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XB360:No Spring Update/DRM [going to be] Fixed/Crappy XBLA Games to be Delisted
zerosyphon | 3:12 PM on 05.22.2008 7 comments


No Xbox 360 Spring Dashboard update; Underperforming XBLA titles to be removed

Posted over at Neogaf.
Story is at NextGen story titled "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: MS to Delist XBLA Titles"
Well read the details.

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"According to Whitten, XBLA titles that have been out for more than six months, have a Metacritic score of less than 65%, and have a conversion rate of less than 6% will be eligible for desliting. Microsoft will give three months of notice before these titles are removed.

Whitten also told us that there would be no spring dashboard update for Xbox 360 owners this year, saying that resources were instead focused on “building the proper infrastructure and scale for the service.” There will however be a change to DRM policy and a tool released next month that will allow 360 owners to re-license content to a single console—finally fixing the issue that forced gamers playing XBLA games to be connected to Xbox LIVE if their 360 broke down and was replaced.

Read on for the complete Q and A, which provides all the details on this news and more, including a new 1st party development studio and why the DRM issue took so long to resolve…"


DRM Fix coming next month = Yay
Crappy XBLA delisting = i own some of those..... thats not good. Its a online store there is no reason for it.
No Spring Update = What the hell have they been doing all this damn time?



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BlackSheep's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 15:18
BlackSheep
wow awesome bbcode, and soo much content

it's overwhelming
blehman's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 15:20
blehman
In response to your last question: Masturbating. They've been masturbating furiously. Like angrily furiously.

RRrrrrrgggghhhhhhhh!!!!
Seyward's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 15:36
Seyward
This is why I don't want things to go strictly to the digital distribution route in the future. That game you bought and downloaded before? You need to download it again? Oh that's gone, sorry.
DarkTravesty's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 16:01
DarkTravesty
i dont think they will literally take them off xbla they will just delist them you will always be able to redownload even shitty titles purchased through your download history.
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/22/2008 16:09
Bob Muir
Wow...time for me to take the plunge and buy some shitty games for kicks. I know I shouldn't, but I really want Space Giraffe just so I can make fun of it.
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