Digital Distribution: Microsoft talks ab ...

For all of Microsoft's talk about a digital distribution future, I find it wierd that Sony is the one that is actually pushing the barrier as far as digital distrubtion is concerned. I mean all the console manufacturers have their services where they sell smaller, simpler games and/or older games but Sony is the only one that is offering downloadable versions of big, modern games. As of right now you can download Warhawk, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, Gran Turismo Prologue, Siren, Ratchet %26 Clank: Quest for Booty and by the end of this holiday season you can add Burnout Paradise, SOCOM: Confrontation, and Wipeout HD to that list. Hell, throw in the PSone c1assics and the typical downloadable games (i.e. Super Stardust HD, PixelJunk Eden, PixelJunk Monsters, Bionic Commando Rearmed, MegaMan 9, etc.) and the PS3 is the only system that I could see as even having a chance of fulfilling my gaming needs soley with it's downloadable content. Sony is doing the same thing with the PSP, but to an even greater extent offering many of it's best games (Jean D'arc, Loco Roco, Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror, Wipeout Fusion, Ape Escape, etc.) for download.Thoughts?
Digital Distribution: Microsoft talks ab ...
I mentioned this before in other threads. Good that someone actually made a thread about it.Digital Distribution: Microsoft talks ab ...
[QUOTE=''Zerostatic0'']Hell, throw in the PSone c1assics [/QUOTE] what a load of rubbish on xbl there is orignal xbox games available for download i would think these count as ''big'' games
You know what I say? A huge meh! to digital distribution. It's alright for smaller arcade experiences that are inexpensive, but when it comes to full fledged retail style games, I'll take my case, instruction booklet, artwork, and disc. I don't dig paying the same price for a less expensive avenue of selling games.
[QUOTE=''dream431ca'']I mentioned this before in other threads. Good that someone actually made a thread about it.[/QUOTE] Oh you mean Playstation 2 had Xbox LIVE Marketplace on it? Ok then, now be quiet.
[QUOTE=''hopesfall2own''][QUOTE=''dream431ca'']I mentioned this before in other threads. Good that someone actually made a thread about it.[/QUOTE] Oh you mean Playstation 2 had Xbox LIVE Marketplace on it? Ok then, now be quiet. [/QUOTE] LOL wut?
[QUOTE=''NSR34GTR''][QUOTE=''Zerostatic0'']Hell, throw in the PSone c1assics [/QUOTE] what a load of rubbish on xbl there is orignal xbox games available for download i would think these count as ''big'' games [/QUOTE]Why did you quote my PSone C1assics comment, that is not even what this topic is about, those games as well as the games on the Virtual Console and the Xbox games available for download are all old games. Nobody is going to buy an expensive HD system to play old games from previous generations. My point is that games like Warhawk, Siren, Ratchet %26 Clank: Quest for Booty, Wipeout HD, SOCOM: Confrontation, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, Burnout Paradise are all recently developed HD games that make use of the PS3 hardware. They're not small, simple games (i.e. Super stardust HD, Geometry Wars, etc.) nor are they older games.
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[QUOTE=''dream431ca''] [QUOTE=''hopesfall2own''][QUOTE=''dream431ca'']I mentioned this before in other threads. Good that someone actually made a thread about it.[/QUOTE] Oh you mean Playstation 2 had Xbox LIVE Marketplace on it? Ok then, now be quiet. [/QUOTE] LOL wut? [/QUOTE] Xbox had Marketplace..which is Digital Distribution. 360 had Xbox Originals on marketplace before PSN had their stuff. So quit acting like Sony is doing more DD than MS. Just quiet.
What about Xbox Originals? My Ninja Gaiden Black takes up 6GB on my HD. And if your going to talk about digital distribution, make sure to mention TV and Movies, because if you did, you would know that MS was WAY ahead of that curve before Sony. Don't pick and choose, state everything.
[QUOTE=''hopesfall2own''][QUOTE=''dream431ca''] [QUOTE=''hopesfall2own''][QUOTE=''dream431ca'']I mentioned this before in other threads. Good that someone actually made a thread about it.[/QUOTE] Oh you mean Playstation 2 had Xbox LIVE Marketplace on it? Ok then, now be quiet. [/QUOTE] LOL wut? [/QUOTE] Xbox had Marketplace..which is Digital Distribution. 360 had Xbox Originals on marketplace before PSN had their stuff. So quit acting like Sony is doing more DD than MS. Just quiet. [/QUOTE] Sony is doing more...full version game downloads (this gen games, and last gen games). Sony is doing more than MS when it comes to DD on consoles.
[QUOTE=''bez2083'']What about Xbox Originals? My Ninja Gaiden Black takes up 6GB on my HD. And if your going to talk about digital distribution, make sure to mention TV and Movies, because if you did, you would know that MS was WAY ahead of that curve before Sony. Don't pick and choose, state everything.[/QUOTE]agreed
[QUOTE=''bez2083'']What about Xbox Originals? My Ninja Gaiden Black takes up 6GB on my HD. And if your going to talk about digital distribution, make sure to mention TV and Movies, because if you did, you would know that MS was WAY ahead of that curve before Sony. Don't pick and choose, state everything.[/QUOTE] Agreed. Xbox had the TV/movie/arcade distribution LAST gen and cows think Sony freaking invented DD on consoles cause they release 3 games. :roll:

