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.
Whether you are a Xbox, PS3 or Wii fanboy, you should be able to find the humor in this. It's quite beautiful and very well executed. I so want to be on Microsoft's marketing/PR team. I hope Sony does something equally as funny because DAMN that's just a WICKED BURN. Good show Microsoft!
Does anyone remember when Microsoft launched Xbox Live, they sent numerous magazines/game sites "Playstation Online Kits"? They consisted of 2 plastic cups connected via a string and some other stuff? I can't find the link or story to it but that was one of the funniest things I read during the last console war.
I think some people are forgetting the big picture here (because they didn't bother reading the actual press release).
The Halo 3 Legendary Edition is a limited COLLECTORS EDITION. Meaning that there won't be crap loads to go around. The Bungie.net weekly update states that these are individually numbered so if you think about it, $130 for a very limited and highly collectible edition of one of the biggest franchises in gaming history is not that much.
WTF? R*, WRU PS3 GTA4? O! n/m.
Mar 28th 2007 2:03PM (Joystiq)Spotted! Xbox 360 Elite spied in assembly line
Mar 26th 2007 7:18PM (Joystiq)Must reserve...now
Xbox Live maintenance next Tuesday, purely housekeeping
Mar 23rd 2007 6:15PM (Joystiq)Xbox Live maintenance next Tuesday, purely housekeeping
Mar 23rd 2007 4:56PM (Joystiq)Microsoft secret agents resort to subterfuge at PS3 Euro-launches
Mar 23rd 2007 4:01PM (Joystiq)Does anyone remember when Microsoft launched Xbox Live, they sent numerous magazines/game sites "Playstation Online Kits"? They consisted of 2 plastic cups connected via a string and some other stuff? I can't find the link or story to it but that was one of the funniest things I read during the last console war.
Microsoft secret agents resort to subterfuge at PS3 Euro-launches
Mar 23rd 2007 1:36PM (Joystiq)Poor poor Sony.
Bungie talks us down from Halo 3 Legendary ledge
Mar 19th 2007 7:12PM (Joystiq)The Halo 3 Legendary Edition is a limited COLLECTORS EDITION. Meaning that there won't be crap loads to go around. The Bungie.net weekly update states that these are individually numbered so if you think about it, $130 for a very limited and highly collectible edition of one of the biggest franchises in gaming history is not that much.
Bungie talks us down from Halo 3 Legendary ledge
Mar 19th 2007 5:48PM (Joystiq)Castle Crashers likely due 2008, receiving more content
Mar 9th 2007 12:14PM (Joystiq)New Mario Galaxy (Wii) trailer as shown at GDC
Mar 8th 2007 5:46PM (Joystiq)