Can I still publish games on the XBOX 360

Toby_Davis · Sep 18, 2022

I was wondering if it was still possible to publish games to the XBOX 360. I know the last title for the XBOX 360 came out in 2019, but I never saw any announcements discontinuing publishing for the XBOX 360. If it's still possible to publish to the XBOX 360, how would I go about doing that?

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SwordofWhedon

No one here has the answer to that, you'd have to join ID@Xbox and ask your rep

But my strong strong suspicion is no

You could still release your game on Xbox One and Series consoles

Obsessive Power

That would be between the publishers and Microsoft and game publishers. I don't work for MS or have any inside knowledge, but Microsoft must have to make deals with publishers to release either their Xbox 360 titles or Xbox One titles as part of Games With
Gold.

Publishers must still make money here, even on the Xbox 360 titles we get to keep. We may get 360 games for free, but publisher still gets paid.

WPAK

Hi there,

according to the following news item you can still play multiplayer games online on the 360 as long as the publisher still supports the online servers:

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/08/17/xbox-360-store-will-close-july-2024/

So it's up to the publisher when it decides when that stops, so it can be different per game

Gavvie

Seeing as backwards compatibility for Xbox 360 games is down to each individual publisher, were Microsoft to issue such a list it would only be for their first party games. A full, comprehensive list would require every publisher to do this and that could
possibly be too time consuming.

At this point in time Xbox One BC is still in its infancy, so I would imagine most of the 360s biggest games will end up being compatible. If there's any in particular you wanted to request, then I'm sure you can still do this via Xbox Feedback

Nathan Roberts (Sunk

Thanks Cloud, when I manage to get through Coursework and Exams I will accept it =D

Also, SilverCube, I agree. I think, with what's happened with XP, the developers will eventually publish new games out on Just the Xbox One. If and when they see that they are going to loose money publishing games on the Xbox 360 as well. However, as it
stands. People are still with the 360 because of the lack of games and apps available on Xbox One. As well as the fact that their friends may not have moved over yet.

So, at the moment, developers would publish games and apps on both, the 360 and One as they will not be wasting money on either

And +1 Silvercube =D

Can I still publish games on the XBOX 360