Platinum Hits is a branding used by Microsoft for discounted reprints of Xbox video games.
On September 8, 2006, Microsoft announced the Platinum Collection would be extended to the Xbox 360 platform.
[3] On September 20, 2006, at Microsoft's Pre-Tokyo Game Show conference, they announced Platinum Hits for the Xbox 360 in North America, priced at $29.99 and Classics in the UK for £24.99.
[4] A second wave of titles was released in early 2007, with additional games being added periodically.
All current Platinum Family Hits are rated "E" by the ESRB, except for T-rated X-Men Legends and four E10+ rated games – Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Unleashed, Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts.