This article really solidified to me how much online gaming can mean to the gamers and how the online gaming can really become a community.
The group of gamers described in the article were so committed to playing Halo 2 on Xbox Live that they refused to turn off their Xbox consoles so they could keep playing Halo 2 together after the Xbox company decided to discontinue Xbox Live support for older consoles. Leaving the Xbox consoles on runs a huge risk of overheating and many gamers saw their consoles go up in smoke (literally) just so they could get a few more weeks playing together. The community grew smaller and smaller due to consoles dying and some losing connection and the players continued playing games together. I find it amazing that an online game can bring people together, so much so, that they are willing to risk the well-being of their game systems. Now that's commitment.
-Jen Uken
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