Online Support For Original Xbox Games Stop April 15th

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While most of us have moved onto the next generation of gaming, there are still a lot of people still playing the original Xbox and PS2. It's not a bad thing, we forgive you for being behind the times, but unfortunately Microsoft does not. Come April 15th, all online support for original Xbox games (both via console and Xbox 360, including downloadables) will be discontinued.

What does this mean? Well, if you play any of the original Xbox games on your 360 or your old Xbox console, you won't be able to take it online. Why did Microsoft do this? Because they can. More specifically because they need to make changes to the Xbox Live online environment that will somehow affect the ability of these older games to connect to Live. Microsoft has said that the decision to do this was not made lightly.

Judging by the top played games on Live, Halo 2, Counter Strike, and Star Wars Battlefront 2 players will be hit the hardest. Halo 2 had a huuuuge following back when it was popular and people are still playing to this day. Lucky for them, Halo 3 is out. Counter Strike players as well as Battlefront players will need to look elsewhere for their entrainment.