Weird to think how the Xbox 360 will turn 18 in November this year.

  • macniel
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    1510 months ago

    wow, 18 years of service. That’s quite impressive.

    Time to download everything for perservation reasons.

    • @SilverCode@lemm.ee
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      210 months ago

      This is my biggest reason for not buying the latest gen consoles. They lean heavily towards digital downloads, and I want to be able to unpack the console in 20 years for nostalgia and play a game without worrying if the game store is still available to download it.

      There are physical disc versions, but I get the feeling even there the games won’t work out of the box without and internet connection to the online server/store

      • @BotCheese@beehaw.org
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        210 months ago

        in my experience the “physical” copy of a game now, only gives access to installing a game. But I dont really use consoles so maybe I am misunderstanding how it works.

  • Computerchairgeneral
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    510 months ago

    Honestly, I’m surprised the 360 store was still up and running. At least purchases can still be downloaded and backward compatibility means most of these games will still be accessible.

  • Hot Saucerman
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    510 months ago

    Good to know my copy of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World on the Xbox 360 will still be available to me, I guess?

    It’s wild to me to think that many of these are still in service. I went through several RRODs.

    • @cavemeat@beehaw.org
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      1010 months ago

      If you can, rip the files and post them to the internet, so that access to that game isn’t lost when the store is shut down.