Xbox Live's games on demand to debut next month
- — 22 July, 2009 07:49
Microsoft promised games-on-demand for the Xbox 360 at last month's E3 show, and now it's ready to launch the service on August 11. The Xbox Live Fall Dashboard update will feature Games on Demand, a service that (at launch) will offer more than 30 downloadable Xbox 360 games, including Assassin's Creed, BioShock and Mass Effect. Microsoft plans to add additional games on an ongoing basis. Pricing hasn't been announced, so it's unclear whether the downloadable games will cost less than the boxed versions sold at brick-and-mortar retailers.
The August update also adds goodies for Xbox live users who subscribe to Netflix. These include improved video streaming and the ability to watched movies and TV shows simultaneously with other Xbox Live users, Microsoft says.
Lastly, a new Avatar Marketplace lets you outfit your digital alter ego with branded apparel from popular fashion labels and Xbox 306 games.
Conspicuous in its absence is the previously announced support for Facebook, Twitter, and Last.fm, which reportedly is scheduled for an Xbox Live update sometime this fall.
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Pricing on 360 download on demand games
Microsoft better re-think it's pricing strategy if it thinks gamers are going to shell out RRP for games that are available second hand at the likes of EBGames, Game, and JBHiFi for half price or even lower if you can find a pre-owned a copy. This is especially true when you consider that Australian gamers will already be paying through the nose for bandwidth thanks to the government's crap "highspeed broadband" rollout.