Xbox 360 'Games on Demand' Titles Announced

by Chris Faylor, Aug 05, 2009 10:39am PDT

Related Topics – xbox 360, Microsoft, Xbox Live

With Microsoft set to begin selling downloads of retail Xbox 360 games via Xbox Live's "Games on Demand" storefront, the platform maker has issued a list of the titles that will be available when the functionality launches on August 11.

Prices were not provided, though Microsoft has suggested that they will be in line with retail. Unlike other areas of the Xbox Live Marketplace, the price of a full Xbox 360 game download will be displayed in local currency, not Microsoft Points, with buyers able to either charge the exact cost of a game to a credit card or use Microsoft Points.

U.S. "Games on Demand" Launch Titles (24):

Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
BioShock (2K Games)
Burnout Paradise (EA)
Call of Duty 2 (Activision)
Dance Dance Revolution Universe (Konami)
Fight Night Round 3 (EA)
Kameo: Elements of Power (Microsoft Game Studios)
Karaoke Revolution American Idol Encore (Konami)
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts)
Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios)
Meet The Robinsons (Disney)
MX vs. ATV Untamed (THQ)
Need for Speed Carbon (EA)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
Perfect Dark Zero (Microsoft Game Studios)
Prey (2K Games)
Rainbow Six Vegas (Ubisoft)
ridge racer 6 (Namco)
Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis (Rockstar Games)
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (SEGA)
TEST DRIVE: UNLIMITED (Atari)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2K Games/Bethesda Softworks)
Viva Pinata (Microsoft Game Studios)
Viva Pinata 2: Trouble in Paradise (Microsoft Game Studios)

European "Games on Demand" Launch Titles (21):

Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
Burnout Paradise (EA)
Call of Duty 2 (Activision)
Fight Night Round 3 (EA)
Kameo: Elements of Power (Microsoft Game Studios)
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts)
Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios)
Meet The Robinsons (Disney)
MX vs. ATV Untamed (THQ)
Need for Speed Carbon (EA)
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
Perfect Dark Zero (Microsoft Game Studios)
Prey (2K Games)
Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis (Rockstar Games)
Sega Rally (Sega)
TEST DRIVE: UNLIMITED (Atari)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
Tomb Raider Legend (Eidos)
Viva Pinata (Microsoft Game Studios)
Viva Pinata 2: Trouble in Paradise (Microsoft Game Studios)

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By: CyCo_PL x Show Full Post

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I wouldn't spend a penny over $15 for any of these games.

Aug 05, 2009 11:21am PDT

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I wouldn't spend a penny over $15 for any of these games. : CyCo_PL
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  Not even Mass Effect? Really? : hoov1185
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    They're almost two years old and therefore have immediately deprecated in value so quickly that they aren... : Shadsy
    - That's only valid for single player games... multiplayer games takes more time to devalorize because they... : Magus_X
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      Yeah but they're just as fun as they were two years ago. The ago alone determines its worth to you? Not t... : beanman101283
      
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      I think he's just referring to market value. Any game of the year isn't going to be worth $50-60 5 years... : hillemania
      
      ...I was joking. :( I still haven't beaten Bioshock because I've been tackling other stuff, and I'd glad... : Shadsy
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    Already played through it on PC over a year ago. : CyCo_PL
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      That doesn't mean you can't place a value on its entertainment, especially to others who haven't played i... : hoov1185
      
      Well I didn't say "none of these games are worth more than $15", I said I wouldn't spend over $15 on them... : CyCo_PL

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Wow awesome. Microsoft will be overpricing and selling 20 full 360 games for immediate download, all of which have likely been owned, played extensively, or purposefully ignored by the majority of 360 users.

Aug 05, 2009 12:35pm PDT

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Joystiq.com (sorry, I was slumming) has a video showing it in action, with a RP for "LEGO Star Wars: the Complete Saga" at $19.99: http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/05/first-batch-of-xbox-games-on-demand-titles-revealed/

I looked online and the MSRP for this same title appears to be $19.99.

I looked up a few titles and found that you can expect these to range in price from $13.99 (Kameo; Perfect Dark Zero) - $19.99 (Mass Effect) - $29.99 (Assassin's Creed; BioShock).

There could be titles as low as $9.99 (Viva Pinatas?)

Aug 05, 2009 11:38am PDT

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Joystiq.com (sorry, I was slumming) has a video showing it in action, with a RP for "LEGO Star Wars: the ... : Vergs
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- FWIW, Kameo is $9.99 from Newegg, with free shipping. I bought a copy (along with Crackdown and Stuntman:... : House
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  Yay, now I have an excuse to pick up Viva Pinata! : dancingpolkabear
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    You might consider getting the sequel instead; it is better in pretty much every way. : Perturbation
    - ok then, I'll get the sequel : dancingpolkabear

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This need to be supported and encouraged. We need to free ourselves from brick and mortar. Buy! Buy! Buy!

