Xbox 360 full game downloads on demand

Mike Bantick
Tuesday, 14 July 2009 12:09

Your IT - Entertainment

August 12: Trials HD | 1200 Microsoft Points
(RedLynx/Microsoft): Nominated for GameSpy’s Best Downloadable Game of E3 award, “Trials HD” is guaranteed to get our heart racing.” Put on your helmet, and rev your way through “Trials HD,” a full-featured, physics-based motorcycle racing platformer in stunning HD graphics. Tear up more than 50 tracks and test your metal in two unique game modes: Race and Skill. Create, share and download an unlimited number of free tracks with the level editor, and customise your rider to fit your personality.

August 19: Shadow Complex | 1200 Microsoft Points
(Chair Entertainment and Epic Games/Microsoft): Winner of numerous Best of E3 awards including Best Downloadable Game from 1UP, IGN, GameTrailers and G4TV, “Shadow Complex” is the next evolution in downloadable games. “Shadow Complex” marries the quality and depth of a full retail title with the stunning visuals of Epic Games’ industry-leading Unreal Engine 3, and a classic side-scroller. Set in the world of Orson Scott Card’s best-selling novel, “Empire,” Shadow Complex provides more than 10 hours of in-depth gameplay and introduces a compelling universe in which you collect items and power-ups, and evolve your character into a force of destruction.”

In an interview with current.com.au Jeremy Hinton, Australia and New Zealand senior Xbox product manager ,  also (living up to his name) hinted that Xbox 360 owners could soon have the LIVE service offering full Xbox 360 games.

“Shortly we will release full Xbox 360 games on demand, but we’re doing that in a very structured way. We’re going to work with our retail partners and let them do what they do best, which is sell new releases; if there is content that is either no longer available in the market or has reached a low sales figure, then we’ll make it available on line so that consumers can still access that content.” Hinton said.

Hinton was quick to dismiss bypassing bricks and mortar retail outlets just yet: “There’s an inherent value in the disc that consumers now value more than ever, [downloading games through Xbox Live is] not necessarily appealing to that consumer that may want to trade in the game or get a back catalogue title. We’re saying, ‘it’s no longer available at retail, we’ll make it available on the [Xbox Live] service’.” He said.