Quote More interestingly, the company has announced that with its latest Xbox Live update launching December 4th, Microsoft will kick off a new "Xbox Originals" campaign that will see the release of downloadable games for 1200 Points ($15) each.
Thus far confirmed titles include Halo, Psychonauts, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge and Fable, with "a growing catalog of Xbox games to download and own over the coming year."
MS is really going all out this generation, and frankly, I'm scared.
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Post by: GoldenPhoenix on November 14, 2007, 07:38:21 AM
Quote Originally posted by: Kairon Wow, how come the internet hasn't exploded?
Quote More interestingly, the company has announced that with its latest Xbox Live update launching December 4th, Microsoft will kick off a new "Xbox Originals" campaign that will see the release of downloadable games for 1200 Points ($15) each.
Thus far confirmed titles include Halo, Psychonauts, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge and Fable, with "a growing catalog of Xbox games to download and own over the coming year."
MS is really going all out this generation, and frankly, I'm scared.
Yeah because competition is scary right?
Title: RE:MS announces that you will be able to download XBox titles onto the XBox360 on Dec 4th
Post by: vudu on November 14, 2007, 07:39:03 AM
Quote Originally posted by: Kairon Wow, how come the internet hasn't exploded?
Because most of the games that will be made available are easily found at GameStop or eBay for less than $15 and are already playable on the 360.
The whole appeal of the VC is
A) to buy games that aren't readily available anymore B) to play them on a current gen console
Title: RE:MS announces that you will be able to download XBox titles onto the XBox360 on Dec 4th
Post by: Kairon on November 14, 2007, 07:42:53 AM
Quote Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix Yeah because competition is scary right?
When they're MS? Yeah.
Title: RE:MS announces that you will be able to download XBox titles onto the XBox360 on Dec 4th
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on November 14, 2007, 07:54:36 AM
Quote Originally posted by: Kairon
Quote Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix Yeah because competition is scary right?
When they're MS? Yeah.
Because MS has really dominated the MP3 industry as well, right?
Title: RE:MS announces that you will be able to download XBox titles onto the XBox360 on Dec 4th
Post by: Kairon on November 14, 2007, 08:04:10 AM
Apple is scarier.
Title: RE: MS announces that you will be able to download XBox titles onto the XBox360 on Dec 4th
Post by: Ian Sane on November 14, 2007, 08:06:05 AM
Considering MS lacks the historical console libraries Nintendo does this feature is probably the best they can do to combat the VC. Though they do already have Live Arcade. It's an option and it's neato I guess but it isn't as cool as the VC. Maybe if they had more obscure games. Like vudu said if you can easily find the game for possibly less money at EB then who cares?
Better than not having the feature I suppose.
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Post by: Sister Mary LeFever on November 14, 2007, 08:14:41 AM
I'm glad to see Psychonauts getting the attention it deserves.
Though, exactly how large are X-Box games? I question the feasibility of loading several onto the normal 20 gigabyte drive...
Title: RE:MS announces that you will be able to download XBox titles onto the XBox360 on Dec 4th
Post by: Nick DiMola on November 14, 2007, 08:35:58 AM
Quote Originally posted by: Ian Sane Considering MS lacks the historical console libraries Nintendo does this feature is probably the best they can do to combat the VC. Though they do already have Live Arcade. It's an option and it's neato I guess but it isn't as cool as the VC. Maybe if they had more obscure games. Like vudu said if you can easily find the game for possibly less money at EB then who cares?
Better than not having the feature I suppose.
I'd rather have them focusing on getting ALL Xbox games backwards compatible. Though, I guess this service isn't a big deal because you can just drop the iso on the 360 HDD and the emulator is already there to run it. But nevertheless, lets get that BC list all finished up, then they can worry about other side projects.
Title: RE:MS announces that you will be able to download XBox titles onto the XBox360 on Dec 4th
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on November 14, 2007, 08:37:57 AM
Quote Originally posted by: Mr. Jack
Quote Originally posted by: Ian Sane Considering MS lacks the historical console libraries Nintendo does this feature is probably the best they can do to combat the VC. Though they do already have Live Arcade. It's an option and it's neato I guess but it isn't as cool as the VC. Maybe if they had more obscure games. Like vudu said if you can easily find the game for possibly less money at EB then who cares?
Better than not having the feature I suppose.
I'd rather have them focusing on getting ALL Xbox games backwards compatible. Though, I guess this service isn't a big deal because you can just drop the iso on the 360 HDD and the emulator is already there to run it. But nevertheless, lets get that BC list all finished up, then they can worry about other side projects.
I definately agree with that, I've been so disappointed in their slow as crap Xbox emulation updates.
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Post by: Shift Key on November 14, 2007, 10:12:29 AM
Quote Originally posted by: Kairon Wow, how come the internet hasn't exploded?
Because its about as groundbreaking as Nintendo putting Gamecube games onto the VC.
Title: RE:MS announces that you will be able to download XBox titles onto the XBox360 on Dec 4th
Post by: ryancoke on November 14, 2007, 10:50:26 AM
I think it's pretty "meh" The VC offers games that you can't buy anymore except on ebay and at flea markets. Plus the Xbox emulation on the 360 is complete garbage. If I did want to play Xbox games I would just buy the discs so as not to eat up all the hard drive space.
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Post by: Ceric on November 15, 2007, 12:56:23 AM
Quote Originally posted by: Shift Key
Quote Originally posted by: Kairon Wow, how come the internet hasn't exploded?
Because its about as groundbreaking as Nintendo putting Gamecube games onto the VC.
In all actuallity that would be cooler. Then they would have the home button working and might support the Classic Controller. Also saving on the Wii's internal memory akin to how Sony does it with the non-gimped PS3's.
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Post by: Flames_of_chaos on November 15, 2007, 06:58:41 AM
Quote Originally posted by: ryancoke I think it's pretty "meh" The VC offers games that you can't buy anymore except on ebay and at flea markets. Plus the Xbox emulation on the 360 is complete garbage. If I did want to play Xbox games I would just buy the discs so as not to eat up all the hard drive space.
Yes and from what I heard these will be 1,200 microsoft points (15 dollars) and all they are just .iso dumps so they are effected by the defects from backwards compatibility issues that the 360 has.
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Post by: Shift Key on November 15, 2007, 09:29:17 AM
Quote Originally posted by: Ceric In all actuallity that would be cooler.
Not gonna happen without a hard drive, and that's a scientific fact.
