The new Xbox Originals feature on the marketplace BLOWS!!!!!

Ok, I'm not trying to troll but I am going to warn everyone, do NOT buy a Xbox Original game off of the Marketplace...

1. Price - Its more expensive, 1200 microsoft points = about $15.00. You could probably get it for $3 off of eBay.

2. Screen - They don't even update the game to fit on HD TV's so if you have one be prepared to watch a little box in the middle of your screen.

3. Performance - Some games off of the marketplace lag since they run off of the hard drive. Only minor frame rate problems.

4. Size - Each game varies from 2gb to 5gb. Unless you have the 120gb hard drive its going to really dent your capacity.

5. Poor execution - You'd expect it to be like the Xbox Live Arcade. Wrong, they didn't change a thing. You get disconnected from Xbox Live, and cant use the guide button. Not only were they lazy enough to not make it compatable for Live, they also dont even make achievements, which are literally the easiest thing to do.

In short, the Xbox Originals feature is extremely poorly executed. They don't even do anything new, your better off buying the game at Gamecrazy, which pretty much KILLS the entire idea.

the only points that you made that matter are price and space.

the price : you can buy it on ebay but then u have to wait to get it shipped and it will be used and could have problems with freezing/crashing or not even work.

the size of them : u can redownload them for free at any time so after you beat it just delete it.

everything else about the service is perfectly fine

That's actually kind of sad and a superb example of trying to screw the consumer.Tiefster

You know what, I love my 360, but I cant stand Microsoft. Your exactly right, they put games on there that no one buys anymore, charge double, and act like it has something new to it.

the only points that you made that matter are price and space.

the price : you can buy it on ebay but then u have to wait to get it shipped and it will be used and could have problems with freezing/crashing or not even work.

the size of them : u can redownload them for free at any time so after you beat it just delete it.

everything else about the service is perfectly fine

white45e

You can walk into Game Crazy and get it for the same price as eBay, in fact they give them away for free.

And what, screen size or performance ARENT a problem? I personally dont want to watch a slide show of a tiny box in the middle of my TV.

[QUOTE="white45e"]

the only points that you made that matter are price and space.

the price : you can buy it on ebay but then u have to wait to get it shipped and it will be used and could have problems with freezing/crashing or not even work.

the size of them : u can redownload them for free at any time so after you beat it just delete it.

everything else about the service is perfectly fine

DlMEBAG

You can walk into Game Crazy and get it for the same price, in fact they give them away for free.

again for used. and i hate used games they always have problems except for my used copy of halo 2.

also u have to worry about keeping the disc and putting it in when u want to play it. i know that the price is alittle high but it does make it alot easier if u want it to be.

IGN wasn't too impressed either....:(

Seems that all the games run worse and are more expensive than just going out and buying a copy of them from your local EB/GS

Heres an idea: check the disc before you buy it... Maybe that would solve your buying scratched games problem.DlMEBAG

iv bought used games that werent scrathed badly and still didnt work so i had to take it back and buy it new..

either way noone is forcing you to buy these games so its just an extra service if u want to use it.

Thats true, but its still a sloppy service. They announced the idea of the Xbox Originals in early 2006. They took literally an hour to port these. They could have added achievements, they could have made it compatible with the guide button... But they didn't. They didn't because they wont loose money, they dont care about the customer, they care about the money.DlMEBAG

to be honest ill probly never buy anymore then 1 of them off of there.

it really is lacking but its still there if u want to use it.

Ok, I'm not trying to troll but I am going to warn everyone, do NOT buy a Xbox Original game off of the Marketplace...

1. Price - Its more expensive, 1200 microsoft points = about $15.00. You could probably get it for $3 off of eBay.

2. Screen - They don't even update the game to fit on HD TV's so if you have one be prepared to watch a little box in the middle of your screen.

3. Performance - Some games off of the marketplace lag since they run off of the hard drive. Only minor frame rate problems.

