Xbox Live Marketplace rebranded as Xbox Games Store

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The Xbox Live Marketplace has a new name to go with its brand new console: the Xbox Games Store. As visible on the Xbox homepage, the Xbox 360's online marketplace was rebranded this week ahead of the Xbox One's launch in November.

When approached to confirm the rebranding, a Microsoft spokesperson told Joystiq, "That's right, [Xbox Live Marketplace] is now called the Xbox Games Store, and will sit alongside the Xbox Music Store and Xbox Video Store. This is to make it easier for consumers to find content both on Xbox 360 today and Xbox One when it launches in November."

Given all the pre-Xbox One streamlining going on, including the switch to real-world currency on Xbox Live, a new moniker for the Xbox 360's online marketplace (and soon to be the Xbox One's) is not a big surprise and maybe not the biggest news either. Still, it does mean after nearly eight years we have to say sayonara to Xbox Live Marketplace, a name that sort of rolled off the tongue in an after-eight-years-it-really-should way.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/08/30/xbox-live-marketplace-rebranded-as-xbox-games-store/

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IlIuminatiPosted:

Australians
Boar
McNuggets_Jr Sounds more professional in my opinion


In our eyes it will always be called Marketplace though, seems odd to change something that has been here for so long.


I will probably still call it the Marketplace to friends, I'm sure others will too.


Yeah its going to stick around with us for a while

AustraliansPosted:

Boar
McNuggets_Jr Sounds more professional in my opinion


In our eyes it will always be called Marketplace though, seems odd to change something that has been here for so long.


I will probably still call it the Marketplace to friends, I'm sure others will too.

MonokumaPosted:

wup
Daw They don't just have games there ... I like the marketplace name better.


That's exactly how I feel, The Name change was unnecessary.


Yeah, I agree, waste of their time

gmlukensPosted:

wup
Daw They don't just have games there ... I like the marketplace name better.


That's exactly how I feel, The Name change was unnecessary.


Its because they are moving towards it being more digital when you buy games, with the Xbox one coming and all

WizurdPosted:

Daw They don't just have games there ... I like the marketplace name better.


That's exactly how I feel, The Name change was unnecessary.

DawPosted:

They don't just have games there ... I like the marketplace name better.

BoarPosted:

McNuggets_Jr Sounds more professional in my opinion


In our eyes it will always be called Marketplace though, seems odd to change something that has been here for so long.

MrShyCityPosted:

BLUELIGHTING To be honest there was no need to rename it, it was fine to being called The marketplace!


agreed in my opinion Marketplace is much better.

BLUELIGHTINGPosted:

To be honest there was no need to rename it, it was fine to being called The marketplace!

TomorrowLandPosted:

Sounds more professional in my opinion


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