Comments on: Xbox Live downtime next week

By: J1980

J1980 — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:48:22 +0000

then you should!!

By: J1980

J1980 — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:46:10 +0000

I think it has something to do with Live Vision video features and extra effects as well as some function or other for the wireless headset which comes out 2 weeks after the downtime.

By: haloman

haloman — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 12:35:58 +0000

i dont even use xbox.com

By: unleash

unleash — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:59:35 +0000

I dont’ mind down time for upgades to the service ,but really MS shouldn’t need down time. They should have Mirrored/backup servers so they can switch them around while others are upgraded and then swap them back to upgrade the mirrored ones.

By: DSK UK

DSK UK — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:58:55 +0000

What i want to see is MSN intergration into the service. Allow us to see our Friends list on MSN in real time and also allow us to videochat with people (360 to MSN)

By: Sabre Squadron

Sabre Squadron — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 07:56:37 +0000

Well you’d have to think this maintenance is probably related to the fall update, i.e. implement backend support for some of the *hopefully* cool new features we’ll be getting.

I’m also wondering if this might be LiveAnywhere/Windows Vista related given that Vista’s RTM is not too far away.

Either way, you’d have thought that they would’ve figure out a way to perform this kinda maintenance without downtime.

By: Toxie

Toxie — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 05:56:10 +0000

big ones? like the time it took to install ff from the demo disc? if psu is anything like that, the play time will be minimal

By: OGC SnakeEyes

OGC SnakeEyes — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 03:33:35 +0000

Damn….splinter cell is coming out tuesday and was lookin forward to spies vs mercanaries. Guess ill have to wait another 24 hours…sheesh!

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 02:59:58 +0000

Fall update is 1080p and buncha other stuff….

I wonder what this super secret cool stuff is thats happening on the server… I WANNA KNOW … i dont mind downtime as long as its for improvements…

So lets see.. XBL keeps getting upgradesa, and the ps3 service is still unknown and from what developers have said a pain in the ass and kinda non-existent sorta

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 02:58:34 +0000

dony be dumb,… the mod would need a firmware upgrade, this isnt its a xbox live upgrade server side.

By: Curry

Curry — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 02:29:12 +0000

Or even more improbable: xbox.com?

By: Curry

Curry — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 02:28:51 +0000

We posted the scoop on March 15 actually, and May 15 it was “weaponized”.

By: DSK UK

DSK UK — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 22:39:28 +0000

“Q: What kind of cool stuff?

A: Secret cool stuff that we’ll tell you about when we’re back online October 18. Other stuff we’ll be talking about later in the fall”

I wonder if the “other stuff” will be connected to the Fall update???

By: Rockaholica

Rockaholica — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:55:52 +0000

that would be a nice touch…agreed!

By: Rockaholica

Rockaholica — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:55:07 +0000

what new mod? the firmware hacks have been out since a couple weeks before the spring dash update

By: TRIGGER M4N

TRIGGER M4N — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:54:11 +0000

Yeah.

By: ofcoursesource

ofcoursesource — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:50:27 +0000

its because of the new mod…microsoft…is scared of the mod…so they will be changing a few things

By: Rockaholica

Rockaholica — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:49:20 +0000

you mean on xbox.com?

By: TRIGGER M4N

TRIGGER M4N — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:45:51 +0000

I’m thinking more, able to view your friends list’s custom display pictures.

By: Rockaholica

Rockaholica — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:22:25 +0000

just play some ESIV or lego staw wars or any racer, or any offline game and the time will fly

By: Joel

Joel — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:19:28 +0000

Its takes you 2-4 hours to download demos? Thats sucks me normally only take about 30 min for the big ones

By: Toxie

Toxie — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:12:24 +0000

yeah…so we get PSU on sat or Sun…play those days and monday then get cut off on Wed? why bother spending the 2-4 hours to dl the damn thing anyway.

By: Rossko UK

Rossko UK — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:05:26 +0000

Why would they need to shutdown Live to do this?

By: splattered

splattered — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:03:09 +0000

I bet its to ban the firmware hacks. Im glad i held off and didnt do anything to either of mine.

By: Rockaholica

Rockaholica — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:01:35 +0000

and also our first moments with splinter cell double agent, and tiger woods 07 will be offline…:( what an odd move

By: gamegenieny

gamegenieny — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:55:22 +0000

It sucks that this is happening when the beta for PSU is happening.

By: Rockaholica

Rockaholica — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:55:19 +0000

…or maybe firmware hacks

By: TRIGGER M4N

TRIGGER M4N — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:51:43 +0000

Hmm.. Cool new stuff? I think something to do with Vision Camera.

By: haloman

haloman — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:49:46 +0000

gay