Microsoft announces plans to delist various games from the Xbox 360 marketplace
Microsoft has announced plans to delist various games and associated DLC from the Xbox 360 marketplace next month.
The exact number of games varies per region. For example, in the US 46 games will be removed, while in the UK 44 games will be delisted (see full lists below).
Games set to be removed from the digital marketplace include entries in the Assassin’s Creed, Call of Duty, Dark Souls, Far Cry, Left 4 Dead, Mass Effect, Prince of Persia, Skate, Splinter Cell and Witcher series.
Removals will begin on February 7, 2023. Microsoft noted that once purchased, players can always redownload games from their Xbox 360 Download History.
A Microsoft spokesperson also told Gematsu: “These titles will no longer be purchasable on the Xbox 360 Store only, and titles that are available to be purchased on the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S Stores will remain purchasable.
“You will still be able to play discs or previously downloaded games on your Xbox 360 and modern consoles if they are backwards compatible titles. For more information on the games impacted in your region, visit here.”
Backward compatibility was a key feature of Microsoft’s Xbox Series X/S pre-launch marketing efforts, with the company promoting the consoles’ ability to play a wide range of original Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One games.
Many games take advantage of the new consoles’ capabilities to “look and play better” than they originally did, and others support features like FPS Boost, which almost doubles the original frame rate.
Xbox Games with Gold stopped including Xbox 360 titles in October 2022.
“We’re always looking at ways to evolve the Xbox experience based on community engagement, feedback and shifting company priorities,” a Microsoft spokesperson told VGC when the
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