4. Size - Each game varies from 2gb to 5gb. Unless you have the 120gb hard drive its going to really dent your capacity.

5. Poor execution - You'd expect it to be like the Xbox Live Arcade. Wrong, they didn't change a thing. You get disconnected from Xbox Live, and cant use the guide button. Not only were they lazy enough to not make it compatable for Live, they also dont even make achievements, which are literally the easiest thing to do.

In short, the Xbox Originals feature is extremely poorly executed. They don't even do anything new, your better off buying the game at Gamecrazy, which pretty much KILLS the entire idea.

DlMEBAG

Wow that is much worst than the VC...I thought VC games were really overpriced...who the hell is gonna buy that garbage?Kahuna_1

most vc games are a lot older then xbox games..

[QUOTE="Kahuna_1"]Wow that is much worst than the VC...I thought VC games were really overpriced...who the hell is gonna buy that garbage?white45e

most vc games are a lot older then xbox games..

Yes but atleast they run good and fit on the screen...and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Mario World, and Punchout are better than any Xbox game...still I wish VC games were cheaper.

They are a better value than the VC though. You can get fable for $15, which will keep you occupied for 10 hours...

Or you can buy Bonks Adventure for $6, which will keep you occupied for 3 minutes.

Wow that is much worst than the VC...I thought VC games were really overpriced...who the hell is gonna buy that garbage?Kahuna_1

The price is acceptable in the form of how bad to do I want it and how much work do I want to do to get it. I won't play 15 dollars because I will put the extra effect over instant demand.

[QUOTE="Kahuna_1"]Wow that is much worst than the VC...I thought VC games were really overpriced...who the hell is gonna buy that garbage?kingsy_the_one

Atleast the XBL arcade is unrivaled. Nothing can beat late night Uno.

Who honestly expected anything else? All Microsoft did for Xbox Originals was rip the ISOs of their Xbox games and put them up for download. The 360 treats them as though you just stuck an Xbox DVD into the drive. The whole concept is crap. Especially compared to their superb XBLA and XBL Video Marketplace services.

[QUOTE="Tiefster"]That's actually kind of sad and a superb example of trying to screw the consumer.DlMEBAG

You know what, I love my 360, but I cant stand Microsoft. Your exactly right, they put games on there that no one buys anymore, charge double, and act like it has something new to it.

why buy if you dont have to.. its not like someone is throwing it at your throat..

Just buy it from ebay or go outside and get it at a store.

As for scratches, most of my shops around herebuff the CD before they sell it to me, removing any scratches.

i said this not 2 long ago there a rip

the only points that you made that matter are price and space.

the price : you can buy it on ebay but then u have to wait to get it shipped and it will be used and could have problems with freezing/crashing or not even work.

the size of them : u can redownload them for free at any time so after you beat it just delete it.

everything else about the service is perfectly fine

white45e

Isnt "Price" lemmings only strong point? Guess not, I knew it all along, its being milked.

Ok, I'm not trying to troll but I am going to warn everyone, do NOT buy a Xbox Original game off of the Marketplace...

1. Price - Its more expensive, 1200 microsoft points = about $15.00. You could probably get it for $3 off of eBay.

2. Screen - They don't even update the game to fit on HD TV's so if you have one be prepared to watch a little box in the middle of your screen.

3. Performance - Some games off of the marketplace lag since they run off of the hard drive. Only minor frame rate problems.

4. Size - Each game varies from 2gb to 5gb. Unless you have the 120gb hard drive its going to really dent your capacity.

5. Poor execution - You'd expect it to be like the Xbox Live Arcade. Wrong, they didn't change a thing. You get disconnected from Xbox Live, and cant use the guide button. Not only were they lazy enough to not make it compatable for Live, they also dont even make achievements, which are literally the easiest thing to do.

In short, the Xbox Originals feature is extremely poorly executed. They don't even do anything new, your better off buying the game at Gamecrazy, which pretty much KILLS the entire idea.

DlMEBAG

Isn't some games below 2GB? Like Indigo

People love to complain. They are giving people the chance to play older games in a new way. If you can get a better deal on ebay, do that. You're not forced to download the games, it's just another chioce.

