Summary
A luckyXbox 360fan purchased a used console and found some heavy hitters downloaded on the hard drive. TheXbox 360marketplace was recently closed down by Microsoft, meaning that gamers can no longer buy digital games for the console. However, those that have already purchased digital titles on the 360 can still re-download them.
With theXbox 360 marketplace shut down, the secondhand prices of physical 360 games have started going up. Besides that, digital only games have now become highly sought-after. At this point, the only way to get these long-lost digital Xbox 360 titles is by buying a used Xbox 360 console and hoping that they are on the hard drive.
That’s exactly what happened with Reddit user DarkHoris, who bought a used Xbox 360 and found quite the impressive library of games on the hard drive. As far as digital only releases, the used Xbox 360 featuredCastleMiner Z, an indie game that actually hasn’t been available for purchase since 2017, as well asTony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, which was delisted seven years before the marketplace even shut down. Needless to say, this makes this particularused Xbox 360 consolequite the goldmine. But there are other notable titles that the Reddit user found on the hard drive as well.
Used Xbox 360 Comes With Surprise Games on the Hard Drive
There are some pretty big heavy hitters on the hard drive, includingBully: Scholarship Edition, the still-expensiveCall of Duty: Black Ops 2,Gears of War 3,Grand Theft Auto 4, andRed Dead Redemption. These are considered some of thebest Xbox 360 games ever made, and so it’s great to get a used 360 with all of them available on the hard drive.
Xbox 360 fans are encouraged to pick up a used console whenever they happen to see one for a good price at a thrift store, Facebook marketplace, garage sale, or wherever else, because there’s always a chance that their purchase could come with a surprise. In recent weeks, some lucky gamers have purchased Xbox 360 consoles complete with the Blades dashboard, while others havefound games hidden in the disc tray.
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.
