Microsoft to remove multiple titles from Xbox 360 store – Times of India

Xbox Games Store is a digital distribution platform that is available on Microsoft’s Xbox One and Xbox 360 video game consoles. This service allows users to download or purchase video games, add-ons for existing games, game demos and other miscellaneous content. Now, Microsoft is planning to remove some titles from the Xbox 360 Marketplace. According to a support page on the Xbox website (which was first spotted by Twitter user Wario64), Microsoft will remove several games from the Xbox 360 Store by February 7. This means that Xbox 360 console owners won’t be able to buy these games after the mentioned date. The Twitter post that revealed the upcoming title removals has also shared a list of the games that will be pulled out from the Xbox 360 store.

Xbox 360 store game removal: More details
The removal of these titles won’t be bad news for the player who already has the games that are being pulled out. Players who have already bought the titles will be able to download them even after February 7. Moreover, these titles will also be available for players who own the Xbox One and Xbox Series X / S consoles. These games will be available on the Xbox One and Xbox Series X / S stores and will remain purchasable on these platforms.
This doesn’t mean that the digital games listed only on the Xbox 360 Marketplace will be unavailable for purchase in just a week. Resetera users have figured out the games that fall into this category and will be removed permanently. This list includes popular titles like — Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2, Spelunky, Jet Set Radio and The Orange Box.
Apart from this, the games that will be removed from the Xbox 360 Marketplace will vary depending on the region. Xbox 360 owners can visit Microsoft’s site to check the titles that are going away.

How purchasing older video games is getting tougher
According to a report by The Verge, Xbox’s global product marketing manager Bree Adams has explained that Xbox 360 owners can access discs or previously downloaded games on their consoles to play the removed titles that are backwards compatible. Game makers are regularly making it tougher to purchase older video games.
In nearly two months, Nintendo is set to close the eShop on Wii U and 3DS while Microsoft also delisted multiple Forza titles. Moreover, in 2021, Sony also made it more difficult to shop from the PS3 and Vita stores.
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