This Is Huge For The Xbox 360...

With the shutdown of the Xbox 360 digital store it looked like that would be it for the console, but now it looks like the community is taking matters into their own hands.

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[psyduck]

The homescreen looking empty and missing tiles hit me in the feels

[jaktrapt]

Fyi, you cant buy avatar clothing. Its all still there but gives you an error saying they are no longer available to purchase

[UncleSev]

Emulation is DARN important for preservation. Most game companies (especially publishers) don't care much for legacy support or give BC options to gamers.

[Badguy]

May the 360 be the next Dreamcast. The Console that NEVER DIES!!

[bitteralmonds]

It’s the DLC and non-BC games that we lost 😢

[SrtRacerBoy]

We'll never get another console as good from Microsoft.

[PrinsessePeach]

The Avatar store doesn’t work, it is probably to maintain access to owned items. If you try to buy anything you would get the same error as you get when you try to buy anything from the game store that is still available, but a bit hidden. You go to a game in your library and push Y to search, and then you can search for any game, and if you own it you can download it to your console.

[conspiracyspider]

I still can't believe Microsoft peaked at 360 and after that it just hasn't been the same really wish the 180 was a real thing just so we could have seen what they could have come up with.

[Bubberonii]

Hopefully the 360 modding scene is gonna get way bigger soon! The need for it is becoming bigger, and the hard mods are getting easier to perform. Would love to see a ton of awesome things come to my favorite console!

[UToobin]

*Full retail purchases were rarely if EVER cheaper via the Xbox 360 marketplace than via physical secondhand product. And this is coming from someone who used his 360 as his primary console from 2008-2023. I made plenty of digital purchases throughout my tenure, but only bought full retail releases digitally on a select few occasions (Asura's Wrath, Midway Arcade Origins, and Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light).

[Manic_Panic]

As an RGH 360 owner, I recommend the CFW PS3 for emulators. The homebrew scene is far more developed on the PS3 but I still recommend the 360 for the backups of multiplatforms/exclusives of that era and backwards compatible og Xbox games. PS3 is better for its own exclusives, homebrew emulators and PS1/PS2 games.

[DecoyKamikaze]

It’s great to see this pop up. I don’t know how to program but having the tools available for folks to utilize is huge and even having a small community of dedicated people will help preserve something for the future

[AndreSP]

Any chance that down the line we can get the Remastered version of Goldeneye 007 without hard modding our 360s?

[rrwholloway]

If people had left game preservation to the companies that owned the games, we’d have no games preserved. We’ve seen how they treat games from the terrible remasters.

[DerfJagged]

I appreciate the highlight!
FYI, the missing cover image and weird names is just how the author released the game — same as if you downloaded the game and manually installed them. Covers could be made for them and added though.

[ZeniusFox]

It'd be cool if they brought back blades to further simplify things.

[Jokerwolf]

I think it is more amazing that we don't have pure softmod for 360 after all this time.

[knuclearx]

All i really want is full emulatable access to the entire classic Xbox library, on pc or via the Series. Especially for whatever's missing on Gamepass and the compatability list

[AyeChillin]

Everyone call Microsoft support and complain about store shut down.

[PrinsessePeach]

You can still buy digital games for the Xbox 360, the games that is backwards compatible will be available on the 360 if you buy them on web or Xbox One or Xbox Series consoles. You can also claim any free DLC on the Xbox 360 if it is available via backwards compatibility.