It's the end of an era.
Halo Xbox 360 servers including Halo 3‘s original batch will be shut down on 14 January 2022, Microsoft has today revealed.
Microsoft and 343 made a general announcement back these legacy servers back in December 2020, though the specific date was only revealed recently.
Impacted titles include Halo 3, Halo 3 ODST, Halo Reach, Halo 4, Halo Wars, Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary and Halo Spartan Assault on Xbox 360. Servers for those games — and any other Halo titles including The Master Chief Collection — on Xbox One and above (and PC of course) are not affected.
“To date, we’ve juggled future-facing work and priorities with continued upkeep of Halo’s Xbox 360 legacy services,” 343 said in a statement. “Maintaining these legacy services today requires significant time and resources which directly impacts the studio’s ability to support current and future projects like Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Halo Infinite.”
Halo Infinite heads to Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S & X and Xbox Cloud Gaming on 8 December, part of Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft has just announced a shiny limited edition Xbox Series X console bundle and Elite Xbox Wireless Controller.
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