Later this year, Xbox 360 is going to have a dashboard upgrade, and in that upgrade will be a Games On Demand service that will have full Xbox 360 games available for download for a lower-than-retail price.
We’re huge proponents of digital distribution and we think Microsoft is taking an assertive, market-leading position. And we don’t want to be in Gamestop’s position a couple of years from now.
For those of you interested in which games are hitting the virtual store shelves, here you go, courtesy of Joystiq:
– Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft)
– LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (LucasArts)
– Rainbow Six Vegas (Ubisoft)
– BioShock (2K Games)
– Mass Effect (Microsoft Game Studios)
– Ridge Racer 6 (Namco)
– Burnout Paradise (EA)
– Meet The Robinsons (Disney)
– Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis (Rockstar Games)
– Call of Duty® 2 (Activision)
– MX vs. ATV Untamed (THQ)
– Sonic the Hedgehog (SEGA)
– Viva Piñata 2: Trouble in Paradise (Microsoft Game Studios)
– Need for Speed Carbon (EA)
– Test Drive: Unlimited (Atari)
– Fight Night Round 3 (EA)
– Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
– The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2K Games/Bethesda Softworks)
– Prey (2K Games)
– Viva Piñata (Microsoft Game Studios)
– Karaoke Revolution American Idol Encore (Konami)
– Kameo: Elements of Power (Microsoft Game Studios)
– Perfect Dark Zero (Microsoft Game Studios)
– Dance Dance Revolution Universe (Konami)