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@Balaam_ Not for the Xbox version from the looks of it.

I'm a massive 360 user and a physical collector. I do want DLC that has been released though as I feel without it, the game's somehow incomplete.

Even for some BC games, DLC may not be available on the newest Xbox store.

I'll leave here a couple of links that may be useful if you need to check what's available and what's not. They helped me heaps. Also, I'd start getting stuff earlier rather than later. The few months we have left will fly by.

Also, don't forget other region stores. For example, Dead to Rights free DLC is only available on the US Marketplace, Army of Two The 40th Day only on the Japanese, etc. (The latter requires a Japanese disc copy though.)

https://www.trueachievements.com/forum/viewthread.aspx?tid=1491161
(Check out the Non-achievement section as well, great sheet there!)

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/927749-xbox-360/70390232?page=48

If people have more useful links, it'd be cool to know them.

Good luck to us all!

Is there a list of games somewhere available that shows BC titles only available on the 360 store?

@CaptainCluck

You can somewhat easily bypass this with a VPN. I was in the same situation as I moved to another country.

@Markatron84

Haha, rose-tinted glasses?

@AlienigenX

By the way the "premium edition" physical of Lollipop came with a costume DLC code in Japan with every copy. (It's actually the regular edition here.) The codes still work so if you find an unused one, it's the only way to get those.

Not worth to go out of your way of course but interesting (to me at least lol).

Don't forget Japan exclusive games! There are a bunch of shooters on the Japanese system that cost an arm and a leg physically but may still be available digitally.

One that comes to mind is Bullet Soul (the second one especially) which can go up to 400 USD even when buying in Japan. I think it's 10 bucks digital.

Japanese yen is really cheap now so it may be a good time to get in on those if interested. (Yen point cards that is).

I wish MS wouldn't do this of course but they are a business after all. Even after this, I still think they are currently the most friendly in terms of preservation with Nintendo being the absolute worst.

Still, MS considered to be most preservation-friendly, we are definitely in a bad place when it comes to this in general.

Played the original tons on PC with a friend of mine. Here's hoping this one is like that, never tried the other ones. With Rise of the Triad, Kingpin and others, a bunch of my childhood is coming back which is cool too see I suppose.

@BrilliantBill

For you perhaps but it's subjective, we all have our likes and dislikes. For example, you might not be into Shooting Love 200X but it's a great game only on the 360. There's a physical copy in Japan but even here, it's not the easiest thing to come by.

Preservation also includes experiencing the Xbox 360 store and whatnot as it is. Hopefully modders and whatnot will be able to somehow keep that stuff available but we'll see I suppose.

Oh no, hope this is a joke of some sort.

Is this news story one of those sponsored ones by the publisher perhaps? Looks just a bit fishy.

Not in a million years would I be interested. To give up even more control of what I can consume and use as entertainment. No, thanks.

@General_Spiller

Absolutely. I think only Future Soldier might have been shut down.

@ChopperCampbell

It might be not as bad as you think unless you have been buying Rock Band songs weekly or something. (My PS3 profile situation).

The announcements were all great and quite balanced for every kind of gamer. I'm happy to see Western RPGs in big numbers, more Japanese games would always be neat from others than Atlus.

Disappointed about the 30FPS Starfield thing. Really hope that we won't go back to that being a standard, the developers really seem to be pushing for it.

@UltimateOtaku91
I imagine Octopath 1 is more of a Nintendo thing. Just like Ori is on the Switch and some MS stuff appeared on the DS ages ago (Blue Dragon spin-off, VIva Pinata), seems like MS and Nintendo have a very strong relationship.

Hopefully a physical release is on the radar. It's a bit worrying that MS first party games aren't released on disc recently.

This is the main reason why I came back to Xbox after the last generation. Just working on Dark Souls achievements that I left undone back in 2012 or something and loving it. The game is running really smoothly compared to the 360 too.

Next up, Syndicate (as the servers are closing).

Really hope MS notices and decides to revive the backwards compatible program to bring more over.

@theduckofdeath
Thanks for the reply. Absolutely, the final decision is on Japan in terms of big stuff. Usual day-to-day operations are handled in the US, as far as I understand.

The PlayStation part of Sony is basically American. Other divisions are still headquartered and led from Japan, including semiconductors, banking, medical devices, etc. The general headquarters is here. They are pretty happy with the US since PS sales are great. If that were to change, things would switch.

Not a fan of what Square has been doing recently so I don't mind that much them being off Xbox but the bigger games should be released if they had sense. They can keep their Forspokens.

