Games On Demand, And Why It Has Already Failed

Arron of Xboxinsider writes: "For those lucky enough to have received a place in the August 11th dashboard update Beta, the european games on demand section of the marketplace has recently received seven titles. The games cost £19.99 and include:

Call of Duty: 2

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Need For Speed: Carbon

Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga

Mass Effect

Viva Pinata

Assassin’s Creed

By clicking on the name of each game you will be directed to a page on www.play.com, a UK based online retailer where you can find all of these games at a cheaper price with free delivery. Some games on the list only have a small saving compared to the On Demand versions, such as Lego Star Wars which is still £18.08, but other games like Viva Pinata cost dramatically less at only £7.50.

I recently posted an article titled "Games Not On My Demand" which highlights the pro’s and con’s of the service, so I won’t again delve into what will inevitably be another negative outcome, but in my article I listed the reduced cost of games to be one of the major upsides to the On Demand service […]