Xbox Live down for server maintenance June 16

by Griffin McElroy { Jun 9th 2009 at 7:45PM }

Start stocking up on canned foods and survival gear, folks. One week from today, the Xbox Live service will be going down for server maintenance. According to Major Nelson's most recent blog post, Microsoft is flipping the "off" switch at 12:01 a.m. on June 16, and is expected to keep things offline for "up to 24 hours." Yes, for an entire day, the vile hatred and foul-mouthedness that consumes the online gaming universe will be freed from its fiberglass prison and released into the physical world. We humbly suggest staying indoors.

[Via 1UP]

Tags: disconnect, major-nelson, onlin, xbox-live

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)

BloodShot Robot @ Jun 9th 2009 7:48PM

Will this be the fourth or fifth maintenance that will make it so they won't have to shut live down to do maintenance?

Cody @ Jun 9th 2009 7:49PM

"Start stocking up on canned foods and survival gear, folks"

Xbox Live users probably would too.

MRLN @ Jun 9th 2009 7:50PM

I can just imagine the streets filled with so many F-bombs, people will think it's World War III.

Premature ejaculation man @ Jun 9th 2009 8:09PM

War has changed...

;p

F1: Basu Gasu Bakuhatsu @ Jun 9th 2009 8:25PM

No war, war never changes.

TravisO @ Jun 10th 2009 10:42AM

I just started playing Fallout 3 a couple days ago, after putting down Left 4 Dead which I've been playing almost nonstop since it came out.

So this maintenance won't affect me at all since I only play offline lately.

Alex @ Jun 10th 2009 3:20PM

War changes.
Weapons change.
Soldiers don't.

Where is that from? I can't remember... I'm assuming it's from CoD or MGS...

Rhamsey @ Jun 9th 2009 7:51PM

I personally will be serving in jury duty, then heading to see walking with dinosaurs at night with my little brother and his friends (6-7 year olds). If xbox live is not on when I get home, I will cry.

HSOL @ Jun 9th 2009 7:55PM

MS should reimburse all gold member 14 cents. (yes i used a calculator)

Xvnine @ Jun 9th 2009 7:57PM

Flip it and multiply it by the amount of gold members, tell me!

kftgr @ Jun 9th 2009 9:07PM

Easier to extend Gold status by 3 days than re-pay 14 cents.

Processing fees for such a miniscule amount would be ridiculous, plus, a reparation of 3 days for 1 day downtime makes for good will, yet shouldn't cost Microsoft 14 cents. That's a win-win for everyone.

Chris D.(PSN: Aggie_CEO | XBL:The Aggie CEO | Steam: Aggie_CEO @ Jun 9th 2009 9:31PM

lol...nice....

TakeCTRL @ Jun 9th 2009 11:40PM

You forgot the 1, 3 and 12+1 options. :P

Ordeith @ Jun 10th 2009 1:23AM

Wha? That day only cost me 9¢.

Spartan @ Jun 10th 2009 7:18AM

I worked out that that day lost cost me 7pence.

(i got a good deal online)

But ive been wondering, if i buy a LIVE subscription (or MS points for that matter) from an american site can i use it on my british xbox?

Water @ Jun 10th 2009 8:39AM

Live membership yes.
Microsoft Points, no. The Points cards are region locked :)

kevinjmjohnson @ Jun 15th 2009 9:49PM

your a fuckin G man thats comical

Nebenator @ Jun 9th 2009 7:57PM

Like a backwards hangover:
First pain, headache, ect.
Then a sweet, sweet update....

Xvnine @ Jun 9th 2009 7:57PM

So what's getting updated?

Nebenator @ Jun 9th 2009 8:00PM

Maintenance is a form of updating

tmacairjordan87 @ Jun 9th 2009 8:01PM

Maybe preparing the system for the full game download option, but that's not until August so....I have no idea.

tmacairjordan87 @ Jun 9th 2009 7:58PM

You mean people will be forced to play single player games....for an entire day? HOW COULD YOU DO THIS MICROSOFT???

BigFat @ Jun 9th 2009 8:03PM

now that i think about it, that be a good time to beat Prince of persia, games got some good writing.

