Phil Spencer has commented on the Xbox 360 store closure, and says that 'preservation is front and center when all these decisions are made.'
, removing the ability to purchase games, DLC, and entertainment from the store on console and the Xbox 360 Marketplace. The closure won't affect any of the purchases you've already made, and the titles available in the backwards compatibility program will continue to be sold on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer says that"it's a very small community," and as such, the move to close down the 360 stores will allow the team to"focus our effort on where players are and where they can buy," which is on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC., Spencer discussed Microsoft's plans to close down the Xbox 360 store, which"was really just about the hardware and the lifespan of the hardware.
Spencer also spoke about Microsoft's commitment to game preservation and how Xbox is attempting to handle game preservation for the future."One of the things we do is ship all of our games on PC, because I actually think PC is the best ecosystem for game preservation because it's not tied to one piece of hardware.
The backwards compatibility program was announced in 2015 for the Xbox One, which would strive to make previous original Xbox and Xbox 360 games compatible with new hardware — a similar deal to what the Xbox 360 had.
"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, how can we make sure [you can play them still?] How many of those are on PC? That's one thing, because it doesn't necessarily mean you need to be able to play it on the existing hardware that you bought 15 years ago, but preservation is front and center when all these decisions are made," Spencer says.
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