The Xbox 360 Retailer Will Shut July 2024, However You Can Maintain Taking part in Your Favourite Video games

This November will mark 18 years since Xbox 360 launched. It was a generation-defining console that invited many to leap into gaming for the primary time and join with associates all over the world. Over time, we’ve heard tales of gamers who discovered a lifelong love of video games, beginning with the likes of Kameo, Gears of Warfare, Fable 2 and different Xbox 360 classics. We’re thrilled so many followers hold taking part in their favourite Xbox 360 video games on Xbox 360, or on newer consoles by way of Backward Compatibility.

As we head towards 2024, we have now a change to share concerning the Xbox 360 expertise:

• On July 29, 2024, Xbox will cease supporting the power to buy new video games, DLC, and different leisure content material from the Xbox 360 Retailer on the console and the Xbox 360 Market (market.xbox.com)
• Associated to this variation, the Microsoft Motion pictures & TV app will now not operate on Xbox 360, which suggests TV and film content material will now not be viewable in your Xbox 360 after July 29^th, 2024. 

Between now and July 2024, you may proceed buying video games and DLC from the Xbox 360 Retailer and on the Xbox 360 Market.

This variation is not going to have an effect on your capacity to play Xbox 360 video games or DLC you might have already bought. Xbox 360 recreation content material beforehand bought will nonetheless be accessible to play , not solely the Xbox 360 console but in addition Xbox One and Xbox Collection X|S gadgets by way of backward compatibility.

Quite a bit has modified because the Xbox 360 launched in 2005. Know-how has advanced, expectations from gamers have shifted, and we’re centered on making Xbox Collection X|S the very best place to play now and sooner or later.

What has not modified is our dedication to preserving your capacity to play the content material you might have already bought in your most well-liked gadget, which suggests we’re dedicated to supporting Xbox 360 gameplay for the foreseeable future – and you’ll nonetheless be capable to play and re-download beforehand bought content material and join with associates.

We hope to get forward of a few of your questions beneath:

Can I nonetheless play my Xbox 360 video games after July 2024?

Sure, you’ll nonetheless be capable to play the video games you bought on Xbox 360. Should you bought the sport digitally or have a bodily disc, you may nonetheless soar in and play. Should you’ve deleted a recreation that you’ve got bought, however you wish to play once more, you’ll nonetheless be capable to re-download it.

What about multiplayer video games by way of the Xbox community? Can I nonetheless play with my associates?

Sure. Even after July 2024, you’ll nonetheless be capable to play video games and join with associates by means of multiplayer on the video games you bought, so long as the writer nonetheless helps the net servers. You’ll be able to nonetheless save your video games and progress to the cloud, and for those who select to proceed any of these accessible video games on Xbox One or Xbox Collection X|S, these cloud saves will switch over.

Can I nonetheless purchase and play Xbox 360 backward-compatible titles?  

There is no such thing as a influence to buying or taking part in backward-compatible Xbox 360 titles.  After July 29, 2024, you’ll nonetheless be capable to buy a whole bunch of nice backward-compatible Xbox 360 and Unique Xbox video games and DLC on Xbox One, Xbox Collection X|S, and Xbox.com. We imagine in celebrating gaming’s wealthy historical past and have labored exhausting to protect as many video games as attainable by means of our backward-compatibility program. You’ll find the total checklist of backward-compatible titles right here.

 For individuals who want to proceed taking part in Xbox 360 video games on Xbox Collection X|S, we’ve taken the time to boost these titles so they appear and play higher than ever earlier than, whereas staying true to the unique model. You’ll be able to play these Xbox 360 titles with FPS Enhance, Auto HDR, and quicker loading occasions. 

How can I proceed to stream and obtain Microsoft Motion pictures & TV content material I bought on Xbox 360? 

The Microsoft Motion pictures & TV app is on the market on Home windows gadgets operating Home windows 10 or later, Xbox One, and Xbox Collection X|S. Any content material that you just’ve bought from the Xbox 360 Retailer will stay in your library and be accessible to view on such gadgets. As well as, all bought Motion pictures & TV content material eligible for Motion pictures Anyplace can all the time be streamed and downloaded on the Motion pictures Anyplace app or web site. For extra data, see:  Motion pictures Anyplace on Microsoft Motion pictures & TV.

The place can I get extra data?

If in case you have extra questions, please go to our assist web page at https://assist.xbox.com/assist/xbox-360/retailer/xbox-360-marketplace-update