Back in December 2020, the studio announced these servers would shut down no earlier than one year after it had posted the notice, but they didn’t mention exactly when this would happen. So, this means that if you still want to play your favorite games, you need to say goodbye to your Xbox 360 and think about upgrading to a newer version of the console.
Xbox 360 Halo servers are going offline permanently
As the player base of these games on Xbox 360 dwindles more and more, the imbalance between maintaining the Xbox 360 servers and working on recent projects increases. Furthermore, the digital sales of the Xbox 360 Halo games have greatly slowed down and physical sales haven’t been available since 2018. Thus, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach, Halo 4, Halo Wars, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and Spartan Assault will have their servers shut down at the above-mentioned date. And while the multiplayer functions of these games will be limited following the server closures in January, the games will still remain playable offline. As you would have expected, not everyone is happy with this decision, but most of the player community understood that this move was long overdue. Besides finally deciding on a date for sunsetting the servers, 343 Industries also showed off some footage of Halo Infinite’s campaign recently. Another reason why you should let your old 360 friend rest after so many years of service and give some of his younger brothers a shot.
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