Dropping Xbox Live Arcade
Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) humbly began on the original Xbox, but the Xbox 360 is where XBLA really took off. XBLA games were either smaller current-generation titles, or ports from past generations. The fact that Xbox Live Arcade had its own section in the Xbox 360 store meant that these games had a unique platform to shine. Critically acclaimed titles that found a home on Xbox Live Arcade include Braid, Shadow Complex, and Super Meat Boy.
With the move to Xbox One, however, Microsoft decided to remove Xbox Live Arcade, and did away with the Xbox 360’s Indie section, as well. What’s left today is a store where smaller titles are side by side with AAA juggernauts, with no section that allows games from tinier studios to taste the spotlight.