Mind you, I bought Octopath on Xbox.

Xbox is absolutely nothing in Japan. They have almost no presence and will continue to be so unless they change their marketing categorically. The most success the Xbox brand had here was the timed exclusivity of Tales of Vesperia and filling some niche aspects during the 360 era (Western game machine, SHMUP machine, uncensored violent game machine).

These attempts were almost always ultimately a failure and sometimes even damaging, for example when the PS3 got a better version of Vesperia a bit later leaving people who bought the 360 just for that cheated.

If FFXVI would release on the same date on the Xbox and PS5 here, it wouldn't move the needle even a tiny bit. They'd have to get FFXVI only on the Xbox and that is obviously not going to happen.

Microsoft spokesperson can say many things but I feel these are just empty words really.

Those free DLC offerings are really nice. Hopefully we'll get more stuff like they did for Dead Space and Skate before.

@AlienigenX You certainly make a good argument there. I think on 360 in Japan there are like ten different discs for the Monster Hunter that was on it. And I think you can't even play it any more (might be wrong on this).

If a game is designed to work well with certain controls, no such thing as aged or clunky.

Gollum is the game I'm looking forward to. Hopefully they'll do the character and world justice.

Will only be picking this up if there's a physical release down the line.

I really wish they'd do more DLC discounts as I own most of my games physically and will continue to do so until I can.

Always buying my games, and physical if at all possible. Just use Game Pass to not have to put the disc in at times. Or to play something that is not available otherwise (CrossfireX campaign that was recently taken down) but that is rare.

Really is a travesty that you cannot access the single player anymore. Also, why not have bots and the game still available for those who at least bought it?

Like throwing away money. That's why I still always go physical as much as possible.

I'm excited as well. Gollum is one of the more interesting characters in the films - I was lucky to experience the trilogy again recently through the IMAX remasters in cinema -, and we could use more stealth games these days anyway.

Hopefully they'll do a physical release.

Amazingly this got a physical release here in Japan. The last game to get one was Saints Row (the remaster).

Have only played Blacklist since the servers were closing and I wanted to get the achievements done.

I was always interested in the Splinter Cell games so this was the push needed for me to finally try one.

And I wasn't disappointed. What a class game!

Just started playing Gears of War for the very first time in my life. If it didn't have couch coop, I never would have.

Fantastic news. Finally can experience this story. Hopefully they'll keep it as close to the original as possible.

This is amazing!

Having just (almost) finished the C&C achievements due to the server closure, I probably will be going with the keyboard and mouse. The controls aren't bad in those three C&C games but just a bit convoluted.

@KickenTail-Gaming Can't believe I skipped it back in the day just because of a review from Gamespot. Definitely an underrated one there.

Really glad I went to try and get achievements in some of these as I've quite enjoyed Mercs 2 and C&C. Same with Splinter Cell recently with the Ubisoft shutdowns.

Never been much of an online player but this project is nothing short of incredible. I'm glad sites like this are bringing some attention to it.

If interested in retro, another thing that can help connecting the OG Xbox to modern TVs is a thing called XEDUSA. Ordered mine not so long ago, can't wait.

These are certainly not my Ghostbusters. Probably in the minority but I didn't really like Afterlife.

I wish the Japanese only U-Next streaming app would show up but that'll be a cold day in hell.

None of them. This trend of releasing broken games really needs to stop. Makes preservation harder as well.

I buy all of my games and mostly try to avoid digital stuff if I can. Full priced digital I never buy unless it's something that's going away and I want to have it on my account. Probably in the minority here looking at the poll results but it is what it is.

With physical, the price will be down a bit quite quickly probably. The longer you wait, the cheaper it'll get (with certain caveats obviously).

So ultimately, don't get a digital only console is my solid advice, heh.

That's why backwards compatibility is important for companies as well - to make money. Immediate metrics may show low player counts, as Sony once implied, for older games but in the long run, it will add to the strength of your platform.

Loved the gameplay of the demo but the personal pronoun option left a sour taste. Seemed inappropriate.

I quite enjoyed Stranger of Paradise too, even more perhaps. A lot of new ideas in this style of game there that were cool in my opinion.

It was a good sign that lots of games that were previously exclusive to Sony or Nintendo are showing up now even if it's years later. It seems that Japanese developers are starting to take the system slightly more seriously. No sign of Octopath II still baffles me.

@Banjo-

Agreed there. Now just hoping they'll do a physical release.

@InterceptorAlpha

Gotcha, I think I get it from your reply anyways.