Key points
- Fear 3, released in 2011, rose to the top of Xbox's best-selling titles after a deep discount.
- Older games like Fear 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 have seen a resurgence in sales.
- Limited Xbox 360 games on Game Pass are selling well, proving that classics can still be profitable.
Fear 3A Xbox 360 game from 2011, recently landed on Xbox's best-selling game charts after a major price cut. Many fans consider the Xbox 360 the winner of that generation's console wars. With its elegant interface, huge influx of classic games, and backwards compatibility on offer, the Xbox 360 was truly a console ahead of its time.
With the closure of the Xbox 360 store a few months earlier, Microsoft decided to offer many of its games at a discounted rate 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 gotten a surprisingly good reception and resurgence in recent months. This is the case of an entry from FEAR franchising.
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2011 Fear 3 it recently landed on a couple of best-seller lists on Xbox. Surprisingly, the game only received its first backwards-compatible discount during the previous week's sale, and this contributed to the game's success. According to the Xbox best-seller charts, Fear 3 it is number 10 in the UK and 20th in the US. It even skyrocketed on titles like Red Dead Redemption, Minecraftand more. While Fear 3 It has positive reviews, the huge discount offered has really helped players get hooked on the title.
Xbox 360 games that are currently on the top 20 bestselling list in the United States
- Fear 3
- Grand Theft Auto 4
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
This isn't the first time an old game has experienced a rebirth. In 2023, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 found itself at the top of the Xbox bestseller list, 11 years after its first release. While that game was considered a huge deal when it came out, part of its renewed success in 2023 was also due to the huge discount offered during a sale offer. There seems to be some merit in offering many of the original Xbox 360 and Xbox games at a discounted price to allow modern-era gamers to experience many of these good titles.
Currently, the number of Xbox 360 games offered on Xbox Game Pass is limited, with other titles being sold separately in the store. While many games from that era are backwards compatible, not everything is offered in the digital store. Some of them are even being offered at a price that could rival many current generation games. The fans hope so Fear 3's recent success in the charts can serve as proof that classic titles can still sell well and offer players an enjoyable experience as long as the price is acceptable.
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 was Microsoft's successor to its original Xbox video game console. The seventh-generation device was built as a direct competitor to consoles such as Sony's PS3 and Nintendo's Wii.
- Brand
- Microsoft
- Original release date
- November 22, 2005
- Original MSRP (USD)
- $299, £209, €299
- Weight
- 7.7 lbs
