Video: Xbox 360 Games on Demand service

Joystiq wrote: "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 ... "

[KingKionic]

Looking pretty good now.

[Rob0g0rilla]

Game rental service. I could see it now.

[kewlkat007]

Everything is moving to Online/Digital at a very slow pace. Services are being offered but it's not like they are closing doors on traditional methods. Which is the right way to do it.

I totally forgot about this feature...

[cherrypie]

"At a slow pace"?

Huh? The post above you is 100% correct. Their is *VERY* little that keeps this from becoming an rental service.

Or, perhaps even a "ALL TITLES" subscription, call it "Xbox Pass". Where I pay $20(?) per month and can download and play *anything* I wish.

I imagine both services are being worked-on.

[Sonyslave3]

look awesome.

[green]

Great addition.

[Traveler]

Really cool features.

[ChrisGTR1]

that would just be so badass for a rental service. 5$ or something and you download it right to the hdd. the only problem is downloading that 7 gig file. but hey at least its not on ps3 where id have to be a 30 gig file :)

[Mc Fadge]

Why would it be a 30GB file on the PS3?

[PotNoodle]

Because when developers are making games exclusivly for the PS3 they don't compress anything because they don't need to because of blu-ray.

[dogmeat eater]

you know everything

[MGOelite]

lol at the 5.71 gb download. i remember when i downloaded siren bc of ps3 store 10 gb ffs, not doing that again

the average american 360 gamer will take about 5 and half hours to download the batman thing lol and you cant trade it back in lol. what a pointless service

[PotNoodle]

This is the best feature to recently be announced for the 360, they should of shown that at their keynote.

Hopefully sony follows, even if it is just multiplatform games - since we know exclusive PS3 games don't compress their stuff and are usually 25 - 40+ gb.

[jakethemuss]

Alot of full game titles already downloable on psn.

[PotNoodle]

I know, but apart from burnout paradise and GT5p the others are online only and are not really full games on the scale of Mass effect, bioshock, assassins creed etc.

That is what i mean, i know sony are willing to do it - just hoping they see microsoft have caught up and decide to carry on with what they started.

[ShiNe-Box-]

Leaving ur 360 on for 6+ hours to download a game!?

NO thanks

[MGOelite]

cant play online while downloading as well so its not like you can start download then go on cod or summat

[dogmeat eater]

but how will this work for a 20gb hdd? Even the 120gb hdd is to small for this. The 20gb hdd is only 12gb actually. So damn.

[pansenbaer]

I was gonna say, kiss your hard drive goodbye. My 60 gig PS3 only has 15 gigs left. I don't even have any full games on it, or and games that require installs. I wouldn't use this feature, but I'm sure many will welcome it. I like tangible media, but this is the way of the future.

[dogmeat eater]

The US broadband services need to improve before downloadable games are the standard. Only 40% of the US has broadband so... Yeah, its going to be a long time before that happens.

[pansenbaer]

Agreed. A full fledged 'downloadable-future' is very far off. And I'm glad. It will take a lot for me to be content with no more physical media.

[Simon_Brezhnev]

what M$ really tying to do is force everybody to upgrade they hard drive

[dogmeat eater]

They want you to pay for those over priced hdd one way or another.

[xino]

this is a good feature, people who hate using disc to play games won't have to worry now.

Although in 100% of xbox users, 70% out of the 100% xbox users will not buy games on demand! Because buying games from people like Microsoft will sell those games at full retail price meaning £49.99 or £59.99!

Whereas you could get a better deal, combo deal, cheaper deal, and special deal at your local gamestore or e-commerce sites.

This feature will ONLY be worthy if we could download games that are region locked only. Take for an example, Demon's Souls only available in Japan. We could just demand that game and download it rather than importing it.

[green]

Microsoft is only selling xbox 360 classics, and the classic titles retail for a maximum of $19.99.

[Nelson M]

It's not to Bad with a 120g HDD
But if your a BoT with the 20g Model
Then i cant see you wanting to get rid of your Full Back Catalogue of BackStreet Boys Video's to make way for Mass Effect or some other Crap Game thats on Offer !!
Come to think of it
It dont matter if you've got a 120g or 20g Xbox
Your all Screwed !!
Because
You've all Got an Xbox
And that sure does Suck !! Real Hard !!!

[KingKionic]

Its a option.

LOL

Your acting like this is mandatory.