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Xbox LIVE will be down Tuesday photo

Destructoid reminder: Xbox LIVE will be down tomorrow.

Starting Tuesday June 16 at 7:01 A.M. UTC, the service will be offline for up to twenty-four hours. This -- just like the last time Microsoft purposefully pulled the plug on Xbox LIVE for an extended period of time -- is to prepare the service for new integrations: Twitter, Facebook, Last.FM and the host of other stuff announced at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009.

The bad news is you won’t be able to Tweet from your dashboard that the service is online again. However, if you can make that long walk back to your computer desk, you’ll be able to do it from there. Provided Twitter isn’t down as well.

The good news is that the transition to the aforementioned forthcoming features should be painless. After all, Microsoft did steal an entire day in order from you to do so.

What should you do while Xbox LIVE is down? We suggest checking out some PSN titles, playing Killzone 2, or revisiting some PlayStation One classics if you’re spectacularly bored. Or, you know, you could play an Xbox 360 game offline -- that’s always an option, although your Achievement time stamps will be slightly off.

The choice is yours! What will you guys be doing?


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38 comments | showing # 1 to 38

Tdiddy9182's Avatar
Tdiddy9182 at 06/15/2009 23:33
NOOOO!!!! Where the hell am I supposed to get my 1 vs 100 fix? I am a total junkie for that game.
Magnalon's Avatar
Magnalon at 06/15/2009 23:39
My wife tends to play Xbox Live (L4D+LOTR Conquest). I'll probably get some crucial PS2 backlog in today.
Havoc Fang's Avatar
Havoc Fang at 06/15/2009 23:43
An excuse to play MGS3 for the third time this month? I'll manage. Oh how I will manage...
The Johnggernaut's Avatar
The Johnggernaut at 06/15/2009 23:43
The day Ghostbusters comes out? Are you SERIOUS?
Barcode's Avatar
Barcode at 06/16/2009 00:16
NOOO! What will I watch without my Netflix before I go to bed!
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 06/16/2009 00:31
Oh, shoot. That's like, now, almost. I guess I'll play some KZ2.
blackdeath1347's Avatar
blackdeath1347 at 06/16/2009 00:51
I'll just play offline like I always do, then just go online when it's back up.
Jack Maverick's Avatar
Jack Maverick at 06/16/2009 01:12
The Xbox servers have obviously been slimed, they're just looking for an excuse to take it offline as they clean it up.
Infininja's Avatar
Infininja at 06/16/2009 01:14
Slightly off? Don't you mean nonexistent?
sTo0z's Avatar
sTo0z at 06/16/2009 01:15
@Otomiruninja,
I don't know what you're talking about, I play my arcade titles offline all the time.
GoldenGamerXero's Avatar
GoldenGamerXero at 06/16/2009 01:25
*Laughs at the screams of the 12 year old racists and homophobes who will have to wait till wednesday to be "cool" again
LuntiX's Avatar
LuntiX at 06/16/2009 01:26
I'll be writing finals because I'm that lame. I also lack a screen to hook my xbox 360 up to. I mean, I have my monitor but I lack a way to get sound right now.
FitzLik3AlG0r3's Avatar
FitzLik3AlG0r3 at 06/16/2009 01:35
I'll be playing through the single player campaign in Ghostbusters!
CrocBox's Avatar
CrocBox at 06/16/2009 01:40
Better be back up by tomorrow morning damn it! >_< How do you expect me to bust ghosts OFFLINE!?
Los255's Avatar
Los255 at 06/16/2009 01:58
I'll be playing Raiden Fighters Aces. Solid and batshit insane SHMUPS, can't believe I missed them.
DrunkyDerek's Avatar
DrunkyDerek at 06/16/2009 02:20
@ GoldenGamerXero

haha that was fantastic
007's Avatar
007 at 06/16/2009 03:11
Oh god, Tdiddy, I thought I was the only one. I've been in love it since it came out. So much fun to play with friends.


Yeah, I'll probably spend most of today discovering the world that lays beyond my houses walls. Seriously, I need to get outside.
Rainbowblack's Avatar
Rainbowblack at 06/16/2009 03:23
Guess I'll be playing Sacred 2 today
Mockingbird's Avatar
Mockingbird at 06/16/2009 03:51
Play some Fallout 3, Sacred 2, or some challenges in SFIV...
Boatz's Avatar
Boatz at 06/16/2009 03:54
World of Warcraft FTW.
007's Avatar
007 at 06/16/2009 04:12
Boatz is kidding, guys. Don't worry...
FinnE's Avatar
FinnE at 06/16/2009 04:28
I just realized that I can't play Mass Effect without being connected to XBL because of the downloadable content. Big sigh.
Batthink's Avatar
Batthink at 06/16/2009 05:33
Playing on my PS2 (Persona 3) or DS (Final Fantasy III).
Sexualchocolate's Avatar
Sexualchocolate at 06/16/2009 06:14
Wow, it's a good job you don't have to PAY for that.


Wait.
Brandon Undead's Avatar
Brandon Undead at 06/16/2009 06:16
I was under the impression it was just certain aspects of Xbox Live that would be down? Seemed like online play was staying up. But, then again, reading comprehension is why I was in middle school til I was twenty.
Shadowiii's Avatar
Shadowiii at 06/16/2009 08:43
Aaargh and I just got Halo YESTERDAY and my friends and I were planning on trying to beat it on Legendary. Guess not; more Prototype!
Rational Animal's Avatar
Rational Animal at 06/16/2009 08:45
I'll be playing my PS3
ChaosTeaCup's Avatar
ChaosTeaCup at 06/16/2009 08:46
Prototype.
Evilvet's Avatar
Evilvet at 06/16/2009 09:44
"The bad news is you won’t be able to Tweet from your dashboard that the service is online again."
why does this line make no sense? i see this a lot on blogs. writers just use spell check, but have no grammer check (hah) this is where editors come in handy.
de BLOO's Avatar
de BLOO at 06/16/2009 09:48
I guess its time to beat some Challenges in SF:IV.
Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 06/16/2009 11:49
Prototype without xbox live is still just as badass... that's what I'll be doing.
Tarvu's Avatar
Tarvu at 06/16/2009 12:03
Wow, SexualChocolate took the opportunity to make a snide remark, I never could have called that.
aerofan11's Avatar
aerofan11 at 06/16/2009 12:26
@Sexual Chocolate - Nice one. *rolls eyes*
I don't mind that it's down, but I hope this sort of thing doesn't start happening often.
Magnalon's Avatar
Magnalon at 06/16/2009 12:34
@sexual
you don't. Just make a hotmail account and get the one month trial. As long as you're not a cheevo whore, enjoy online play with your friends for free.
TheDreadHawk's Avatar
TheDreadHawk at 06/16/2009 13:11
This is a great opportunity to clean the car. Hooray!
Caelum Nocte's Avatar
Caelum Nocte at 06/16/2009 18:37
Wait... you can play 360 games offline...?
buzzrock's Avatar
buzzrock at 06/16/2009 22:28
why say "up to 24 hours"?? its obvious that it gonna be 24 hours--
Kinda sucks all my community (indie) games are reliant on xbox live! I bought em dammit let me play em ( and random Rock Band DLC wont let me play either)-- this DRM thing is bullshit!
Char Aznable's Avatar
Char Aznable at 06/17/2009 09:49
I had a fun day of Mass Effect during the downtime.
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