Damn, the would really suck. There's still some great stuff that aren't BC on modern Xbox systems but can still be bought digitally on the Xbox 360 Marketplace.
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BC Xbox 360/OG Xbox games that are still listed but can only be bought on the online Marketplace or on a Xbox 360.
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood** Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag* Assassin's Creed Liberation HD** Blood of the Werewolf Castle Crashers* Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare* Counter Strike: GO Dark Souls* Darksiders II* Daytona USA Defense Grid: The Awakening Final Fight: Double Impact Iron Brigade...www.resetera.com
That's not the full list….
Because I am sure there are more titles (already purchased the ones on that list I didn't have)
This should be a friendly reminder that it doesn't matter how big a company is, no digital store is safe from being shut down. A digital store will only be available as long as it's in the financial interest of the company. Once it is no longer financially worth it, it will be shut down.
Ehhhh I think it's going to go through. Some games are already getting delisted next week, and the only reason Sony reversed their decision (combined with the backlash) was a good point was brought up that a bunch of unique content is locked to the PS3 and Vita, especially with the PS4 not being backwards compatible.
Here, Microsoft has the excuse of saying, "there is still a giant catalog of classic games for you to enjoy through Xbox One/Series backwards compatiblity!"
I would think the money and effort needed to run and maintain these old stores outweights the money a few select people are still spending in them.
This is sadly not true. Hoping they address this before the shutdown
This is terrible, and from the company that said they cared about preservation too. What a joke! BC and a commitement to preservation were huge reasons for me to come back to Xbox. This just sours me on the brand and their digital ecosystem in all honesty. I'm very disappointed in them.
Yep. I've always said it's not a matter of if, but a matter of when.
Unironically yes. It's been proven time and time again that the best attempt to stop companies from doing shit is to hit them with a ton of backlash.
Wouldn't have ever thought the janky ass PS3 store would be the last standing from that gen (I know they wanted to shut it but backed down). Sure this will be all Sony need to go ahead a shut it down though, so hopefully MS get a similar reaction.
That's kind of surprising. Can't you purchase Xbox 360 games through the same store the newer platforms use and the web store? Unlike PSN where you've got to buy them through the old store on the platform itself.
So MS seemed like they had things together on this front. Coupled with the way they've promoted backwards compatibility, just seems like a really odd decision.
So MS seemed like they had things together on this front. Coupled with the way they've promoted backwards compatibility, just seems like a really odd decision.
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You can purchase some BC titles through the new systems. Not all of them, and nothing that isn't BC.
For me personally I don't see a situation where I'd have waited 20 years to buy a game I really wanted to try. But to each their own.
Yet. At some point one of these companies will cut off downloads to older digital content. It's not a matter of if but when and who will be the first. Anybody thinking otherwise is being foolish.
I mean, Im finding about games from the 80s I had no idea even existed, and buying them. Its hardly that hard to imagine that there's something on the 360 store Ive missed all these years. Thinking about it... I never did get 'Splosion Man or the Dishwater Samurai...
Difference is, at least with physical games, at least I can buy them, even at a premium. Shutting off the digital store for any console sucks, I missed certain Wii download only games because of that...
No, but they're closing your ability to purchase anything new. Thankfully there are tons of games on disc out there, but the same can't be said for dlc or download only games. People are still out here buying games for 30 year old consoles, so it will be a damn shame when the day comes that someone puts out a digital only system that will inevitably meet the same fate, but without the ability to get actual discs to play those games.
Because if a platform holder has a unified storefront like Steam (which it seems MS has now for One/Series) then there would be no issue -- beyond licensing issues and publisher drive delistings.
Convenience, which to be fair, it is.
Until stuff like this happens...
Big "IF" there though. Sadly nothing comes close to what Steam has achieved yet.
If you click that link it redirects you to this list https://www.resetera.com/threads/xb...list-in-op-some-will-remain-via-x1-xs.681736/
maybe they changed their plans?
maybe they changed their plans?
What are other BC games not on that list? I know it hasn't been updated in awhile but it is mostly accurate (like N+ is now on new store).
To me makes no difference if the console has a disc drive. Where I live physical media of 360 games don't exist lol
And with all the online only games it matters even less, we can't do a thing for preservation
I think it's more a thing that there'll be games/content which will be lost to time, rather than a 'if you wanted to play it, you'd have played it already' thing, especially as more and more of these online stores close down.
I mean.. but they do. MS's stores are unified now because they're now architected to be that way. Steam relies on Microsoft to maintain Windows for compatibility. So does Xbox.
Not to say that this wouldn't suck, of course, but I'm not convinced this isn't just a mistake. We'll see.
I mean. I guess. But we're talking about the purchase side of things. You can still play your old 360 disks, but you can't buy them at Walmart anymore. You can find alternate ways to acquire your 360 disks, but MS isn't selling them directly anymore. And there may be alternate ways of acquiring 360 digitally (and probably for a lot longer and more easily and cheaply than physically), just not directly from MS.
lol
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if only somebody could do anything about it right Phil?
lmao
if only somebody could do anything about it right Phil?
My guess is because almost no one is out there buying games on their Xbox 360 console.
Hopefully they can move some more of those BC games to the modern store. A lot of them are there already, but I think some don't go there because of licensing or something.
At least MS has put in the work to get a huge chunk of the 360 library working on newer hardware. Wasn't it close to 60% of the 360 library? It would still suck to lose access to that 40% but it wouldn't be nearly as ridiculous as Sony closing the PS3 store when they've done virtually nothing to ensure that those games can be purchased elsewhere.
This would be an unfathomably stupid decision. If they know what's good for the brand, they're not going to go through with this.