Thanks for the thread Jay, I'm going to send you an xbl friend invite.

Bye Jay and the XBE. Slade will do a good job.

All empires fall, eventually. I will add you on live and PSN. I am PassionOfGandhi on both.

Guys, all of you are great and what a community XBE had. I remember when the thread was made I was about to leave VGC for various reasons but eventualy I stayed because of XBE. This is sad but seeing how things are going I have faith in the new things upcoming. I want to be part of the new XB thread and I hope to read both Ryuu and Jay's posts from time to time.

the-pi-guy said: That thread title is very sad and apocalyptic sounding. Very excited for E3. Expecting a good show on every side.

What's sad and apocalyptic about "New thread up soon!"?

Gee, with no sales anymore and PSN and XBE both gone, what is left? What's next for Jaywood, I wonder.

I think this is my first post here, just paying my respects.

NEW THREAD COMING SOON - As only mods can edit other people's OPs I am providing this update for new users - A new thread will be created in the next few days by a member of this thread. XBE will stay open until then. The general feeling of current users seems to be that a new thread is the most respectful way to part with Jay, and to foster the ongoing health of the Xbox Community here. - Starcraft

Hi all. I added that to the OP - without deleting Jay's goodbye post of course.

Should've been "The end is nigh". Bah, missed opportunity

Bittersweet moment when nation threads change... I'm excited to see the new Xbox thread!

If I could make suggestions for the new thread Slade, a 'current events' post would be good.

It could be the second or third post of the thread that routinely changes based on whether we're coming up to E3, GDC etc. Or any community-specific event in progress.

I'd also suggest a brief index in the OP, outlining what each of the first few posts is for.