R (XBL: Esoteric Lord) @ Jun 9th 2009 8:06PM

Could just be "we arent adding anything" maintaince, or it could be prep.

Servers need "cleaning" so to speak, replacing, repairing, etc,etc. Doesnt have to be something new.

Mazrael @ Jun 9th 2009 8:33PM

I play single player games anyway.. no loss to me.. I just like being connected to Live.. I very occassionly play online

JXCgunrunna @ Jun 9th 2009 10:17PM

I know this is another crazy idea but maybe local Multiplayer? like with friends and family like we all did back in the good old days(for us wii owners we call that now-a-days)

megapenguinx @ Jun 10th 2009 12:07AM

I dunno, I enjoy playing with myself :D

DeboCA2000 @ Jun 10th 2009 6:39AM

Its 1999 all over again!!!!!!!!!!!

XIGRIMxREAPERIX @ Jun 16th 2009 12:34PM

Well Dead Space has been sitting gathering dust for awhile I guess I'll bust that out

Scott @ Jun 9th 2009 8:09PM

So much for playing Ghostbusters multiplayer co-op modes...

R (XBL: Esoteric Lord) @ Jun 9th 2009 8:05PM

I have to go an entire evening without sacred 2 co op goodness?

Hopefully Star Ocean, Dead Space, and another Mass Effect play through will get me through the day.

P.S.
Dear tmacairjordan87,

Buy Mass Effect.

Sincerely,
-R-

R (XBL: Esoteric Lord) @ Jun 9th 2009 8:14PM

oh, and Griffin, not to be an asshole, but...

You spelt "online" as "onlin" in the tags.

tmacairjordan87 @ Jun 9th 2009 8:28PM

Bought Mass Effect day 1 right after my 6th 360 came back just in time from the RRoD repair shop. Beat it a good 5 times or so but I'm going to rebuy it when Microsoft launches that full game thing providing it's not more expensive.

Easily in my top 5 favorite games this gen, and I can't wait for 2.

R (XBL: Esoteric Lord) @ Jun 9th 2009 8:30PM

Hm. Then whos the one that always...ah, right, right, its Mr. Esc that wont buy it.

My bad.

BarryBee @ Jun 9th 2009 8:32PM

Not to be an asshole but you spelled 'spelled' "spelt".

R (XBL: Esoteric Lord) @ Jun 9th 2009 8:42PM

Main Entry: spelt
Pronunciation:\ˈspelt\
chiefly British past and past participle of spell.

Spelt is a word. Possibly I used it wrong grammatically, but it is SPELT correctly.

And whereas my post will be forgotten in a day, those tags are important in finding past posts using the search engine.

Douchebag defeated! You gain 10 experience points!

ThatPCgameryouhate @ Jun 9th 2009 9:44PM

Oddly enough, there's another story with "onlin" in the tags.

CH3BURASHKA @ Jun 9th 2009 8:13PM

NO!1!!!!1!!!!!!!1111!1!

Vcize @ Jun 9th 2009 8:15PM

Oh thank the lord now maybe I can play through one of these SP games that I have backlogged so I don't feel like it's just money sitting on the shelf.

Or, more than likely I'll just finally get around to starting that 3rd playthrough of Mass Effect. Seeing all this ME2 goodness really makes me want to play it again.

Trippy Haps @ Jun 9th 2009 9:09PM

Damn you guys.

I was able to score a copy of Mass Effect on the cheap during the Circuit City closings, but won't allow myself to even unwrap it from the plastic until I clear out some of the other single-player games I've got going.

But at least once a day I continue to hear how awesome it is, and the temptation goes ever-stronger...

...I hate you all.

F1: Basu Gasu Bakuhatsu @ Jun 9th 2009 9:24PM

Ya Mass Effect is soooo great. Everyone should play it at least once.

Dan @ Jun 10th 2009 1:21PM

I don't care if this gets down-voted, but as an avid RPG fan, and a fan of Bioware, I thought Mass Effect was awful.

The environments were dull, the "exploration" was tedious, the combat was sloppy and repetitive, the menu systems were annoying, and the enemies were more and more of the same.

The dialog was well, fantastic, as was the sound, but otherwise that game was boring.
I had to drag myself through it to finish it.

KOTOR > Mass Effect