Phil Spencer Wants A Solution To Preserve Games Being Lost From Xbox 360 Storefront

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Xbox fans might find themselves dealing with a loss of over 200 games from the digital storefront. That’s due to the upcoming removal of the Xbox 360 storefront. Microsoft is making a move to shut things down for the Xbox 360 side of things, and that has sparked quite a bit of attention to the games that might get left behind. However, the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, has already been made aware of 220 games that are unavailable through backward compatibility. So, solutions are being considered to avoid potentially losing these games forever. 

If you don’t recall, earlier this month, Microsoft revealed that the Xbox 360 storefront was being removed. Fortunately, you have until July of 2024, so you’ll have about a year to go through the digital storefront and decide if you want to purchase any of the games or DLC. While Microsoft has made some excellent moves to bring backward compatibility into the forefront on their Xbox console platforms, there are some games that will be killed off for good. Phil Spencer is aware of this, as he recently spoke to Eurogamer about the upcoming shutdown date. 

For starters, Phil essentially made this move to shut down the Xbox 360 storefront to better provide resources for the platforms players are actively gaming on. Their stats right now show that the Xbox 360 platform is niche, and the storefront is not driving as much sales when compared to the latest console platforms from Xbox. As a result, it was decided to shut the storefront down. However, a year was given to players if they wish to purchase any games or DLC before that date arrives in July of 2024. 

There’s a list of, what 220 games that are not back compat, and I have that list and I’ve got it stapled on my forehead, and like,