Midway Games removed from XBLA

[the7k]

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/sho ... ost6852592

A shame - looks like the effects of Midway's departure are about to be felt.

However, I agree with most the folks on CAG, thinking this is just temporary. Whoever owns Midway's IPs (Warner Bros, I believe) would be stupid not to put them back up.

[Quiet Flight]

Poor midway. I was really hoping for an another Suffering game.

[Flak Beard]

So what does this mean for people who already purchased some of these games? If I delete Smash TV from my HDD, can I never get it back?

[Niode]

So what does this mean for people who already purchased some of these games? If I delete Smash TV from my HDD, can I never get it back?

If you can't download it from XBLA then once it's gone it's gone. Which is complete fucking bullshit and Microsoft NEEDS to do something about this situation. They should allow people who bought the game before they were removed to download the games indefinitely. If they don't allow this then Microsoft need to give all customers a full refund. No exceptions.

This is one of the reasons why digital distribution absolutely fails.

[corn619]

So what does this mean for people who already purchased some of these games? If I delete Smash TV from my HDD, can I never get it back?

If you can't download it from XBLA then once it's gone it's gone. Which is complete fucking bullshit and Microsoft NEEDS to do something about this situation. They should allow people who bought the game before they were removed to download the games indefinitely. If they don't allow this then Microsoft need to give all customers a full refund. No exceptions.

This is one of the reasons why digital distribution absolutely fails.

I completely agree. If I remember correctly, they've already removed some of the older games that weren't selling enough. I feel bad for people who download their games. Todays consoles are fragile and they risk losing their entire digital collection due to hardware failure when these games are no longer available for download anymore.

[CRTGAMER]

So what does this mean for people who already purchased some of these games? If I delete Smash TV from my HDD, can I never get it back?

If you can't download it from XBLA then once it's gone it's gone. Which is complete fucking bullshit and Microsoft NEEDS to do something about this situation. They should allow people who bought the game before they were removed to download the games indefinitely. If they don't allow this then Microsoft need to give all customers a full refund. No exceptions.

This is one of the reasons why digital distribution absolutely fails.

And anyone who buys the PSP Go is dumb.

[ZenLogikos]

So what does this mean for people who already purchased some of these games? If I delete Smash TV from my HDD, can I never get it back?

If you can't download it from XBLA then once it's gone it's gone. Which is complete fucking bullshit and Microsoft NEEDS to do something about this situation. They should allow people who bought the game before they were removed to download the games indefinitely. If they don't allow this then Microsoft need to give all customers a full refund. No exceptions.

This is one of the reasons why digital distribution absolutely fails.

You CAN do exactly that.

[RadarScope1]

Niode is wrong. If you've DL'ed it in the past, you can re-DL it again. Check you download history and just pick it up again.

[Niode]

So what does this mean for people who already purchased some of these games? If I delete Smash TV from my HDD, can I never get it back?

If you can't download it from XBLA then once it's gone it's gone. Which is complete fucking bullshit and Microsoft NEEDS to do something about this situation. They should allow people who bought the game before they were removed to download the games indefinitely. If they don't allow this then Microsoft need to give all customers a full refund. No exceptions.

This is one of the reasons why digital distribution absolutely fails.

You CAN do exactly that.

For now.

[Betamax001]

Niode is wrong. If you've DL'ed it in the past, you can re-DL it again. Check you download history and just pick it up again.

Yeah what happens in say 15-20 years when Xbox Live is no longer running or support for the Xbox 360 is dropped? It will happen eventually. This is why many hardcore gamers don't like digital distribution. There is no guarantee that it will be there in the future or that you will be able to get your stuff back.