Halo 2 Online is believe it or not still alive, not in our hearts but for real, reports CVG.
The Halo 2 Universe is being kept alive by a small band of rebels, who for the love of their game have decided to keep their Xbox’s running Halo 2, until they are forced to leave by other means.
This feat has been accomplished by a small group of friends who have left their Xbox’s running Halo 2 online, after the original Xbox Live was switched off. However their lobbies have remained open and will do so until the last person is forced into switching off their consoles. The consoles have been running continuously for thirteen days now and a post on the Bungie forums confirms this:
“A small group of dedicated Halo 2 players kept their Xbox’s on so that they could enjoy the game for a while longer. (As long as we don’t turn off our Xbox’s, or lose connection, we can stay online.) Our Xbox’s have been on for nearly 13 days straight. Each day the amount of people decreased, at a rapid rate.”
The post by one Joe Campbell continues “a lot of us became really good friends, and it’s almost like we’re family now. We will keep playing until we are all forcibly removed. It could be by Microsoft, Bungie, our Xbox’s overheating, or just lagging out. Not for competition, not for a prize, but for the love, and memory of Halo 2.”
You have to love the enthusiasm that’s been displayed, for what is considered by many as the Master Chiefs greatest hour.
Long live Halo 2!
