Microsoft is celebrating the fifth anniversary of Xbox Live by giving Xbox 360 owners Carcassonne, and a system upgrade that will allow full Xbox games to be downloaded!
Xbox Originals launches December 4th, and will allow the purchase of full, old-school titles like Halo, Psychonauts, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, Fable and many others. These games will be available for 1,200 Microsoft Points (Or 15 bucks).
Plus, for you OGs out there who have been around since the service launched in 2002, you'll be getting 500 free M'soft points to spend as you'd like!
“In just five short years, Xbox LIVE has revolutionized the way friends and family have fun in the living room,†said John Schappert, corporate vice president of LIVE, software and services at Microsoft. “On its fifth birthday, Xbox LIVE truly is the place for hanging out with friends and enjoying downloadable TV shows, movies, videos, game add-ons and now downloadable Xbox games on demand.â€
Carcassonne will be available for download between 12:01 PST on November 15th and 11:59 pm on November 16th.
As far as we know, all the "Original" titles mentioned so far are backward compatible, and a quick check of Amazon reveals a new copy of Halo costs ten dollars. The same with Fable. Psychonauts on the other hand costs $20 used...so whether it'll be a good deal depends on the title.