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Microsoft Won’t Be De-Listing XBLA Titles

This is a good bit of information, even for those who really seem to hate the new Xbox dashboard. According to a Microsoft  Representative, Microsoft is no longer considering de-listing unpopular titles.


The notion of de-listing the titles to begin with came from several developer complaints that releasing quality content for the Arcade was pointless, as the Arcade is crowded with “junk” titles like Toyota’s Yaris. While the Yaris game might possibly be the most hated Arcade game out there, I’d say probably half the gaming population which uses the arcade regularly has Yaris, or at least HAD Yaris.

I must admit, I am ashamed to say I have downloaded the horrible title, and still have it on my hard drive. Because of the way the New Xbox Experience (God, that’s getting old, and it’s not even here yet!) delivers content, Microsoft says users will be able to find content easier, so there’s no need to delist sub par titles.

While this might be a collective sigh of relief for some developers, it also has a double edged sword. Now that Microsoft is no longer threatening to de-list under performing titles, developers who don’t give a lick about their games (Toyota for one), aren’t going to be forced into making a quality product the public enjoys. Ah well. Yaris is so bad, it’s a joke. It would be sad to see it go.

 



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