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November 13, 2007 12:31 PM PST

Xbox 360 Fall dashboard update to add original Xbox downloads

by Jeff Bakalar

Microsoft has announced that the next dashboard update for the Xbox 360 will add the ability to download original Xbox games to your hard drive. Sounds like owners of the 20GB may want to consider upgrading.

Starting December 4, Xbox 360 owners will have the option of shelling out 1,200 MS points (that's $15) for each game they'd like to download to their hard drive. As of right now, there's no word on the average size of these games so we're left wondering exactly how much space we're going to need to free up and whether or not buying these older games used is a better option (you can still find most of these games for under $15 used).

While there's no word yet of other enhancements the fall update will feature, you can see a list of the first round of games appearing on Microsoft's new service after the jump.

The first batch of games slated for download December 4 include Halo: Combat Evolved, Fable, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, Indigo Prophecy, Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex, Psychonauts, and Burnout 3: Takedown.

Originally posted at Crave
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good idea - bad price
by markdc1 November 13, 2007 6:35 PM PST
$10 would be more acceptable. $15 is crazy. You can find alot of used xbox games for as low as $5.
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good idea - bad price
by markdc1 November 13, 2007 6:35 PM PST
$10 would be more acceptable. $15 is crazy. You can find alot of used xbox games for as low as $5.
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