As for the achievements, they are old games. We don't know how easy it is to implement these things into games, so why shoudl they waste man hours on stuff like this when they are trying to move forward.

They are giving people the chance to play older games in a new way.

wiganath

minus the fact that they are purchasable online, I don't see what's new about it.

well that completely sucks. theres no way im paying $15 for a game when i can walk into gamestop and get it for $5. and if the disk is scratched i can return it. so what if you dont have to put the disk in to play it, there atleast needed to be updates to the game. yes, achievements would have been very nice and made the whole deal a little sweeter.

bad service all around, just trying to compete with nintendo.

It is a RIPOFF.

Seriously its abysmal.

Go buy a pre owned Xbox game for a cheaper price - and its a hard copy

I knew it was a ripoff ever since M$ annouced that it wouldn't have any changes but Inever knew about lagging. This is pathetic.

Ok, I'm not trying to troll but I am going to warn everyone, do NOT buy a Xbox Original game off of the Marketplace...

1. Price - Its more expensive, 1200 microsoft points = about $15.00. You could probably get it for $3 off of eBay.

DlMEBAG

2. Screen - They don't even update the game to fit on HD TV's so if you have one be prepared to watch a little box in the middle of your screen.

3. Performance - Some games off of the marketplace lag since they run off of the hard drive. Only minor frame rate problems.

4. Size - Each game varies from 2gb to 5gb. Unless you have the 120gb hard drive its going to really dent your capacity.

5. Poor execution - You'd expect it to be like the Xbox Live Arcade. Wrong, they didn't change a thing. You get disconnected from Xbox Live, and cant use the guide button. Not only were they lazy enough to not make it compatable for Live, they also dont even make achievements, which are literally the easiest thing to do.

In short, the Xbox Originals feature is extremely poorly executed. They don't even do anything new, your better off buying the game at Gamecrazy, which pretty much KILLS the entire idea.

It's interesting, but yeah, for the most part it seems pretty sucky. It'd be more worth it if they actually added to the game. If they had online multiplayer and achivementswith Halo Combat evolved I would have bought it no questions asked.

Fifteen dollars isn't to bad. At least they aren't charging you ten bucks for Nintendo 64 games.

Ok, I'm not trying to troll but I am going to warn everyone, do NOT buy a Xbox Original game off of the Marketplace...

1. Price - Its more expensive, 1200 microsoft points = about $15.00. You could probably get it for $3 off of eBay.

2. Screen - They don't even update the game to fit on HD TV's so if you have one be prepared to watch a little box in the middle of your screen.

3. Performance - Some games off of the marketplace lag since they run off of the hard drive. Only minor frame rate problems.

4. Size - Each game varies from 2gb to 5gb. Unless you have the 120gb hard drive its going to really dent your capacity.

5. Poor execution - You'd expect it to be like the Xbox Live Arcade. Wrong, they didn't change a thing. You get disconnected from Xbox Live, and cant use the guide button. Not only were they lazy enough to not make it compatable for Live, they also dont even make achievements, which are literally the easiest thing to do.

In short, the Xbox Originals feature is extremely poorly executed. They don't even do anything new, your better off buying the game at Gamecrazy, which pretty much KILLS the entire idea.

DlMEBAG

signing you out of live goes way too far.

i'm no longer buying psychonauts off of XBO anymore.

thanks for the info.

You can't use the guide button when playing original x-box games on disc either. Price, don't buy if $15 is gonna break the bank or you don't feel its worth it. As far as the screen thing, I don't have an HDTV yet so I don't have to worry about that but i'm interested in knowing if games on disc do this if they aren't 480p compatible (some x-box games aren't).

yupp i found all those games for sale at EBgames under 15bucks

So if I wanted to play an Xbox game on my 360, all I have to do is put the game in the drive and download an update and it will work?

I'm asking because I'm still new to XBL and I want to pick up copies of Conker:L&R and Ghoulies.