xbox 360 store closing

[Jellyfish]

i just got an email from xbox telling me that the xbox 360 store will shut down on july 29th 2024.

"Starting on July 29, 2024, the Microsoft store on Xbox 360 and on (link to random Microsoft website) will no longer be supporting purchases. this includes games, trials, add-ons, avatar items, apps, gamerpics, game trailers, and videos. it also includes purchases like gamertag changes on Xbox 360, Xbox live gold subscriptions, in-games purchases, and Movies & TV."

we only have 1 year until this happens, this is very sad.

EDIT: you will still be able to play games on 360, you just cant buy anymore.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

Atari 2026 hundred coming out in 2026 will fix all that with 4k vr pong

[Fishie]

Publicado originalmente por Jellyfish:

Publicado originalmente por Heraclius Caesar:

Wild how you dudes act shocked when companies drop support for old crap, it's not that deep

im not shocked, its just sad to see old console stores get shut down.

It only happens when they think they aren't making money if you get a lot of people to show them; otherwise, they would properly reopen it like Playstation did with PS3. But everyone on Xbox isn't like Playstation gamers; they always buy the new console, buy the newer games, and never look back to the old. Not everyone remembers the original Xbox; when you mention it, they say 360.

Honestly, PS3 should have kept it closed, or at least shut down the network for online games, so there would be no modders stealing accounts or getting you banned. 

Xbox should do the same thing, and then the problem would be solved. But Xbox always shuts down old consoles just like ubisoft shuts down games online services after so long.

And it shuts down the option of having a 16-letter gamertag when the store goes down unless you create a whole new account. But most likely, Xbox will shut down the entire service at some point.

[RRW359]

Publicado originalmente por Fish:

Publicado originalmente por JustSomeLego:

You could argue PC isn't much different considering you still have to upgrade your specs in order to keep up after a certain point (unless you're willing to compromise graphics/functions).
Especially since some of those components can cost more than just buying a new console to begin with.

Also, what war lol. Consoles and PC both serve different purposes and are targeted to different crowds. There is no "war" and there never has been.

Oh, you forgot the war! The war began long ago; consoles thought they were better, but PC won, and then it was Playstation vs. Xbox, and Playstation won Supreme because Xbox has very stupid rules.

Playstation has adult rules, while Xbox is like, "No, you can't cuss, and no, you can't have devil in your name, even though we claim you can," and the name changer is like, "Sorry, this gamertag isn't allowed."

So you have to add a number or something to it, but we allow heaven and Jesus. At least Playstation has more freedom, and they still wonder why they lose everything to Playstation.

It's hilarious; they blame it on games, but really the problem lies with their platform's rules, and then they have ambassadors on the Xbox platform. If you see one, just run; they are known as snitches and will do everything in their power to ban people for no reason.

Well nowadays Playstation treats their people like children by saying they can't remove the HDD, can't replace the controller batteries, and haven't been around long enough to care about backwards compatibility or the ability to play music CD's. Also PC isn't perfect either since at least if you download Console games you get to keep them after the store shuts down; if you are running an OS 4 or even 7 years younger then the 360 Steam won't let you use the stuff you already bought and downloaded in a couple months, plus if you don't use multiplayer Consoles really can be cheaper.

[RRW359]

Publicado originalmente por Fish:

Publicado originalmente por Jellyfish:

im not shocked, its just sad to see old console stores get shut down.

It only happens when they think they aren't making money if you get a lot of people to show them; otherwise, they would properly reopen it like Playstation did with PS3. But everyone on Xbox isn't like Playstation gamers; they always buy the new console, buy the newer games, and never look back to the old. Not everyone remembers the original Xbox; when you mention it, they say 360.

Honestly, PS3 should have kept it closed, or at least shut down the network for online games, so there would be no modders stealing accounts or getting you banned. 

Xbox should do the same thing, and then the problem would be solved. But Xbox always shuts down old consoles just like ubisoft shuts down games online services after so long.

And it shuts down the option of having a 16-letter gamertag when the store goes down unless you create a whole new account. But most likely, Xbox will shut down the entire service at some point.

Xbox has backwards compatibility and CD playback, I wouldn't say users don't play older games. Even the 360 kept it after Sony tried to remove it in the PS3.

[MinionJoe]

Publicado originalmente por Midori:

nooo my microsoft pointz

The points are tied to your MS account, not to any specific console.

Publicado originalmente por Pikumii ♡:

Outdated console... Totally makes sense...

Still, as someone who spent close to a grand on Rockband accessories that will not work on the XBox One, it's unfortunately.

[Fishie]

Publicado originalmente por aka:

Ohh no, what will all the 9 year old's do until they hit 11 ?

I don't think any kid plays 360 as of today. They are on Xbox Series X, S, or Xbox One. 360 is too old, and parents wouldn't want to waste money on something that doesn't even get games anymore, or they would hear kids whining, "I want this game."

[Ȼħⱥꞥꞥēł8753452]

The 360 and windows 7 truly was peak so many great memories, it's an embarrassment what microsoft has become.

I guess sometimes all you can do is watch something slowly destroy itself. It's like finding an old friend who had everything going for them, only to see them landing in a bad crowd and wasting away a decade later in an alleyway somewhere.

Tragic

[Fishie]

Publicado originalmente por pwadvisor1:

Publicado originalmente por Lilly:

What does this mean for all the junk you bought on there? Gone forever?

It’s still there I think you just can’t buy more

Unless online services get shut down. If they get shut down you can play them games but not online.

[HypersleepyNaputunia]

2 gens old is usually obsolete

[Mark S.]

LOL I threw my xbox360 in the trash 10 years ago

[Fishie]

Publicado originalmente por Pikumii ♡:

Outdated console... Totally makes sense...

It took them a long time, too. but not fully shut down, so you can still buy disks for it. if your disc tray works.

[Fishie]

Publicado originalmente por Mark S.:

LOL I threw my xbox360 in the trash 10 years ago

Yep that where all old Gen consoles go but too make sure no can use it or grab it out of the trash when they see it pour water all inside it. So it ruined. No point in giving someone a free console. It would be easier to sell them but retailers don't buy them anymore or give decent amount.

[Ȼħⱥꞥꞥēł8753452]

Publicado originalmente por Fish:

Publicado originalmente por Mark S.:

LOL I threw my xbox360 in the trash 10 years ago

Yep that where all old Gen consoles go but too make sure no can use it or grab it out of the trash when they see it pour water all inside it. So it ruined. No point in giving someone a free console.

Still more valuable than anything the xbox brand has released in these past 10 years

[Fishie]

Publicado originalmente por Heraclius Caesar:

Wild how you dudes act shocked when companies drop support for old crap, it's not that deep

It's worse when they see their favorite game getting shut down because game developers can shut down their online game at any time with no refunds.

[Fishie]

Publicado originalmente por Channel_04:

Publicado originalmente por Fish:

Yep that where all old Gen consoles go but too make sure no can use it or grab it out of the trash when they see it pour water all inside it. So it ruined. No point in giving someone a free console.

Still more valuable than anything the xbox brand has released in these past 10 years

True, somewhere along the line Xbox lost its way. I miss the 360 dashboard.