Steffen_Shook February 5, 2010 Xbox 360 35 views Comments Print This Post  Email This Post

This morning, Xbox Live’s Major Nelson announced on his homepage that Microsoft’s support for original Xbox online functionality will no longer be, as of April 15th.

He talks about ending this road to open new avenues for future Xbox Live (the current Xbox Live) features. I’m guessing or hoping that he is talking about Natal features, just because it is the next big thing on the Xbox horizon and giving it online properties has got to be something cool.

If you want to read his words yourself, here is the post from Major Nelson:

I wanted to let you know that on April 15, 2010 Microsoft will discontinue Xbox LIVE service for original Xbox consoles and games, including Xbox 1 games playable on Xbox 360. Our first step in this process will be to turn off auto-renewals for those members who only use Xbox LIVE on a v1 Xbox. While I can’t comment on the specifics, this change will allow us to continue evolving the LIVE service with new features and experiences that fully harness the power of Xbox 360 and the Xbox LIVE community. We did not make this decision lightly, but after careful consideration and review we realize that this decision will allow us unprecedented flexibility for future features.