It's the end of an era, or rather, it will be come December next year. That's when the online services for the Halo series on the Xbox 360 will be cut off, 343 Industries has announced.
Revealed in an official news post, the developer has given a timeline for when the 360 versions of the FPS games will lose much of their online functionality. As of now, players can no longer buy the space games on the 360 online stores, though all the DLC will remain available. Between now and the end of 2021, there will be continued reminders, before December 2021, on a date no sooner than December 18, when the Halo games will become almost purely single-player on the Xbox 360.
Impacted games include Halo 3, Halo Reach, Halo 4, and Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, and a handy chart tells you exactly what game is losing what. Matchmaking, file sharing, challenges will all be gone, but online squads will remain, and your service record and player customisation in Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST. Splitscreen and LAN will still be there too, so you can still play with all your mates, you'll just need to wire up a room full of consoles and TVs, like the good old days.
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