Microsoft to close Xbox 360's online store in July 2024
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Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) said on Thursday that Xbox 360 Store and Xbox 360 Marketplace will close on July 29, 2024.
Xbox will stop supporting the ability to buy new games, Downloadable content, or DLC, and other entertainment content from the Xbox 360 Store on the console and the Xbox 360 Marketplace.
In addition, Microsoft Movies and TV app will not work on Xbox 360, such that TV and movie content will no longer be viewable on Xbox 360 after July 29, 2024.
The tech giant added that will not affect the ability to play Xbox 360 games or DLC that has already been bought.
Xbox said in a press release that a lot has changed since the Xbox 360 launched in 2005 and it is focused on making Xbox Series X|S the best place to play now and in the future.
The company added there will be no impact to buying or playing backward-compatible Xbox 360 titles.
Movies and TV content bought from the Xbox 360 Store will remain in the library and be available to view on Windows 10 or later, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S, according to the company.
Microsoft had stopped producing Xbox 360 in 2016 and a year later launched Xbox Game Pass, a subscription gaming service. The company sold about 84M units of Xbox 360 till 2014, which is when it stopped reporting its sales because of the introduction of Xbox One, according to a report from Reuters.

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