Why Minecraft: Story Mode episodes are a ridiculous $100 each on Xbox 360 Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Why Minecraft: Story Mode episodes are a ridiculous $100 each on Xbox 360 "Please do not buy the content." News by Robert Purchese Senior Staff Writer Updated on 18 Jun 2019 64 comments No, you aren't seeing things - episodes of Telltale's Minecraft adaptation, Minecraft: Story Mode, are suddenly $100 (£65) each for Xbox 360. If you want to buy the whole season, you need to fork out $700. That's... what the hell? Have the episodes suddenly become so rare - in light of Telltale closing and the episodes being removed from sale - their price has skyrocketed? No. Is it a mistake? No. So what's going on? Removing the episodes from sale on Xbox 360 had the unintended consequence of blocking them from being downloaded, so legit owners couldn't download the episodes they needed. And as Xbox 360 is a bit - shh don't tell it I said this - old, there were no workable solutions other than to re-list the episodes for sale. An unforeseen peril of a digital age, it seems. "Please do not buy the content." Of course, the episodes aren't supposed to be on sale, so in order to make sure no one buys them, prices were set ridiculously high. "Please do not buy the content," the Minecraft Story Mode Facebook page warned. "If you do, you will be charged the amount shown. This is simply the only mechanism available to facilitate players being able to download their remaining episodes prior to servers shutting down." So Xbox 360 owners, you have until 25th June to download the episodes if you haven't already. After that point they will be delisted from sale and you will be blocked again. The closure of Telltale Games last autumn was brutal. Suddenly, without warning, roughly 274 people found themselves without jobs. The company collapsed. Fortunately, many of the talented Telltale developers managed to find employment elsewhere, as the games industry rallied around them, but not without considerable upheaval I'm sure. Connor Makar wrote a wonderful epilogue for the staff of Telltale, for Eurogamer, earlier this year. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 5 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store