Key things
- Released in 2011, Fear 3 skyrocketed up the Xbox best-selling charts after being heavily discounted.
- Older games such as Fear 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 have seen sales recover.
- Limited Xbox 360 games on Game Pass are selling well, showing that classics can still be profitable.
Fear 3an Xbox 360 the 2011 game recently made it to the top-selling games on Xbox after a significant price cut. Many fans consider the Xbox 360 to be the winner of this generation's console wars. With its sleek interface, huge influx of classic games, and the backwards compatibility it offered, the Xbox 360 was truly a console ahead of its time.
After shutting down the Xbox 360 store a few months earlier, Microsoft decided to offer many of its games at a discounted price on the Xbox Series X/S. While not all games from that era are available digitally on current-gen consoles, the ones that are have been surprisingly well-received and revived in the past few months. This is the case of record z FEAR franchise.
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2011 Fear 3 it recently made several Xbox best-selling charts. Surprisingly, the game only got its first backwards compatible discount during the week before the sale and that helped the game's success. According to the Xbox best-selling charts Fear 3 it is at number ten in the UK and number 20 in the US. She even soared above titles like Red Dead Redemption, Minecraftand others. While Fear 3 has positive reviews, the huge discount offered really helped players get into the title.
Xbox 360 games that are currently in the top 20 best sellers in the US
- Fear 3
- Grand Theft Auto 4
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
This isn't the first time an old game has seen a revival. In 2023, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 found itself back at the top of the Xbox bestseller list, 11 years after its initial release. While the game was considered a huge deal when it came out, part of its renewed success in 2023 was also due to the massive discount offered during the hot sale. There seems to be some value in offering many Xbox 360 games and original Xbox games at a discount so that gamers can experience a lot of these good titles in the modern era.
At this time, a limited number of Xbox 360 games are offered on Xbox Game Pass, with other titles sold separately in the store. While many games from the era are backwards compatible, not all are offered in the digital store. Some of them are even offered at a price that would rival many games of the current generation. The fans hope so Fear 3The recent success in the charts can serve as proof that classic titles can still sell high and provide players with a fun experience if the price is reasonable.
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 was Microsoft's successor to its original video game console. The seventh-generation device was built as a direct competitor to consoles like the Sony PS3 and Nintendo Wii.
- Mark
- Microsoft
- Original release date
- November 22, 2005
- Original MSRP (USD)
- $299, £209, €299
- Weight
- 7.7 lbs
