Microsoft Shuts Down Xbox 360 Marketplace: Here's What It Means To Fans
Microsoft Shuts Down Xbox 360 Marketplace: Here's What It Means To Fans
Monday marks the end of an era for Xbox fans as the Xbox 360 Marketplace officially shuts down. Launched in November 2005 alongside the Xbox 360 console, this digital storefront became a beloved hub for gamers worldwide, offering a wide array of video games, add-ons, and other content.
週一標誌着Xbox粉絲的一個時代結束了，Xbox 360 Marketplace正式關閉。這個數字商店於2005年11月與Xbox 360主機一同推出，成爲全球遊戲玩家喜愛的中心，提供了各種電子遊戲、附加內容和其他內容。
Microsoft Corp's (NASDAQ:MSFT) decision to close the Xbox 360 Marketplace, brings a close to almost 19 years of digital commerce, IGN reported.
微軟公司（納斯達克代碼：MSFT）關閉Xbox 360 Marketplace的決定，結束了近19年的數字商務，據IGN報道。
As a result, numerous games and add-ons exclusive to the platform are now unavailable for purchase. Titles like Aegis Wing, Meteos Wars, and Crimson Alliance are among the notable losses.
因此，該平台獨有的衆多遊戲和附加內容現在已無法購買。《Aegis Wing》、《Meteos Wars》和《Crimson Alliance》等遊戲是較爲顯著的損失。
Nostalgic Farewell From Xbox Fans And Former Employees
Xbox粉絲和前員工的懷舊告別
The shutdown has prompted a wave of nostalgia on social media, with fans and former Microsoft employees alike reminiscing about the impact of the Marketplace.
這次關閉在社交媒體上引發了一波懷舊熱潮，粉絲和前微軟員工們都在追憶Marketplace的影響。
Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb, a former Microsoft employee who became the face of Xbox for many fans through his posts about Marketplace sales and updates, shared his sentiments on Twitter.
曾因Marketplace促銷和更新發布而成爲Xbox面孔的前微軟員工拉里·赫布，在Twitter上分享了自己的心情。
"Almost 19 years on, all good things must come to an end," Hryb tweeted. "It was my pleasure sharing all the thousands of marketplace sales and updates I've given over the years. Thank you for having fun, playing fair, and filing feedback."
“差不多19年了，所有好事都必須結束，”赫布在Twitter上寫道，“我很高興能分享這些年來我給出的成千上萬的Marketplace促銷和更新。感謝你們一直愉快地玩遊戲，公正地遊戲並提出反饋意見。”
Last-Minute Spree And Digital Preservation Concerns
最後狂歡和數字保存的擔憂
In the lead-up to the shutdown, many gamers embarked on last-minute spending sprees, purchasing games and DLCs destined to disappear from sale forever.
在關閉前夕，許多遊戲玩家開始最後的狂歡，購買被註定永久消失的遊戲和DLC。
Despite the shutdown, previously owned titles and DLCs can still be redownloaded, and backward-compatible games remain available on the Xbox One and Series storefronts. Online play on Xbox 360 also continues.
儘管關閉了，但之前擁有的遊戲和DLC仍然可以重新下載，並且向後兼容的遊戲仍然可以在Xbox One和Series商店中獲得。Xbox 360的在線遊戲也在繼續。
However, games not available via backward compatibility on Xbox One/Series, as well as Xbox 360-era content such as avatars, icons, and themes, are now lost.
但是，Xbox One / Series上不可通過向後兼容性獲得的遊戲，以及像頭像、圖標和主題等Xbox 360時代的內容目前已經失去了。
The closure has reignited concerns among digital preservation advocates. Double Fine, a Microsoft-owned game developer, took to Twitter to offer free digital codes for Kinect Party, a game unsupported by subsequent Xbox hardware.
此舉引發了數字保存倡導者的擔憂。微軟旗下的遊戲廠商Double Fine在Twitter上提供了免費的Kinect Party數字代碼，一款不被隨後的Xbox硬件支持的遊戲。
They also urged Xbox 360 players to download any games before the closure. Highlighting the preservation issue, Double Fine tweeted: "Alas, digital preservation evangelists are again proven correct."
他們還敦促Xbox 360玩家在關閉之前下載任何遊戲。Double Fine在推特上強調了保存問題，“遺憾的是，數字保存佈道者再次證明了正確。”
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