Xbox Live down – Halo 3 beta coming up? *UPDATE*
UPDATE: Major Nelson informs that Xbox Live is now back online. He mentioned that some “may see a little weirdness as all the different parts of the service sync up”. But he assures that that will go away shortly and your gaming will be back to normal.
And about that rumored Halo 3 multiplayer beta, no folks, the Major did not give out any Halo 3-related announcement. Keep checking us up for updates though!
Could the reason why Xbox Live decided to take a break about now is because the Halo 3 multiplayer beta is knocking at the door? We tried checking the Xbox.com link mentioned in the Bungie forums. Right now, even Xbox.com is under maintenance. But the forum post mentions that the downtime is for maintenance only, not an update.
The theory being brought up by said Bungie forum member is that Microsoft wouldn’t want something as big (estimated at over 1GB) and as hot as the Halo 3 beta to clog up the XBL pipes, so they’re probably tricking out the service to ensure smooth delivery and running of the beta (and of course, all without stepping on the toes of anyone trying to download “Good Times With Weapons” or something…).
Or maybe they’re just cleaning out the pipes, who knows? Diggsters are skeptical of the theory. The only confirmation we’ll get of this theory is when XBL goes back up, and all those lucky (deleted) who got Beta keys let out a collective whoop of joy (or die from it, in which case, can we have your key?).
Guess what: just recently, at Twitter, Major Nelson says he’s got a surprise waiting for us today. Curiouser and curiouser.
On the other hand, Bungie themselves aren’t saying anything, other than (a) XBL is down, and (b) “when service is restored, Xbox Live will be better and more stable than ever before.” Useful for the Halo 3 beta, no doubt, but again Bungie makes no specific commitments.
UPDATE: Major Nelson informs that Xbox Live is now back online. He mentioned that some “may see a little weirdness as all the different parts of the service sync up”. But he assures that that will go away shortly and your gaming will be back to normal.
And about that rumored Halo 3 multiplayer beta, no folks, the Major did not give out any Halo 3-related announcement. Keep checking us up for updates though!
Could the reason why Xbox Live decided to take a break about now is because the Halo 3 multiplayer beta is knocking at the door? We tried checking the Xbox.com link mentioned in the Bungie forums. Right now, even Xbox.com is under maintenance. But the forum post mentions that the downtime is for maintenance only, not an update.
The theory being brought up by said Bungie forum member is that Microsoft wouldn’t want something as big (estimated at over 1GB) and as hot as the Halo 3 beta to clog up the XBL pipes, so they’re probably tricking out the service to ensure smooth delivery and running of the beta (and of course, all without stepping on the toes of anyone trying to download “Good Times With Weapons” or something…).
Or maybe they’re just cleaning out the pipes, who knows? Diggsters are skeptical of the theory. The only confirmation we’ll get of this theory is when XBL goes back up, and all those lucky (deleted) who got Beta keys let out a collective whoop of joy (or die from it, in which case, can we have your key?).
Guess what: just recently, at Twitter, Major Nelson says he’s got a surprise waiting for us today. Curiouser and curiouser.
On the other hand, Bungie themselves aren’t saying anything, other than (a) XBL is down, and (b) “when service is restored, Xbox Live will be better and more stable than ever before.” Useful for the Halo 3 beta, no doubt, but again Bungie makes no specific commitments.