{"id":33882,"date":"2023-08-25T00:00:48","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T23:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/as-xbox-360-store-nears-end-microsoft-swears-game-preservation-is-front-and-center\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T00:00:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T23:00:48","slug":"as-xbox-360-store-nears-end-microsoft-swears-game-preservation-is-front-and-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/as-xbox-360-store-nears-end-microsoft-swears-game-preservation-is-front-and-center\/","title":{"rendered":"As Xbox 360 Store Nears End, Microsoft Swears Game Preservation Is \u2018Front And Center\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox Gaming, said in <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" data-ga=\"[[\" embedded url link href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-definitive-xbox-gamescom-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a <em>Eurogamer<\/em> interview<\/a> that preserving Xbox 360 games that will be lost once <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" data-ga=\"[[\" embedded url link href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/xbox-360-store-shut-down-gears-of-war-microsoft-1850747188\">the console\u2019s digital store shuts down forever in 2024<\/a> is at the \u201cfront and center\u201d of the company\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/xbox-360-store-shut-down-preservation-resident-evil-0-1850771000\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; kotaku.com<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. 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Read more&#8230; Source &#8211; kotaku.com All content and images belong to their respected owners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33883,"comment_status":"registered_only","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10],"tags":[1677,1391,1392,18],"class_list":["post-33882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pc","category-xbox","tag-head","tag-phil","tag-spencer","tag-xbox"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>As Xbox 360 Store Nears End, Microsoft Swears Game Preservation Is \u2018Front And Center\u2019 | Xtreme Servers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"View As Xbox 360 Store Nears End, Microsoft Swears Game Preservation Is \u2018Front And Center\u2019 for free, here on XtremeServers. Discover more great articles on our site. 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