Some are sad to see Xbox Live die on the original big black box, but there’s a nice trade-off, as Microsoft product director Aaron Greenberg says there will be more on the Xbox 360 version to make up for it. Kind of.
He says that cutting off the service will bring a “new flexibility will allow us to bring more features to the Xbox Live Community on Xbox 360.”
He tells Xbox World 360 magazine: “We’re at that point now where that community has largely transitioned off and onto the Xbox 360, and now, by discontinuing that support, we’re able to add more features without necessarily having to support things like that firends list integration where you could see your friends on Xbox1 or Xbox 360.
As to what they would be adding in its place, it seems that they’re looking at some Friends List upgrades.
“We have heard from folks that they want to be able to extend the Friends List. It’s something we are looking at. We haven’t announced anything but it is definitely something that we’re aware of.”
There’s also a possibility that a new TV channel will be launched for Live subscribers. The rumor is that your Live subscription would increase by $2 for this channel.
Greenberg: Killing original Xbox Live ‘will bring more features to 360’ [CVG]
Published: Apr 21, 2010 04:00 pm