Xbox Live Marketplace content revealed

360 News | Over 400 items available from launch.

Microsoft really have been rushing the news out lately regarding the Xbox 360, revealing today that the Xbox Live Marketplace will feature over 400 downloadable items on launch day.

Premium Xbox Live Marketplace content will be available for purchase with Microsoft points, a new stored-value system that will let consumers purchase a number of points, and then redeem those points for content online, ranging from gamer pictures and themes to full game downloads on Xbox Live Arcade. Microsoft points will be available for purchase at participating retail stores and via the Xbox Live Dashboard. In one retail chain, consumers can purchase a card worth 2100 Points for an ERP of £17.50. Offers in the dashboard will range from 500 points and up.

On December 2nd Xbox 360 users who connect their console to a broadband connection and create an Xbox Live membership, either the paid Gold membership or free Silver membership will have access to the content which includes:

Amped 3:
- Game Trailer (free)
- 10 Gamer Pictures (20 points each)
- 1 Theme (150 points)

Call of Duty 2:
- Game Trailer (free)
- 7 Gamer Pictures (20 points each)
- 2 Gamer Picture Bundles (40 – 80 points each)
- 1 Theme (150 points)

Condemned
- Game Trailer (free)
- 10 Gamer Pictures (20 points each)
- 1 Theme (150 points)

FIFA 06 Road to FIFA World Cup
- Game Trailer (free)
- EA Sports Trailer (free)
- Game Demo (free)
- FIFA Team Logo Gamer Pictures (60 points each)
- FIFA Team Logo Themes (150 points each)

GUN
- Game Trailer (free)
- 5 Gamer Pictures (20 points each)
- 1 Gamer Picture Bundle (80 points)
- 1 Theme (150 points)

Kameo: Elements of Power
- Winter Warrior Pack (200 points)
- Game Trailer (free)
- Game Demo (free)
- 4 Gamer Pictures (20 points each)
- 2 Gamer Picture 5-pack Bundles (80 points each)
- 7 Themes (150 points each)

Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
- Game Demo (free)
- Game Trailer (free)

Madden NFL 06
- Game Trailer (free)
- EA Sports Trailer (free)
- NFL Logo Gamer Pictures (60 points each)
- Collection of All NFL Logo Gamer Pictures (500 points)
- NFL Logo Themes (150 points each)

NBA 2K6
- Game Trailer (free)

NBA Live 06
- EA Sports Trailer (free)
- Game Demo (free)

Need for Speed Most Wanted
- Game Trailer (free)
- Game Demo (free)

NHL 2K6
- Game Trailer (free)

Perfect Dark Zero
- Game Trailer (free)

Project Gotham Racing 3
- Game Trailer (free)

Quake 4
- Game Trailer (free)
- 7 Gamer Pictures (20 points each)
- 1 Theme (150 points)

Ridge Racer 6
- 6 Cars (pricing tbd)
- 6 Background Music Tracks (pricing tbd)
- Game Trailer (free)

Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 06
- EA Sports Trailer (free)

Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
- Game Trailer (free)
- 10 Gamer Pictures (20 points)
- 1 Gamer Picture Bundle (80 points)
- 1 Theme (150 points)

As well as:
- "Aeon Flux" HD movie trailer from Paramount
- Penny Arcade Gamer Pictures and Themes
- Red vs. Blue Videos
- High Definition Movie Trailers and Music Videos
- Game Trailers for upcoming games

The list is reassuring as well as worrying. Ridge Racer 6 will already have bonus cars and Kameo has a winter expansion pack, which leaves us worried that developers will leave content out to get gamers to download it later. We'll have more on the Xbox 360 and the marketplace as it becomes available.

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6 Comments

Nick

6 years ago

While some of the news is a little worring - free game demos are not!

Hope more developers follow that lead.

rankodour

6 years ago

Reminds me of when the Simpsons go to Itchy & Scratchy Land and Homer buys a wad of "Itchy & Scratchy Money"... Obviously not as drastic as that, but my initial impression of the whole marketplace concept was that users could potentially sell customized crap for real money not "points".

Mark

6 years ago

Great concept. Xbox Live looks like it'll continue to provide one of the best online services for next-gen.

EvilHayama

6 years ago

I assume you can make your own themes/gamertag pix? I wouldn't bother buying something anyone could get when I could make my own

I'm more interested in the games you can buy, there are some good indie games in there worth buying. It's like Steam for Xbox!

That's an interesting point... can you transfer stuff to another 360 if yours dies or something?

thebigm

6 years ago

EvilHayama wrote

I assume you can make your own themes/gamertag pix? I wouldn't bother buying something anyone could get when I could make my own

Pretty sure you only have to log in to the XBOX with your Live account and it should be transfered. The demos look like a good idea, no way I'm paying $15 again to play one demo on XBOX.