Last remnants of Entertainment for Xbox being swept away on March 22nd

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Published on March 16, 2016

published on March 16, 2016

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If you own an Xbox One or an older Xbox 360, you may be aware that Microsoft’s popular video game consoles are not only used to play video games: a lot of entertainment services are indeed available on both consoles to enjoy movies, TV shows and listening to online music. However, we just spotted that official Twitter account @XboxEntertain that used to share content deals on the Xbox store will become inactive starting March 22:

Have you followed @WindowsStore yet?
Our last tweet goes out March 22, so don't forget! pic.twitter.com/DG9VWqBsj7

— EntertainmentForXbox (@XboxEntertain) March 16, 2016

With this last tweet, Microsoft is pushing its followers to follow the Windows Store Twitter account instead, making it clear that the new unified Windows 10 store is where Xbox users can now get all their media content from Microsoft. After the company removed Xbox branding from its new Groove Music and Films and TV services on its new Windows 10 operating system, tt’s another sign showing that Microsoft doesn’t want to focus its Xbox brand on entertainment anymore.

The @XboxEntertain account which has been created in July 2009 currently has 128K followers, that’s 41K more than the @WindowsStore account which has been created in January 2010, so we’ll see if the Windows Store account will gain more followers in the coming months. Please tell us in the comments if you think Microsoft is right to push its users towards its new Windows Store!

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time). For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web. Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they're looking for.