On July 18, Microsoft suddenly ceased offering purchases and rentals for movies and TV shows on PC and Xbox. The change comes as a surprise to fans of the service, but users will still be able to access past purchases on Microsoft's Movies & TV app, at least for now.

Without warning, Microsoft has discontinued sales and rentals of digital movies and TV shows for Xbox and Windows.

Microsoft has rather abruptly closed down its Movies & TV app, which is accessible on Xbox and Windows PCs via the Microsoft Store. This allowed people to rent or buy movies or TV shows natively through their console or computer’s storefront, but in a newly updated support page Microsoft said the service has ended.