Summary
GameStop threw shade at the shutdown of theXbox 360marketplace, but many gamers aren’t letting the company get away with it, due to GameStop’s retail practices. Since theXbox 360marketplace has shut down, players who own an Xbox 360 will need to rely on physical copies of games from retailers like GameStop if they missed out on purchasing the games digitally.
In August 2023, Microsoft announced that the Xbox 360 marketplace would shut down on July 11, 2025, marking the end of an era for the popular seventh generation platform. The Xbox 360 greatly impacted gaming during the seventh generation, making online connectivity a vital feature for consoles going forward. In addition, players were able to access the digital Xbox 360 marketplace to buy digital copies of indie titles, Xbox Live Arcade titles, and full releases likeGrand Theft Auto 4and the originalCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, to name a few. Leading up to the storefront’s permanent shutdown, Microsoft and its partners offeredmassive discounts on digital Xbox 360 games, allowing players to buy any titles for cheap before they were unable to access the storefront on July 29. After the shutdown, players wanting to experience some of the Xbox 360’s greatest games will need to purchase them physically if they didn’t already download the title before the shutdown.
Followingthe Xbox 360 marketplace’s shutdown, GameStop threw shade on Twitter by saying that gamers wished they would have purchased physical games now and promoted a link to the retailer’s Xbox 360 page. Although the tweet went viral and garnered support from gamers, many have taken the opportunity to roast GameStop for its retail practices. For example, Twitter users like dellarool and WOKENJJT point out GameStop’s treatment of unsold physical used/pre-owned copies and the abundance of Funko Pop merchandise in their stores, respectively. Many of the quote tweets on GameStop’s post roast the company to a brutal extent, with some claiming that GameStop is hypocritical for encouraging purchases of physical games after the retailer pushed many of its former customers away over the years.
Twitter Users Roast GameStop for Throwing Shade at Xbox 360 Marketplace Closure
One of the most viral quote tweets on the GameStop post came from MissFushiGaming, who reiterates that GameStop “regularly slashed game boxes and broke CDs of any games they felt wouldn’t sell.” It’s clear that many Twitter users aren’t letting GameStop get away with throwing shade, with more and more tweets piling up nearly more than a day after the post was made. The situation paints the company in a bad light and reminds others ofa potentially bleak future for GameStop’s business.
Fortunately, those who have purchased digital Xbox 360 games will still be able to re-download any purchases on the console, despite the storefront being permanently closed. Moreover, anyXbox 360 games that are backwards compatibleon Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S consoles are still available for purchase.
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 was Microsoft’s successor to its original Xbox video game console. The seventh-generation device was built as a direct competitor to consoles like Sony’s PS3 and Nintendo’s Wii.
