Xbox will not be supported through the Internet
February 8, 2010 – 10:28 pm
Company Microsoft refuses to support network service for Xbox Live and the games coming out for them. It is reported by Eurogamer, with reference to the open letter to the Managing Director of Xbox Live Marc Whitten (Marc Whitten). On 15 April this year Xbox Live services will be provided only to the holders of the Xbox 360, reports Lenta.ru.
games for the original console, Xbox, which can be run on the Xbox 360, also will not support Live. As explained by Witten, Live recorded more than 23 million accounts, and changes made to the work of network service, making it impossible to maintain support for older games. Whitten added that this decision was the leadership of Microsoft “easy”.
Network service Xbox Live was launched in 2002 for the console Xbox. After the release of Xbox 360 in 2005, the system supports both the console and games for them.
In the Russian stores is not officially sold the original console Xbox. In addition, the services network service Xbox Live in Russia is not officially available. Company representatives have repeatedly said that the launch of service in Russia is planned, but it has not yet announced.
