Microsoft has announced that, despite an earlier message, there is no question of an imminent closure of the digital Xbox 360 Marketplace, where games for this older console can be purchased. The message about the closure turns out to be an error.
Gematsu, among others, shows that a spokesperson has sent a issued an official statement stating that the marketplace is not will be closed from May. The spokesperson does provide a reminder that from 7 February A limited number of games, add-ons, and a certain amount of in-game content will no longer be available for purchase in certain regions of the Xbox 360 store. These would include titles such as Jet Set Radio, Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2, and Spelunky.
Earlier this week, an official message appeared on the Xbox 360 marketplace support page stating that the marketplace for Xbox 360 games will be shut down for the next year. Players were called upon to purchase Xbox 360 games or DLC by May this year. Among others, the Wario64 Twitter account posted about this.
It is not unusual for marketplaces for older console games to disappear. This is how it is as of March 27 no longer possible to make game purchases in the digital stores for Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.
