It has been nearly 18 years since the Xbox 360 was released in 2005. Microsoft announced that the Xbox 360 online game store will be closed from July 29, 2024, and players will not be able to download new games, DLC or other entertainment content. Microsoft mentioned that the company will focus on producing the newer Xbox X|S series in the future, but promises to continue to support Xbox 360 games in the foreseeable future, and will not completely make it “end of life” for the time being.
After July 29, 2024, Xbox Store and marketplace.xbox.com will cease to function. Xbox 360 players will still be able to continue playing purchased games and DLC on the console, and will be able to re-download games even if you’ve deleted them. Online multiplayer games and cloud Game Save will not be affected, and players who own Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S consoles can also purchase items marked with “backward compatibilitythen revisit Xbox 360 titles on the next generation console.
At the same time, Microsoft will stop supporting movies and TV apps on Xbox 360. Players will no longer be able to stream or purchase media content, but they can still watch purchased movies and TV programs through the media library.
The Xbox 360 was first launched in November 2005, competing with the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3 in the same period. As of 2014, the total global sales reached 84 million units. By 2016, the Xbox 360 was officially discontinued, writing an important chapter in the history of game consoles.
source:Xbox Wire
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