Microsoft Japan announced today special hardware packages for two of the Xbox 360's biggest titles for early 2009. Both Star Ocean 4 and Biohazard 5 (aka Resident Evil 5) will be combined with 360 hardware at discount prices, complete with bonus items.
Xbox 360 launched 18 years ago and was a generation-defining console that invited many people to jump into gaming for the first time and connect with friends around the world. We’re thrilled people continue playing their favorite Xbox 360 games on Xbox 360, or on newer consoles via Backward Compatibility for supported titles.
"we believe in game preservation"
Remember the media reaction when PlayStation wanted to shut down the PS3 store (but then kept it open)... where is that reaction here?
RIP Xbox 360 digital store and all its games.
It really grinds my gears that they are waiting till 10 days before closing to give the best discounts and the list as of now is 100 or less titles from the massive 360 library
I should have enough points by the weekend to get £25 credit off MS, (hardly ever spend money on xb1), might look at a few of these.
The Xbox 360 store was one of the only advantages the Xbox Series consoles had over the PS5. When I got my series X, I spent more playing Xbox 360 games vs current-gen Xbox games since that was the golden era for Xbox and several titles had enhancements such as 4k resolution and fps boost.
Closing this store will now only benefit the competition.
Backward compatibility works for many games on newer consoles, but titles such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run have been left out.
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really smart decision
desperate times call for desperate measures...with about 4 jrpgs under its belt it still hasn't caught on....at least their still trying...
Rating: 60 out of 100
GameSpot
Star Ocean: First Departure's updated presentation fails to disguise its shallow gameplay or limited appeal.
I can't suggest the quality of this game from just one review however it's pretty irrelevant when dealing with japanese culture and JRPG's bundled with Biohazard 5 (a.k.a. Resident Evil 5) I'm sure this bundle will move 10,000 units.
but I gotta give it to MS and the 360... not waving the white flag of surrender and tapping out. They are still trying and fighting hard over there. While most people view this as a sad/pathetic one... I view how MS is handling the 360 over in Japan is actually quite noble. It's not about coming in last place in console sales (over there at least, lol), it's about putting in an effort instead of not trying at all. The real losers are the ones that don't at least try to find something out themselves!
I havent got my 360 yet but I sure in the hell would jump all over this deal if it were availible on U.S. soil. The 360 doesnt need a push in the USA so I doubt this will ever see the light of day here but it sure would be nice. *AWSOME Bundle though, the best I've seen since the PS3 bundled with Uncharted and LBP.
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