It has been revealed that Microsoft will put in effect a new policy of removing underperforming titles on Xbox Live Arcade. This comes from Xbox Live general manager Marc Whitten, who explained that games which have been out for six months, scored less than 65% on Metacritic and have a conversion rate of less than 6% will be removed.
“This way titles are not just considered if they are not selling well or not getting good reviews, but actually a combination of both,” he said. “We will also give a three-month notice before delisting any title. Overall I think you will find this will focus the catalogue more on larger, more immersive games and make it much easier to find the games you are looking for.”
He also revealed that their team is working on a new digital rights management tool that will allow gamers to better consolidate licenses for downloadable content to a single console for online and offline play.
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