PSA: Xbox Live down Sept. 29 to prep NXE

by James Ransom-Wiley { Sep 23rd 2008 at 2:00PM }

Freeze! Not so fast. Step away from the calendar. That's right, put the marker down. September 29th is not the day your new Mii-er-crosoft Avatar will be delivered to your dashboard. It's not as easy as ringing up the storks, you know. Making Avatars and all those other newfangled Xbox experiments take time. It's like a delicate dance. No, that's not right. It's like a service-wide blackout. Monday, September 29th, 12:01 am to 11:59 pm PST to be exact.

So you sit and you wait, or you go get some fresh air -- or you do what we do: Play offline. And then it's Tuesday, and, well, you may be surprised to find the same old Xbox experience on your console. After all that, you wonder? Uh-huh. That's it? Yep, for now. But, but -- the new New? "That will happen later this Fall," Major assures.

Tags: new-xbox-experience, nxe, xbox-live

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

OMGOMG @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:05PM

I'm pumped. Thanks Dreamcast for imagining the idea of console online play!!

OMGOMG @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:11PM

And yes, I did read the post. This just means it's coming soon.

j.howlett @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:20PM

i know the dreamcast was the first console i actually went online with but i think nintendo had vauge plans with possible future add-ons and sega had sega tv and i think sega net back in the day

juju187 @ Sep 23rd 2008 3:55PM

sega channel was the shit! 100+ games for 13.99 great deal

j.howlett @ Sep 23rd 2008 4:14PM

yeah, and even the launch playstation had expansion slots, plus that whole net yarazoo(sp) thing

I DeX I @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:06PM

Oh, dear Lord. Here comes the barrage of "Microsoft owes us $$$ for those 24 hours of downtime".

josh @ Sep 23rd 2008 4:24PM

What? you guys gonna cry bout one day of offline gamming? come on! get your assses to they gym!!!! stop being fat and whimp.. that is a great day to get some booty lol... girl booty for me but for most of you it'll be a guys..

OMGOMG @ Sep 23rd 2008 3:52PM

In Soviet Russia, XBOX Live repairs YOU!

xGeneral DEATHx @ Sep 23rd 2008 4:45PM

LoLz.

cuso26 @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:07PM

User Editor Patrol GO!

"you're new"

See me after class.

Fenix @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:08PM

Down for 24hrs WTF?!!!

Microsoft owes us $$$ for those 24 hours of downtime!!!!

Duke @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:13PM

Oh Noes! Check is in the mail!

Jakka(A tribute to whose who fought and failed during the Epic Flamewar of L.A. Noir) @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:15PM

Hopefully this time we'll get an XBLA game that DOESN'T SUCK!

dark_inchworm @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:16PM

I liked Undertow...

Also, since this downtime is expected, no freebie for us :(

Slaziman @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:47PM

WTF IT'S 23 hours 58 minutes U CANT COUNT LOSER

Duke @ Sep 23rd 2008 3:03PM

Yeah, I liked Undertow too.

tcc3 @ Sep 23rd 2008 3:06PM

They'll take it out of the bill theyre going to send you for the free fall upgrade.

Yes I realize you were being clever.

FOXHOUND @ Sep 23rd 2008 3:10PM

I would like to my cash prizes to be exchanged for booze, please. :d

Matt @ Sep 23rd 2008 5:14PM

why dont they just mail you out the 13 cents in an envelope that costs 5 cents to print, with a stamp that costs 42 cents, on a check that costs 10 cents to print, run through a machine that costs 1 cent to process that check...

or better yet they should give us a $ 10 game for free for the 13 cents lost...

lol....

343 Guilty Fart @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:08PM

ZOMG I demand my 13 cents back for the day of service missed!

Titanium_Orchid @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:11PM

MICRO$OFT OWE$ ME MONEY$$$$$$!!!!!!!

Titanium_Orchid @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:16PM

HURRRROFLROFLROFLROFL

dark_inchworm @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:26PM

I know this seems like no big deal - I really don't mind not being able to play for a day - but I hope you take lost time seriously when you're out on your own and paying the bills when all of a sudden the electricity or internet access go out for days. If they pull the plug for a bit and offer no compensation, and you don't make some effort to stand up against it, you're allowing them to set an unfortunate precedent.

(apologies in advance if you are in fact out on your own)

Vegeta (aka Ska Oreo) @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:45PM

sigh, the joke totally went over your head didn't it dark?

dark_inchworm @ Sep 23rd 2008 3:19PM

Um, no, I was critiquing his joke based on its foundation.

riggs @ Sep 23rd 2008 3:24PM

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH

dark_inchworm @ Sep 24th 2008 10:11AM

Yes, "whoosh" indeed, right over my head.

Titanium was obviously lampooning anyone that would complain about losing a day of XBL, and while I don't think losing 24 hours of online video gaming is a huge deal, I'm of the opinion that you're a fool if you'll let any company shortchange you, ESPECIALLY if they neglect to inform you of a pending downtime (which fortunately is not the case here).

Since you kids obviously aren't concerned with such things, I'll let you fall into these traps yourself. No, don't heed me, just tell me how completely oblivious I am to this transparent joke.

Thank you and good day.

CB @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:13PM

I guess I'll fire up Oblivion then!

BlaznGoldstein (Electric 6 Defense Force) @ Sep 23rd 2008 5:03PM

Or perhaps your yet to be patched Fable 2 Pub Games? That's where I'll be.

Jakka(A tribute to whose who fought and failed during the Epic Flamewar of L.A. Noir) @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:13PM

Since they axed this year's Spring Update, I was hoping they would bring out that fucker early to make up for it.

Oh well, guess I'm back to the usual "whatever"...

Antagonist @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:18PM

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/neoengel/dog-whargarbl.jpg

T @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:41PM

That picture should be labeled NSFW. Not because of its content, but because your reaction to seeing it will draw unwanted attention to the fact you're not doing your work. ;)

Zeus.:God @ Sep 23rd 2008 4:34PM

Seriously, I've seen that picture hundreds of times, but that caption just sealed the deal...

Marty @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:21PM

Less than a week away... pretty exciting!

Waffle Slayer @ Sep 24th 2008 3:20AM

What is exciting about Live going down for an entire day?

You obviously didn't read the article. You won't see the new features until later this fall.

zoltek @ Sep 23rd 2008 2:34PM

haha i love how xbox live goes down for 1 day and everyone wants free stuff, like the dashboard update costs you money, and o yea if you have netflix you have to pay money to watch movies when that goes live.

stop whining.

plus im sure if you have a job you work even minute of your "work day".