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Xbox Live Infrastructure

It's time for a late night geek out.

I've been thinking a lot lately about Xbox Live... not about playing on it, I've been doing enough of that for the past couple months to burn a hole my modem. But about how it works, how they built it, what does it take to keep it going. I ran into this article at console.hardocp.com where Steve Lynch details his experiences inside the heart of XBL headquarters.

One of my favorite excerpts is about the actual building XBL is controlled from.

Shout Box

rapture: Gamertag "THX Feros Ferio" is a new 360 owner and friend from work. Add him if you want to teach him the ropes.
[10/11-04:13pm]
Oculus: @live GOW'ing for a little while now!
[10/11-07:42am]
rapture: @live limited: CoD5 beta invites http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/869023/
[10/10-02:20pm]
hubcap: That's true
[10/09-09:03pm]
Midnight: I imagine the regenerative health concept will be left intact. It's pretty much the standard these days.
[10/09-08:20pm]
hubcap: I haven't seen the vids YET. But my first thought was- "no shield? crap..." Will be a hefty challenge I imagine
[10/09-01:25pm]
D15AV0W3D: Helljumpers, FTW. I'm looking forward to H3:Recon!
[10/09-12:03pm]
goku2057: That's my birthday! yay, etc.
[10/09-11:19am]
rapture: @live: Corporate Vice President of Xbox LIVE @ Tokyo Game Show: New Xbox Experience ships Nov 19, 2008.
[10/09-06:00am]
rapture: @live: New game from Bungie announced: Halo 3:Recon. Launches Fall 09. Is campaign addon for H3. Play as ODST. 4 player co-op.
[10/09-05:58am]
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