Game Room Servers

Okay this is a situation about an older game on Xbox 360 that Microsoft most likely doesn't want to hear about but I think it deserves some discussion. I am talking about "Game Room". A great collection of classic games from the 80's in a customizable
arcade. What I want to talk about is the unlockables you earn to decorate your arcade. Many people (myself included) have lost their progress on this game for some strange reason. Here is the problem: you have to be online to re-earn the unlockables and the
server has been shut down for awhile now. My issue with this is some people (again myself included) spent a lot of money to purchase the content for this game and feel the server should be turned back on. There are a lot of us retro gamers out there not to
mention gamers who just like to replay some of the older stuff on our console. Sorry if this sounds like a rant, but I feel Microsoft has an obligation to people who hand over our money to them. Would anyone else like to see Game Room return with online access?
Any other older games need to have servers turned back on? Let me know what you think.

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Game Room Servers Down - Preventing Achievements

Suprise suprise. A new month has rolled around and the servers are still not working ,nor have I received any kind of response here or from my inquiry with support. I know this game isn't exactly a new flagship release but I am a paying customer still, and
the complete lack of effort on microsoft's part to even try to give me a response is really making me reconsider my choice to stick around and suffer this continued indifference though the lifespan of the xbox one. There is no reason for this complete and
utter inconsideration towards people who are paying you a monthly fee to use your services. All I am asking for is a simple Yes or No on whether the servers are down for good. Is it really that hard? Sending a guy into the other room to look at the server
is much cheaper than paying the 15 different support people to read a script and waste people's time.

 

Game Room Servers Down - Preventing Achievements

@halojolly many of us are vey backlogged on games, and I know for one game room wasn't very high on my priority list. Unfortunately this may cost me some online achievements when servers go down (like most EA games) but this thread is us wanting an answer
about the servers. If they are down for good well we S.O.L but if they are just messed up it is something we would like corrected. BTW as of this posting the servers are still down.

 

That would be something that is actually up to the developers, not Microsoft.

 

Man, Gameroom and 1 vs 100. Those bring back some memories.

 

I agree you coco meat train. Awesome memories!

 

This has been a problem for several different games. It would be cool if someone found a way to disable the requirement for online to earn things like that.

 

I actually bought into the Game Room for both my Xbox 360 and GFWL. I liked it a lot. I would definitely like to be able to access my arcade again, but it's highly unlikely at this point unfortunately. I agree with your sentiments though.

 

It's not that simple. You can't turn something on that no longer exists. When servers get shut down, they don't languish in a room all on there own , switched off and forgotten. The data is pulled, and the servers - and there would have been quite a few
- are reused for some other purpose, probably by another company.

Once these servers are gone, they're gone. The only people who can get servers back up and running are the original developers 'Krome Studios Pty Ltd'. This would take significant investment from them, the very reason why Game Room was closed down is because
Krome Studios nearly went bust in 2010.

 

Yes. That would be something great not just for Game Room but also many other discontinued games, like you said.

 

Thank you for your reply. Game Room was such a great idea that unfortunately didn't achieve it's full potential.

 

It's not that simple. You can't turn something on that no longer exists. When servers get shut down, they don't languish in a room all on there own , switched off and forgotten. The data is pulled, and the servers - and there would have been quite a few
- are reused for some other purpose, probably by another company.

Once these servers are gone, they're gone. The only people who can get servers back up and running are the original developers 'Krome Studios Pty Ltd'. This would take significant investment from them, the very reason why Game Room was closed down is because
Krome Studios nearly went bust in 2010.

Too bad someone can't do what Ambassador Kingz suggested and find a way to disable the online requirement for unlockables. That way, if a developer no longer wants to support or invest in their product, gamers who pay good money won't get the short end of
the stick. This is an issue with other games than just Game Room.