Microsoft announced today that it will close the Xbox 360 store in the middle of next year. While most games had a physical release and many of them will be preserved through backward compatibility, some will be lost forever with the store's closure.

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Dozens of games will be lost with the closure of the Xbox 360 store

Many games will disappear due to the closure of the Xbox 360 store

Thanks to the Xbox ecosystem, the vast majority of titles will remain available and can be purchased on modern systems like Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. However, it appears that some games are destined to disappear.

According to VGC, there are at least 220 digital games that will not be preserved and will be lost with the closure of the Xbox 360 store. This means there will be no way to access or acquire them through any means starting from the middle of next year.

In its report, it reveals that games from the Xbox LIVE Arcade catalog are the ones at the highest risk since they didn't have a physical release. So, the only way to obtain and preserve them will be to acquire them before the store's closure.

However, among the list, there are titles that will disappear from Xbox but will remain available on other platforms or have enhanced versions. Despite this, the store closure is expected to be another blow to the preservation of the medium. Below is the list of games that will disappear, courtesy of VGC:

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0D Beat Drop

10 Frame Bowling

1942: Joint Strike

3 Point Contest

Abyss Odyssey

Alien Breed Episode 1

Alien Breed 2: Assault

Alien Breed 3: Descent

Alien Rage

Alien Spidy

Amy

Ancients of Ooga

Anna: Extended Edition

Arkadian Warriors

Assault Heroes

Avatar FameStars

Awesomenauts

Backbreaker Vengeance

Bastion

Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate

Batman: The Telltale Series

Battle Academy

Battlezone

Bejeweled Blitz Live

Bionic Commando: Rearmed

Black Knight Sword

Blade Kitten

Blazing Birds

Bloody Good Time

The Bluecoats: North vs South

Bomberman Live

Boogie Bunnies

Boxing Fight

The Bridge

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Bubble Bobble Neo!

Burnout Crash!

Call of Duty Classic

Capsized

CellFactor: Psychokinetic Wars

Charlie Murder

Child of Light

Choplifter HD

Cloudberry Kingdom

Cobalt

Constant C

Contrast

Crazy Machines Elements

CrazyMouse

Crimson Alliance

Crimson Dragon

Darkstalkers Resurrection

Darts vs Zombies

Deadliest Warrior: Battlegrounds

Deadlight

Death Tank

Deep Black: Episode 1

Defenders of Ardania

Defense Technica

Destination: Arcade

Diabolical Pitch

The Dishwasher

The Dishwasher: VS

Dogfight 1942

Dollar Dash

Doritos Dash of Destruction

Double Dragon II

Duke Nukem 3D

Dungeon Defenders

Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale

Dust: An Elysian Tail

Dustforce

Ecco the Dolphin

Exit

Exit 2

The Fancy Pants Adventures

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