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Xbox Live maintenance next Tuesday, purely housekeeping

by Kevin Kelly on Mar 23rd 2007 4:35PM

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Xbox Live will be down next Tuesday for 14 hours from 3AM until 5PM EST, so you shouldn't plan any marathon sessions of online gaming with your Xbox ... because you'll be a very unhappy camper. Major Nelson said this is only for internal maintenance, and there won't be any new updates to the Dashboard or anything nifty like that happening.

So prepare for an all-night session on Monday right up until the plug is pulled if you really want to get your gaming on. Fourteen hours seems like a long time for internal maintenance ... could there be something else going on behind the scenes?

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Tags: download, maintenance, Major Nelson, Microsoft, online, update, XBL, Xbox, Xbox Live, Xbox-360, XboxLive

Reader Comments (111)

I'm not one to start or spread rumors but from what I understand, this "maintenance" is to help stabilize the Live! service for the onslaught of anxious gamers waiting to download the Halo 3 beta which is [supposedly] coming out within the next 2 weeks.

Mmmm.... housekeeping = I will clean my room this weekend.

Perhaps fixing security holes exploited by the alledged hacking?

I am hoping #1 is right... Ramping up network support for the thousands that are about to leap onto almost continuous play time and activity on the halo demo not to mention supporting everyone downloading it within ten minutes of it being available........

damn same day Shivering isles hits market place

rumor #42: they're adding the Live "Home" service and 360Mii's

5... I second that damn.... was looking forward to that.... oh wait... I work till 6:30 anyway... nevermind...

Finally, I'll be able to get up, walk around, and pee in something besides a Taco Bell cup...

8, thats disgusting... okay, i pee in 2 liter soda bottles

I pee in a hose thats attached to my dick ad the other end which runs into the toilet down the hall.

/random

I don't pee at all.

In my experience, extended maintenance times like this mean hardware upgrades or additions. As for their motives, who knows. Perhaps they're simply improving the service. *gasp*

11.... You may want to see a doctor/proctologist...

Ummmmmm... Where did my post go?

Oh wait nevermind...... It came back..... hmmmm...

windows work for my pissing needs, anyways, i think this may be to patch some alledged hacked stuff, prepare for teh beta

Purely housekeeping. Nothing to do with the security compromise that didn't happen.

That's a weather balloon.

Move along.

oh great, this is the only time of day i play on xbl. will ms be giving me a discount? for reals, they just bumped up the lvl cap in psu. that sucks...

I just wear a diaper like that kid at the gaming tourney.

Go out. Rent a PS3, some games, and a movie. Convert to the inevitable.

14 hours is a lot.

putting in more ads and moving all of Xbox Live to FREE servers? any money left on your subscription you get back as marketplace points?

wouldn't that be grand.

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Hell yeah lol I'll be at school the whole time it's down :-)so i don't have to worry

lol 22 i doubt that... whens the last time microsoft took the time and effort to fix something for free? They make their stuff shitty on purpose so you have to pay more later

Hahaha . im 12 years old and i played gears for a very long time. i got to wait 14 hours wicth is good because i am sick today and i just woke up at 4:48pm

or maybe the people at MS ran out of things to do so they came up with this "Maintenance" sceem inwhich they shut it down for 14 hours and played tag around the office in the dark

5:30 EST March 27 still no xbox live.

Pissing me off - Yes
Am I paying for it right now - Yes
But can I use it all day - No
14 hours enough - No

Well it's 23.00 BST and still no xbl....wat the chuff can they be doing apart from twating about!!!

Well 6:30 pm eastern usa time and still no xblive

OK MICROSOFT WHATS THE DEAL HERE IM FROM THE UK AND I THINK YOUR PISSING EVERYBODY OFF WITH YOUR SUPPOSED MAINTENCE WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO FLICK THE SWITCH ON BECAUSE IM PAYING FOR LIVE WHEN IM NOT EVEN PLAYIN ON IT :@

this sucks it is 6:53 est pm and i still have to talk to my wife arrrrrrrrrrrrgh

i still have to talk to my wife it sux no xbl 6:58 pm est

... and www.xboxlive.com is still saying "Bad Request (Invalid Hostname)"

anyone play gears of war here

WTF MAN 7:08 est no xbox live.

add me Harmsworth07

I am really going through Gears Of War withdrawal!! Why isnt XBOX LIVE turned back on...oh god this is horrendous!!!

long long long long long long long long long long long long long etc

oi does anyone know when xbox is ment to be turned back on for england please let me no safe

does anyone no when its ment to be turned back on for england users

actually dont worry my xbox live working see you on there if i chat with ya safe

ya this is making me mad I wonder if i can find out how much longer its going to be if I call microsoft

yea, call them and then let us ALL know... i dont know how much longer i can last without my equivalent to crack

MY XBOX LIVE IS ON AND READY TO BE PLAYED HAPPPPYYYYYYY DAYSSSSSSSSS:)

AND IF YOUR FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM IT SHOULD BE ON BECAUSE IM FROM THE UK AN MINE IS HAPSS

These so called MS workers are slower thatn the speed of smell.

no it isnt mine isnt up and running and i am east coast time and it 7:39 pm

this is getting rediculous!! they are 2.75 hours over time with this stupid adjustment!!!!

Goddamn its 7:40 est and my peice of shit xcbox is still not working IM GOING TO RIP BILL GATES FROM SIDE TO SIDE. MOTHERFUCKING BITCHES TAKING MY SHIT DOWN. OMFG . IM PAYING FOR THIS SHIT ! I WANNA FUCKING PLAY BITCH FUCKING GARBAGE

GO FUCK YOURSELVES

-I SHOULD HAVE BAUGHT A FUCKING PS3 BUT THAT FUCKING GEARS OF WAR TRAILER LURED ME

ps : FUCK YOU MICROSOFT~!
and fuck you too.

AINT NONE OF YOUR XBOX LIVES WORKING BECAUSE MINE IS

FUCK YOU GARY YOUR SHIT IS NOT WORKING EAVEN XBOX.COM IS NOT - GO FUCK YOURSELF GARY I HATE YOU AS MUCH AS I HATE BILL RIGHTNOW

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