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Microsoft had one more interesting item added after the public forum.

Posted by David (aka David) Jun 1 '09, 14:01

Microsoft had too much news for the keynote, so they're taking care of the spillover now: First up, full Xbox Live games on demand. That's right, you can download Mass Effect, Bioshock and more. Using a real credit card�no Xbox Live points�with retail-like pricing. They're coming in August.

Not every game, but it is a mix of third-party stuff: Sonic, call of Duty 2, Crackdown, Bioshock Mass Effect and more. Dodged whether games will be downloadable the day they're released to retail. Also don't expect to use your credit card direct for anything now: "We're not getting rid of the point system." Booo.

Still, the disc's time is clearly ticking.

http://gizmodo.com/5274395/xbox-live-full-retail-games-on-demand-download-mass-effect-bioshock-and-more (gizmodo.com)

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finally their lack of disc space comes in handy... but the disc isn't going anywhere - Stewie Jun 1, 14:29
very intersting. -- nm - Remlik Jun 1, 14:05
I'm sorta surprised they'd keep something like that off to the after-speech stuff. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 1, 14:05
ticking, sure, for the next 15 years or so. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 1, 14:04
my Pro HD whimpers. -- nm - Reagen Jun 1, 14:03 3
- I've been tempted to upgrade my drive a few times, but I'm just going to wait until the 360 goes out, I've decided. -- nm - David Jun 1, 14:21 2
  - the whole idea of propietary hardware seems dinosaurian. -- nm - Reagen Jun 1, 14:26 1
    - pets his non proprietary ps3 hardware. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 1, 14:43
smart. two of the best games for the xbox available for download. not too shabby. nm - Jovian Jun 1, 14:03
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