US EditionIt's the End of the Road for Microsoft Store Movies and TV Shows. What It Means for You
GLOBAL, JUL 18 – Microsoft ends new movie and TV purchases on Xbox and Windows, allowing continued playback of existing content while shifting focus to gaming and subscription services.
- On July 18, 2025, Microsoft Corp. stopped selling movies and TV shows on Windows PCs and Xbox consoles, ending nearly 20 years of digital sales and removing purchase buttons from the Microsoft Store app.
- As consumers favor streaming, Microsoft’s strategic review prompted its exit from digital video sales, with a focus on cloud gaming and Xbox Game Pass.
- Downloads of previously purchased content remain available on Windows and in HD max resolution, Microsoft states, with no refunds offered and third-party apps like Prime Video and Apple TV operating normally.
- Upon visiting the Movies & TV store, affected users face limited access to new purchases, as they are redirected to a support page explaining that only previously bought content remains accessible.
- With Microsoft’s departure, industry observers suggest the digital video market will further consolidate among Apple, Amazon, Google, and Vudu.
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Microsoft has announced the closing of the movie and series purchase service through its Movies and TV store, so that users will not be able to acquire new titles, although they will be able to continue viewing the previously acquired content.
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Microsoft isn’t offering any refunds. However, you’ll still be able to watch your previously purchased content and transfer it to other platforms like iTunes, Amazon Prime Video, Fandango at Home, Google Play, and YouTube.
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The cloud is ethereal and digital purchases, smoke, because stores appear and disappear without customers being able to do anything. Today it is Movies & TV that says goodbye.
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