Microsoft stops selling movies and TV shows, but prior purchases remain

Microsoft said today that he closed his movies and TV showcases on Windows and Xbox, although you can always play the movies and television programs that you have already bought.

Microsoft’s newly published assistance document (found by Windows Central) is significant since Microsoft no longer sells video content via the Microsoft Store. He follows Microsoft’s decision to stop selling music as part of his Groove music services, which was closed in 2017.

But Microsoft’s decision to stop providing movies and television shows to rent or buy should probably be welcomed with an uptop of shoulders. Several streaming films services are already showing films only a few weeks after their release at the box office, with rumors that the recent Superman The exit could be open to streaming services only 45 days after the first appearance in cinemas. Microsoft does not offer a streaming service; Instead, it provides direct sales and rentals to consumers. Many services are already doing so.

So, what will happen to the movies and television programs that you have already bought? For the moment, they will remain on the servers of Microsoft. Microsoft’s assistance document indicates that you can continue to play them via the Films & TV application on Xbox or Windows PC, and they will return to high resolution.

If you do not want to launch a dedicated application for all this, services like films anywhere (which is like Gog Galaxy 2.0 but for films) can aggregate all the titles that you have bought elsewhere.

If you are still suspicious, I can’t really blame you. Previously, Microsoft pushed consumers to Spotify and finally moved all the music under license bought by consumers on this streaming platform. Unfortunately, you cannot download the films that you have already bought from Microsoft, so they will be left suspended at the moment.