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MS & Game Rentals

Posted by samzenpus on from the your-games-have-been-assimilated dept.

pin_gween writes "Technology News says Microsoft has entered an agreement with Exent to provide On-Demand Video Games. So far, only 6 Microsoft games are licensed to the on-demand service (which costs from US$4.95 to $14.95 a month for access to anywhere from 50 to 300 titles). MS titles are "Age of Empire," "Age of Mythology," "Dungeon Siege," "Mechwarrior," "Rise of Nations" and "Zoo Tycoon." Exent lured MS with the "the shelf life can be prolonged and create additional revenue for the publisher not generated by the retail channel"."

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  1. Yes... Just what the doctor ordered... by Fallen+Kell · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Because you all know you want those 3-4 year old games for $5-15 month charge when you can buy then for $5 bucks...

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    1. Re:Yes... Just what the doctor ordered... by NanoGator · · Score: 3, Insightful

      "Because you all know you want those 3-4 year old games for $5-15 month charge when you can buy then for $5 bucks..."

      If the game selection's interesting, I'd much prefer this service. Mainly because I don't like rummaging through bargain bins nor do I typically find them as cheap as $5.

      Then again, anything can be made to sound stupid if you leave out the right details.

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  2. The Borg Jokes Are Dead by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful
    from the your-games-have-been-assimilated dept.

    How much farther can geeks beat a joke into the ground? The Microsoft Borg joke wasn't funny to begin with, yet slashdot keeps flogging it to death for some reason. Our of all the topic icons on slashdot, only Microsoft gets the crappy, derogatory icon. Why is that? There's no good reason you guys can't use the MS logo just like for all the others. It's also funny how many Microsoft ads there are on slashdot. You guys hate them so much, yet have no problem taking their advertising dollars. Nice hypocrisy there.

  3. Only Hardcore Gamers Need Apply by Dr+Tom+Danger · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Oh ya, I can't wait to shell out 14.95 for a solid MONTH of Zoo Tycon. Where does the time go?

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  4. XBox 2 by Saiyine · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Maybe is just a purchase in anticipation of a valve's steam like download service for the new xbox 2??

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  5. How about newer games? by antdude · · Score: 4, Insightful

    These games are old. How about a selection of newer games?

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  6. Why isn't this more popular already? by AtlanticCarbon · · Score: 3, Insightful

    As other posters have mentioned, we gamers do have the desire to get games over the net. Not only that, a lot of games that don't have much replayability and I'm satisfied with a rental.

    Why are there only old games? What about even selling games digitally (yeah, I'd accept some DRM crap for the convience)?

    So what's the holdup?