So I’m browsing my personal email account today – normal stuff as always: Spam, pizza coupons and Facebook updates… but today there was something from Microsoft.
It’s a letter apologizing for the soon-to-happen removal of Xbox V1 Live Support from Xbox Live, mainly for the removal of service of Halo 2. Microsoft notes that I’m an avid player of Halo 2 & 3, and wishes to make April 15th’s Xbox V1 Live shutdown a little easier for me.
They’re offering me 400 Microsoft Points, 3 Months of Xbox Live Gold, and a beta invite to halo: Reach – no strings attached and I don’t have to do any work.
I wonder if others are getting this? I mean, I’m sure they are, but this is a move in the right direction for Microsoft – there’s a ton of people who still don’t own a 360 but own a V1, and they’re the ones who are really getting shafted. Offering up free subscriptions and a free Live Arcade title is a good way to say “We really do care about our customer base and we want you to be happy, even if we have to make a hard decision that will affect a lot of those people.”
Kudos to you, Microsoft. I knew there was a reason I liked you.
Click here to check out the full email.
