Xbox live for original Xbox games to be discontinued april 15th.

[StankBacon]

depends if the update will even allow you to play original games on the xbox, their planing on changing alot of resources for the xb360 so it maybe possibly you won't even beable to play original games.
I know this is just the servers but what the message said is the new updates wont allow backwards compatibility so anything is possible i guess.

what ?

nowhere does it say anything about backwards compatibility, and they would never remove the ability to play your old games on the 360, they are just not letting you play on live anymore.

as for xbconnect, you need to have your xbox connected to your computer and set it all up right, which the average live user (12 year old) will never be able to figure out.

[Phopojijo]

Think about this when you think about OnLive.

[Dwood]

...what are you trying to say? People with old stuff won't be able to upgrade....?

[Cagerrin]

as for xbconnect, you need to have your xbox connected to your computer and set it all up right, which the average live user (12 year old) will never be able to figure out.

Built-in idiot filter?

[Phopojijo]

...what are you trying to say? People with old stuff won't be able to upgrade....?

No... I'm trying to say that back-catalog games can be cut out of the service -- which means they physically won't exist to you anymore. Even worse, they can decide who develops for it -- sucks to be an indie developer.

[jcap]

This is fucking ridiculous.

I figured they were going to simply update the backend of XBL which would make it incompatible with the current (original) Xbox dashboard, much like if you are running an out-of-date version of the 360's dashboard. I doubted Microsoft would be so fucking stupid as to completely end XBL on the 360's backwards compatibility.

Fuck Microsoft.

[flibitijibibo]

I'd be pretty upset if it weren't for H2V/XBC.

[jcap]

XBconnect doesn't work with the Xbox 360.

Well, it doesn't work on regular 360 games. Not sure about original Xbox games.

[p0lar_bear]

Cue about 50,000 petitions for Bungie to make an XBox 360 version of Halo 2.

I hope Microsoft doesn't plan to release any live-enabled Originals titles on live marketplace. People will get pissed.

XBconnect doesn't work with the Xbox 360.

False. I XBConnected my 360 and played the original Halo when i first bought it off of marketplace.

[jcap]

False. I XBConnected my 360 and played the original Halo when i first bought it off of marketplace.

It might work for original games, like I said I was uncertain of.

However, it does NOT work for native 360 games. Well, it does...but it doesn't.

You will be able to find other people like you should, and you will be able to join their games, but if the ping is greater than 30 ms, you will be booted from the game.