dream431, read the post above yours.
i dont why the games are full price though. You would think that they would be at least 10% cheaper
[QUOTE=''hopesfall2own''][QUOTE=''bez2083'']What about Xbox Originals? My Ninja Gaiden Black takes up 6GB on my HD. And if your going to talk about digital distribution, make sure to mention TV and Movies, because if you did, you would know that MS was WAY ahead of that curve before Sony. Don't pick and choose, state everything.[/QUOTE] Agreed. Xbox had the TV/movie/arcade distribution LAST gen and cows think Sony freaking invented DD on consoles cause they release 3 games. :roll:

dream431, read the post above yours.[/QUOTE] I did. MS might have had it first, but Sony has surpassed MS when it comes to DD.
I guess they figure that when people are going to be spending $60 on a game, they would rather buy a retail copy and get a disc with it. That's really the only thing holding digital distribution back.Although, they ARE making progress. Just take a look at games like Portal: Still Alive, Vigilante 8: Arcade, Phantasy Star Universe, The Maw, and WarWorld.They don't just mean games though. Take one look at their movie and tv show library and you'll know what they're talking about.
[QUOTE=''dream431ca''] [QUOTE=''hopesfall2own''][QUOTE=''bez2083'']What about Xbox Originals? My Ninja Gaiden Black takes up 6GB on my HD. And if your going to talk about digital distribution, make sure to mention TV and Movies, because if you did, you would know that MS was WAY ahead of that curve before Sony. Don't pick and choose, state everything.[/QUOTE] Agreed. Xbox had the TV/movie/arcade distribution LAST gen and cows think Sony freaking invented DD on consoles cause they release 3 games. :roll:

dream431, read the post above yours.[/QUOTE] I did. MS might have had it first, but Sony has surpassed MS when it comes to DD. [/QUOTE] So you think Sony has surpassed MS when MS just got Netflix to add a ton more movies? Marketplace gets new shows every month as well. It gets at least one new arcade game every WEEK standard. Xbox Originals are added frequently. Yet because sony releases glorified expansion packs and demos you think Sony is doing DD better? Be real.
[QUOTE=''dream431ca''][QUOTE=''hopesfall2own''][QUOTE=''bez2083'']What about Xbox Originals? My Ninja Gaiden Black takes up 6GB on my HD. And if your going to talk about digital distribution, make sure to mention TV and Movies, because if you did, you would know that MS was WAY ahead of that curve before Sony. Don't pick and choose, state everything.[/QUOTE] Agreed. Xbox had the TV/movie/arcade distribution LAST gen and cows think Sony freaking invented DD on consoles cause they release 3 games. :roll:

dream431, read the post above yours.[/QUOTE] I did. MS might have had it first, but Sony has surpassed MS when it comes to DD. [/QUOTE]Same exact thing to me, only difference is Sony is selling actual PS3 games that you can download. If there are other differences, I'd like to hear them.
[QUOTE=''dream431ca''] [QUOTE=''hopesfall2own''][QUOTE=''bez2083'']What about Xbox Originals? My Ninja Gaiden Black takes up 6GB on my HD. And if your going to talk about digital distribution, make sure to mention TV and Movies, because if you did, you would know that MS was WAY ahead of that curve before Sony. Don't pick and choose, state everything.[/QUOTE] Agreed. Xbox had the TV/movie/arcade distribution LAST gen and cows think Sony freaking invented DD on consoles cause they release 3 games. :roll:

dream431, read the post above yours.[/QUOTE] I did. MS might have had it first, but Sony has surpassed MS when it comes to DD. [/QUOTE]Yeah...how so?
[QUOTE=''dream431ca''] [QUOTE=''hopesfall2own''][QUOTE=''bez2083'']What about Xbox Originals? My Ninja Gaiden Black takes up 6GB on my HD. And if your going to talk about digital distribution, make sure to mention TV and Movies, because if you did, you would know that MS was WAY ahead of that curve before Sony. Don't pick and choose, state everything.[/QUOTE] Agreed. Xbox had the TV/movie/arcade distribution LAST gen and cows think Sony freaking invented DD on consoles cause they release 3 games. :roll:

dream431, read the post above yours.[/QUOTE] I did. MS might have had it first, but Sony has surpassed MS when it comes to DD. [/QUOTE] Do you actually expect to convince anyone like that? :|