The Xbox 360 retailer gained’t be closing down, regardless of what an Xbox help web page says

Microsoft is not going to be closing down the Xbox 360 Marketplace, the corporate tells The Verge, despite the fact that textual content on an official Xbox help web page indicated that was the plan.

Earlier this week, Microsoft stated that it could be pulling many beloved video games like Jet Set Radio and The Orange Box from the 360 retailer on February seventh. That was disappointing sufficient, however then, because of a tweet from Wario64, we noticed that textual content on a help web page stated the corporate deliberate to shutter the Xbox 360 Marketplace “over the subsequent yr” and that it inspired gamers to “buy any 360 video games or DLC by May 2023.” As of this writing, you’ll be able to nonetheless see the message right here by scrolling down just a little bit.

This message was a mistake, in keeping with Xbox international product advertising supervisor Bree Adams. “This message was posted in error and we are able to affirm the Xbox 360 market is not going to shut in May 2023,” Adams stated in a press release. “As a reminder, starting on February 7, 2023, a restricted set of video games, add-ons, and in-game content material will now not be purchasable in choose markets by way of the Xbox 360 Store.”

Still, even the trace of a shutdown highlights the in the end ephemeral nature of digital marketplaces; in the event you don’t purchase a sport earlier than a platform maker decides to take away it or shut down the shop, you’ll have to search out one other option to play.

That stated, we are going to nonetheless be shedding a traditional market quickly: the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS eShops might be closing down on March twenty seventh, that means gamers have only a few weeks to ensure they snag any copies of digital video games on these platforms that they could need to have sooner or later.