[beasty54]

Originally Posted by g4tv.com

Xbox Live took a beating on Tuesday. One might surmise a major multiplayer game was released on Tuesday and people wanted to play it. Oh, right. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. As it turns out, the launch of Activision and Infinity Ward's shooter sent so many people online that it resulted in the biggest day ever for Xbox Live yet, with more than two million gamers playing simultaneously.

"Tuesday was the biggest day we've ever seen on Live," said Dennis Durkin, COO of Microsoft's interactive entertainment business during a financial presentation the BMO Capital Markets "Digital Entertainment Conference" in New York this afternoon.

In the run up to Modern Warfare 2's launch, Microsoft prepared for an onslaught of active users.

"[It's a] landmark event for our industry," said Durkin.

Tuesday Was Xbox Live's Busiest Day Ever - G4tv.com

I cant say i'm surprised myself, The queues at my local Game and Gamestation were the biggest ive seen for a midnight launch.

[m1ket]

Whats interesting is if say this game had dedicated servers how many would they need

[Codehead]

Looks like Halo3 lost it's top spot on the biggest day ever leaderboard.

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