More than 200 games will disappear forever with the closure of the Xbox 360 store

The Xbox LIVE Arcade catalog will be one of the most affected

More than 200 games will disappear forever with the closure of the Xbox 360 store

The Xbox LIVE Arcade catalog will be one of the most affected

Microsoft announced today that it will close the Xbox 360 store in the middle of next year. While most games had a physical release and many of them will be preserved through backward compatibility, some will be lost forever with the store's closure.

Dozens of games will be lost with the closure of the Xbox 360 store
Dozens of games will be lost with the closure of the Xbox 360 store

Many games will disappear due to the closure of the Xbox 360 store

Thanks to the Xbox ecosystem, the vast majority of titles will remain available and can be purchased on modern systems like Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. However, it appears that some games are destined to disappear.

According to VGC, there are at least 220 digital games that will not be preserved and will be lost with the closure of the Xbox 360 store. This means there will be no way to access or acquire them through any means starting from the middle of next year.

In its report, it reveals that games from the Xbox LIVE Arcade catalog are the ones at the highest risk since they didn't have a physical release. So, the only way to obtain and preserve them will be to acquire them before the store's closure.

However, among the list, there are titles that will disappear from Xbox but will remain available on other platforms or have enhanced versions. Despite this, the store closure is expected to be another blow to the preservation of the medium. Below is the list of games that will disappear, courtesy of VGC:

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  • 0D Beat Drop

  • 10 Frame Bowling

  • 1942: Joint Strike

  • 3 Point Contest

  • Abyss Odyssey

  • Alien Breed Episode 1

  • Alien Breed 2: Assault

  • Alien Breed 3: Descent

  • Alien Rage

  • Alien Spidy

  • Amy

  • Ancients of Ooga

  • Anna: Extended Edition

  • Arkadian Warriors

  • Assault Heroes

  • Avatar FameStars

  • Awesomenauts

  • Backbreaker Vengeance

  • Bastion

  • Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate

  • Batman: The Telltale Series

  • Battle Academy

  • Battlezone

  • Bejeweled Blitz Live

  • Bionic Commando: Rearmed

  • Black Knight Sword

  • Blade Kitten

  • Blazing Birds

  • Bloody Good Time

  • The Bluecoats: North vs South

  • Bomberman Live

  • Boogie Bunnies

  • Boxing Fight

  • The Bridge

  • Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

  • Bubble Bobble Neo!

  • Burnout Crash!

  • Call of Duty Classic

  • Capsized

  • CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars

  • Charlie Murder

  • Child of Light

  • Choplifter HD

  • Cloudberry Kingdom

  • Cobalt

  • Constant C

  • Contrast

  • Crazy Machines Elements

  • CrazyMouse

  • Crimson Alliance

  • Crimson Dragon

  • Darkstalkers Resurrection

  • Darts vs Zombies

  • Deadliest Warrior: Battlegrounds

  • Deadlight

  • Death Tank

  • Deep Black: Episode 1

  • Defenders of Ardania

  • Defense Technica

  • Destination: Arcade

  • Diabolical Pitch

  • The Dishwasher

  • The Dishwasher: VS

  • Dogfight 1942

  • Dollar Dash

  • Doritos Dash of Destruction

  • Double Dragon II

  • Duke Nukem 3D

  • Dungeon Defenders

  • Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale

  • Dust: An Elysian Tail

  • Dustforce

  • Ecco the Dolphin

  • Exit

  • Exit 2

  • The Fancy Pants Adventures

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