Microsoft is pulling many beloved games off the Xbox 360 store next week
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A screenshot from Half-Life 2, which is included in The Orange Box. | Image: Valve
Microsoft will be removing a bunch of beloved games from the Xbox 360 Marketplace on February 7th, according to a support page on the Xbox website (via Wario64), meaning you won't be able to buy them after that date.
It's not all bad news. If you've already bought a game that's getting pulled, you can still download it after February 7th. Games being removed that are available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X / S stores will remain purchasable on those platforms.
But that does mean digital games only available on the Xbox 360 Marketplace will be unavailable for purchase in just a week. Users on Resetera have figured out which games fall into that category and will be going away for good, and the list includes some well-known titles like Jet...