing Bungie.net

well, as it says, Microsoft is going to permanently shut off LIVE for the old X-Box. Even if you're using the 360.

Shit sucks :[

[A.J. Nitro]

So this basically means we will no longer be able to purchase original Xbox games off the 360 arcade?

[Rosencrantz]

that
I have no idea

I think you'll be able to do that, at the very least
but you just won't be able to play LIVE with them :\

[a babyass man]

basically, after april 15th there will be no reason to play splinter cell: chaos theory

[SKELTON S. SKELETON]

also microsoft has already said no more original xbox games on xbox live so

(edit: no 'new' ones, anyway.)

[Goemar]

Does this mean the 100 friend limit (caused by Xbox games) is going to be abolished?

[Keychain]

r.i.p halo 2 multiplayer

[DioShiba]

I guess there wouldn't be much reason to buy any Xbox 1 games now for my 360

At least there will be the bright side of things on this though

[Rob]

r.i.p halo 2 multiplayer

gr8 man

[Rhyme]

xbox connect is always another option since it basically tells the game you are on system link but you're playing with others who have xbc on the internet

[Rosencrantz]

basically, after april 15th there will be no reason to play splinter cell: chaos theory

which sucks, I enjoyed that game

well
at least we have Double Agent and Conviction :[

[a babyass man]

do people still play Double Agent's multiplayer? i figured it was pretty much universally hated by the "splinter cell community"

[Rosencrantz]

you know, I'm going to have to check

I haven't played it in forever so I don't know if people still play it or not :\
plus I have never had the pleasure to meet anyone who would be a part of the die-hard Splinter Cell community so yeah



it'd be pretty fun to pick it up again, either way~

[Alex]

Double Agent is just a watered down version of Chaos Theory. I don't recommend it if you were a hardcore Chaos Theory man. It is fun though, especially if you're like me and sucked at Chaos Theory.

[Rosencrantz]

the one thing I hated about Chaos Theory was how it favored spies over mercs

I mean
Spies literally tortured mercs with being able to drop them with just about anything
hell, going Super Mario was enough to kill a merc

plus most hosts are gigantic extremely distinguished gentlemen and *always* play on Spy team, and they love to give Mercs huge fucking handicaps so when the fourth person joins the room, it's 1 merc versus 3 spies and the merc isn't allowed to use any equipment and has one life
oh and the spies don't give a shit about the objectives


at least in DA the Spies lack their tazers and have to possess some sort of skill to take on a Merc
and because of this you don't have the host problem
oh and also you can have 3v3s instead of Chaos Theory's 1v3 maximum