In 2002, Xbox LIVE first launched on the original Xbox console and since then, it's become one of the most successful online gaming networks in history. This past week, Microsoft has announced that as of April 15th, 2010, support for Xbox LIVE on the original Xbox will be coming to a close.
This means that should you own an original Xbox, it will no longer be able to connect to the service and should you be playing an original Xbox game in your Xbox 360, it likewise will not be able to connect to Xbox LIVE.
Single Player, system link, and split screen games are all unaffected.
Personally, I never played an original Xbox game over Xbox LIVE, however I did download some additional game add-ons before they were know by that bastard term, DLC. Even though this change really doesn't affect me, I must admit it makes me kind of sad as an era of sorts is ending.
On April 14th, it would be a good idea to pop in all your original Xbox games with Xbox LIVE functionality to make sure they've got the latest Title Updates, since this'll be your last chance to do so.
Full details, including what will happen if you only game on an original Xbox console, can be found in this forum post here.
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