Aug 06, 2009 6:57am PDT

This need to be supported and encouraged. We need to free ourselves from brick and mortar. Buy! Buy! Buy! : holinka

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Why no Halo 2 :/

Aug 05, 2009 10:56am PDT

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Why no Halo 2 :/ : humbleone
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How does this work? If I quit MS Gold how do I keep playing? Will Silver support the "subscription"?

Aug 05, 2009 11:08am PDT

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How does this work? If I quit MS Gold how do I keep playing? Will Silver support the "subscription"? : TheMongbat
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- The entire game is downloaded to your hard drive. It's like an Xbox Live Arcade game. : Chris Faylor
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  you don't need a gold account to purchase anything, just the silver. : headbone
  - No, I mean will I always be asked for online validation? I frankly don't play any of my XBLA games w/o s... : TheMongbat

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When I download XBLA games I can play them on any console that i log onto with my profile, and with any profile on the console that originally downloaded the game. Will the same work for these games?

For instance, can I purchase Rainbow Six Vegas, then move my profile to a 2nd 360 and download it again, and then set up system link multiplayer between the 2 xbox's?

That would be the equivalent of owning 2 copies of the game disc and I would love it.

Aug 05, 2009 11:34am PDT

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When I download XBLA games I can play them on any console that i log onto with my profile, and with any p... : jeffcox111
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- No idea. That would be cool, though. : Vergs
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  I doubt it since you would then have to login with the same profile twice. : JodoMcFatty
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    No you wouldn't, if it's like XBLA games. That's the whole point. The games get linked to the console o... : DinK
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      What's the limitation then? : matrixneo42
      
      The limitation then is that only 2 consoles can run it after only purchasing it once ...the one you use t... : jeffcox111
    - Not quite. They are linked to the XBL account too. That's why you're able to redownload your purchases if... : derelict515

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Awesome, now just announce a 500gig or 1ter hdd or better yet a generic 2.5 sata hdd bay.

You have to say the Xbox Live info structure is pretty slick by the end of the year you will have practically everything you could think of. Well done MS.

All MS has to do now is announce that the next Xbox 360 will be an exact duplicate of the 360 but with all the components in a smaller fab 32nm, CPU with 12x2 cores instead of 3x2, 4 gig of system memory instead of 512, a newer version of the GPU with dedicated ram say 2 gig (or keep it shared), updated sound card with 7.1 HD sound (not necessary), USB 3 and basically keep everything else. Complete compatibility with just a new hardware refresh (not a cheap ass refresh like the Wii).
Devs would just get new features of the GPU and more cores and mem but other than that they would be totaly at home.

You simply could not go wrong. I wonder if in my life time if any company will ever attempt to do this and just crank up the specs of the existing ones (the Wii does not count)

Aug 05, 2009 11:41am PDT

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Awesome, now just announce a 500gig or 1ter hdd or better yet a generic 2.5 sata hdd bay. You have to... : valcan_s
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1.) Nice to see actual monetary values instead of the nebulous "Microsoft Points"

2.) Same price as retail = fail. Vote with your dollars, people.

Aug 05, 2009 12:41pm PDT

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- that's what I say, but you know everybody will still shell out the cash. Remember the sh*t storm over RB... : hillemania

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Thanks for compiling a list of the games instead of expecting us to decipher the vid like everything other site reporting on this

Aug 05, 2009 1:09pm PDT

Thanks for compiling a list of the games instead of expecting us to decipher the vid like everything othe... : juuntu

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Wonder if all upcoming 360 games coming out will default to being available on XBL? I don't see why not.

Aug 05, 2009 11:36am PDT

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  - "concomitant" :eng101: : Shadsy

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yikes. they are making it far too easy and tempting to spend money in the marketplace.

Aug 05, 2009 10:45am PDT

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yikes. they are making it far too easy and tempting to spend money in the marketplace. : jvox
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  Except that you're paying retail prices for a game you can't resell or take to a friend's house. : danielbrauer
  - Yea. If it's not cheaper, that could suck. I would want the titles to cost at least $10 less if not mor... : matrixneo42

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I am not bothering with huge downloads like this or the "install to hard drive" option until the storage is at least %50 cheaper, especially as an upgrade. Because I'd like to be able to transfer my stuff over to the new drive too, but I'm not looking forward to the extra cost for that transfer kit as well as the new hard drive cost.

Aug 05, 2009 12:34pm PDT

I am not bothering with huge downloads like this or the "install to hard drive" option until the storage ... : matrixneo42

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PERFECT DARK ZERO!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111

Aug 05, 2009 11:17am PDT

PERFECT DARK ZERO!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111 : Milleh

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I think Viva Pinata 2: Trouble in Paradise (Microsoft Game Studios) is the only game on that list I want that I don't have. So I think that'll give me a good demo of the service.

Aug 05, 2009 10:59am PDT

I think Viva Pinata 2: Trouble in Paradise (Microsoft Game Studios) is the only game on that list I want... : SlingBlaze

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