July 2024 is the End of the Road for the Xbox 360's Storefront

After an impressive eighteen year run, the Xbox 360 storefront will be shuttered in July 2024, officially ending support for Microsoft's most successful system. The Xbox 360 is easily Microsoft's plateau as a console manufacturer, comparable to the Sega Genesis in disrupting the status quo and giving a dominant industry force serious competition.

However, all game consoles are fated to be abandoned by their creators, and the Xbox 360's turn will be the summer of next year. Games purchased before July 29th 2024 can still be played and even downloaded on an Xbox 360, but if you want to buy Xbox 360 games after the cut off date, you'll have to purchase and play them on an Xbox One or a Series S/X.