Servers for classic Xbox 360 FPS seemingly fixed by Microsoft

Shadowrun’s peer-to-peer servers were always available, but players believe that a recent Xbox Live matchmaking fix for the Xbox 360 Call of Duty title somehow broke Shadowrun’s matchmaking service, making the game unplayable. I’m here.

Matchmaking service returns in Shadowrun

According to Restera user wwm0nkey (via VGC), the player immediately contacted Microsoft about the issue and to their surprise, a fix was soon published. But not only is matchmaking back in Shadowrun, wwm0nkey said matchmaking “just works better than it’s ever done in the history of the game,” noting that matchmaking used to take seconds. It used to take, but now it only takes a few seconds. 30 seconds or longer.

Developed by FASA Interactive and published by Microsoft Game Studios, Shadowrun was released for Xbox 360 and PC in 2007 through Games for Windows Live. FPS can still be played on modern consoles thanks to backward compatibility. While Shadowrun may not have as many players as it once did, the game has a devoted fanbase, with an official Discord boasting his 2,000 members.

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