{"id":609372,"date":"2026-03-22T12:25:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T12:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/soulcalibur-2-hd-was-recently-delisted-on-xbox"},"modified":"2026-03-22T12:25:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T12:25:54","slug":"soulcalibur-2-hd-was-recently-delisted-on-xbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/soulcalibur-2-hd-was-recently-delisted-on-xbox\/","title":{"rendered":"SoulCalibur 2 HD was recently delisted on Xbox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/soulcalibur-2-hd-was-recently-delisted-on-xbox.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p> Fighting game fans are puzzled as to why SoulCalibur 2 HD &#8211; still available to play via Xbox 360 backwards compatibility &#8211; has become unavailable to buy on Xbox via the Microsoft Store. <\/p>\n<p>\nThe removal was spotted over the weekend by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonComms\/status\/1529564249290317824\">Jon Cartwright<\/a> and appears to be recent (thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/soul-calibur-soul-calibur-2-hd-microsoft-store-delisted\">VG247<\/a>). SoulCalibur for the OG Xbox has also been <a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.xbox.com\/en-GB\/Product\/SOULCALIBUR\/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410904#\">delisted<\/a>, it was noted, although this seems to have happened some time ago. <\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-gb\/games\/store\/SOULCALIBUR-II-HD\/C4PK2KZ7HHTM\">SoulCalibur 2 HD<\/a> now shows a &#8220;not available separately&#8221; message when attempting to buy the game via the Microsoft Store&#8217;s website &#8211; though it does not appear to be available elsewhere as part of any bundle &#8211; and &#8220;not available at this time&#8221; via Xbox consoles.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/soulcalibur-2-hd-was-recently-delisted-on-xbox\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/soulcalibur-2-hd-was-recently-delisted-on-xbox\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fighting game fans are puzzled as to why SoulCalibur 2 HD &#8211; still available to play via Xbox 360 backwards compatibility &#8211; has become unavailable to buy on Xbox via the Microsoft Store. The removal was spotted over the weekend by Jon Cartwright and appears to be recent (thanks, VG247). SoulCalibur for the OG Xbox has also been delisted, it was noted, although this seems to have happened some time ago. SoulCalibur 2 HD now shows a &#8220;not available separately&#8221; message when attempting to buy the game via the Microsoft Store&#8217;s website &#8211; though it does not appear to be available elsewhere as part of any bundle &#8211; and &#8220;not available at this time&#8221; via Xbox consoles. 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