Curious how the Xbox 360's recently announced "Games on Demand" service is going to look in your Dashboard? Microsoft made this helpful video, walking you through the entire process. First off: Buying Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, for $19.99 (note: no Microsoft Points here, folks). Next: Booting up the already purchased BioShock. Simple as pie, no disc needed. And the cherry on top: Quick Launching Mass Effect from inside BioShock. Looks like a great feature ...
... now, let's talk about those hard drive prices.
Reader Comments (164)
Posted: Jun 7th 2009 10:40PM kareemy said
Wait, so i cant use msft points? Plz tell me before I spend $50
Posted: Jun 7th 2009 10:48PM Sgt Snuggles said
Steam has had this ability for how long?
Posted: Jun 7th 2009 11:12PM Sgt Snuggles said
Reading back through the comments;
I am surprised to see so many people with 20gb hard drives. If your drive is full with crappy Rock Bands tracks, then simply buy the game on disc? It is a non-issue. Last-generation consoles didn't even have hard drives and they somehow managed, it was this wonderful technology called physical media. It's not going away anytime soon, so pull the stick out your ass and quit whining.
For the record, I bought a 360 elite bundle for $400, a $100 premium over the standard version. Came with a hard drive twice as a large and Halo 3 and Fable II, games which can range from about $40-60. How did I get ripped off by MS in this equation?
I am surprised to see so many people with 20gb hard drives. If your drive is full with crappy Rock Bands tracks, then simply buy the game on disc? It is a non-issue. Last-generation consoles didn't even have hard drives and they somehow managed, it was this wonderful technology called physical media. It's not going away anytime soon, so pull the stick out your ass and quit whining.
For the record, I bought a 360 elite bundle for $400, a $100 premium over the standard version. Came with a hard drive twice as a large and Halo 3 and Fable II, games which can range from about $40-60. How did I get ripped off by MS in this equation?
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 1:53PM (Unverified) said
Not all the tracks on Rock Band are available on disc versions.
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Posted: Jun 8th 2009 12:20AM (Unverified) said
Why would we spend new game prices for games to be on our hd, when we can pay less to buy them used and resell them towards newer games at used game stores? I just dont see this as a smart move.
Now, if they had it on demand, like $15 a month to play any amount of games you choose, I would enjoy that.
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Now, if they had it on demand, like $15 a month to play any amount of games you choose, I would enjoy that.
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Posted: Jun 8th 2009 6:27AM (Unverified) said
man im screwed now
my 1.3GB of free space will not stand for this
and i onlyhave about 5 arcade games on it
10.3GB is just gamesaves
my 1.3GB of free space will not stand for this
and i onlyhave about 5 arcade games on it
10.3GB is just gamesaves
Posted: Jun 8th 2009 3:43PM Maine82 said
No thanks, I like not having to download everything- I'd rather have a disc.
Posted: Jun 8th 2009 3:58PM Gel214th said
I wonder if this will be available Worldwide, or limited to just the United States?
If it is available worldwide it would be a fantastic way to increase sales.
Has Microsoft mentioned restrictions?
If it is available worldwide it would be a fantastic way to increase sales.
Has Microsoft mentioned restrictions?
Posted: Jun 15th 2009 10:45PM (Unverified) said
i dont agree with any of you,, half of you have no idea what your talking about, first off the xbox HDD can be changed to fit lapout HDD by simply taking off the casing, look it up on you tube there instruction and everything you need, second the casing was designed with speed in mind, the HDD the 360 uses can transffer data alot faster than PS3, simply test this yourself (if you own both like i) install GTA4 or any game with a long loading sequence on to the 360 HDD and play them on both PS3 & 360 and discide i really hate that lately it seems that alot of dumb a$$es have been bashing 360, did i miss somthing, last i chked MS has been quickly scooping up sony third party titles left and right and is up 8 million consoles sold...PS3 may be the more powerful console but that didnt seem to matter last gen wen xbox 1 was the more powerful over PS2, yet ps2 went on to out sell it.... i say 70% of all ps3 owners are fanboyz power dosent seem to be the case here i think its the thought of sony finally losing the console wars
Posted: Jun 15th 2009 10:56PM (Unverified) said
hell yea this page iz filled with fan boyism, MS offers tha best value, every pro comes with a headset ethernet cord for routers,hd av cords and elite tha same plus HDMI cords, i bought a ps3 with noway of being able to take advantage of the HD with tha standard av cables provided, and no 1 on PSN has headsets, just about every game i play is in complete silence other game sound i totally agree with you! PSN /XBOX LIVE: TWOshay2
Posted: Jul 17th 2009 12:08PM Feist77 said
If you can download full games and play without a disk, WHY WON'T THEY LET ME DO THAT WITH GAMES I ALREADY OWN AND CAN DOWNLOAD TO HD? They still make me insert disc. This IS STUPID.
Posted: Jul 24th 2009 1:52PM (Unverified) said
I purchased a 60 GB HDD in preparation for stuff like this. Although, I mainly did it to install games to the HDD instead of letting my disc run. I have about 30 GB left, I need to purchase another 360 anyways so I'll probably opt for the 120 GB one.
Posted: Jul 26th 2009 4:25PM (Unverified) said
This is great for second hand buyers like me. This service will FORCE the price down, which is great news for everyone!
Posted: Aug 19th 2009 8:17AM (Unverified) said
The Xbox drive is just a normal one in their special enclosure ... i mean its Microsoft can you really be surprised? http://www.xboxsingapore.com
