Los servicios online de los juegos de la primera Xbox dejarán de poder ser utilizados en Xbox Live a partir del 15 de abril, según ha anunciado Microsoft. A partir de ese día se acabó jugar online a cualquier cosa relacionada con la primera Xbox: da igual si jugamos a Halo 2 en Xbox o a los «juegos de Xbox 1 jugables en Xbox 360», porque todos se verán repentinamente capados sin remedio.Venga, dejemos el drama: hace 9 años que salió (¡la mitad de la vida de muchos de vosotros, amigos míos!) y a la gente que siguiera jugando online con ella le hacen un favor deshabilitando el servicio. Es un poco como cuando llega tu madre a la habitación, desenchufa la tele y te da una hostia para que busques un trabajo, indecente, vago de los cojones, y córtate el pelo que lo tienes hecho un Cristo.
En la nota que acompañó a la noticia se menciona que «no hemos tomado esta decisión a la ligera, sino que después de una cuidadosa consideración y análisis nos hemos dado cuenta de que esta decisión nos permitirá una flexibilidad sin precedentes para futuras características». ¿Cuáles son estas características? ¿O acaso es sólo business jibby-jabber para calmar a las bestias?
Marc Whitten, General Manager de Xbox Live, ha escrito una pequeña carta a los miembros de Xbox Live explicando el asunto un poco más en profundidad. En inglés y completa tras el salto.
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,
Marc Whitten
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