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Xbox Live Games on Demand Launch Lineup

by Seb Parker, posted on 06 August 2009 / 893 Views

Microsoft's has sent out the details of the launch lineup for the upcoming Games on Demand service. These games, which will become available on August 11 when the next Xbox Live Dashboard update is rolled out, can be purchased and downloaded directly through Xbox Live with a credit card. No specific pricing details have been provided.

The launch lineup will be slightly different depending upon whether you are in Europe or the US. Here is the full lineup with regional exclusives noted:

Article originally submitted by yungmagic09


9 Comments

KentuckianaGeek
KentuckianaGeek (on 06 August 2009)

I am actually kind of excited about this. In my opinion, I think they are doing this as an experiment to see how viable this could be on future consoles. As mentioned earlier all the games are kind of old so I am sure they don't expect to sell a lot, but they will be able to establish some data. Microsoft has a deal of the week program now on XBox Live, how long until one of these games is a deal of the week? They put it out there for a couple months, see how games sell, then randomly drop the prices as deals to see what prices make people buy. This will be a much bigger feature in future generations, the 360 is just the guinea pig.

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evilronnie42
evilronnie42 (on 06 August 2009)

this seems like a crazy idea, not sure how anyone would be able to fit this onto their hard drive with the amount of stuff already thrown onto my hard drive as it is.lol

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moondeep
moondeep (on 06 August 2009)

I'm not huge into digital distribution, but can anyone explain why they are demanding such high prices for these games, if they are in fact cheaper to buy on disc? Are they that concerned about piracy? Seems like they'd be a lot cheaper without the costs of the physical media and the marketing etc.

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MonstaMack
MonstaMack (on 06 August 2009)

I just picked up Ridge Racer 6 used for $5.99 at Gamestop. Considering It's also US only I don't see many copies getting bought at all. Most of those games be bought dirt cheap, and the only one I'll consider buying is Viva Pinata TIP if It's $10 or less.

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Lostplanet22
Lostplanet22 (on 06 August 2009)

Their is something I read a lot on forums about this and that is 'It is kind of expensive' I have to agree the most games if not all can you find cheaper.

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DirtyP2002
DirtyP2002 (on 06 August 2009)

Bioshock $30 Oblivion $30.... well... http://www.amazon.com/Bioshock-Elder-Scrolls-Oblivion-Xbox-360/dp/B0028IBTPC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1249588090&sr=8-1 both $37

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matt247
matt247 (on 06 August 2009)

* Bioshock – $29.99 * Sonic the Hedgehog – $19.99 * Assassin’s Creed – $29.99 * Call of Duty 2 – $29.99 * Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga – $29.99 * Mass Effect – $19.99 * Need for Speed Carbon – $19.99 * Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – $29.99 * Viva Pinata – $19.99

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XanderZane
XanderZane (on 06 August 2009)

I have every game on that list except for Meet The Robinsons, Viva Pinata and Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise. those games were kind of kiddy, so that's why I don't own them.

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V-r0cK
V-r0cK (on 06 August 2009)

Nice list of games, but with this I guess MS is kind of pushing new consumers to soon buy the Xbox360 Elite eh?

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