Coming Soon - Original Xbox Games No Longer Playable Over Xbox LIVE

Added 02/05/2010 by Se

Microsoft announced today that they will be discontinuing the play of original Xbox titles over Xbox LIVE. In a press release sent out today The House of Gates said that while the LIVE service will be evolving, the new direction the service will be taking will not include being able to play Xbox 1 games online.

For players that still have an original Xbox and use it to go online, Microsoft says they will stop auto-renewals for those users.

"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."

Posted by: Hellrazr360 Date: Feb 6th 2010

Yeah, original Xbox games downloaded will still work offline (you can play Halo 2 single player, just not online).

Posted by: hypnoboy Date: Feb 6th 2010

that is to bad. but will orginal xbox games still be backwards compatible to still play home with friends or alone.