While the blocking used games is still a rumor, I think many of us are expecting to see this in the near future. Download only games and cloud play are one way of doing this, and it seems Microsoft is beginning to embrace the cloud starting with cloud saves.

With the exception of a few titles, I prefer to purchase games only when they go on sale with the $30 mark being the sweet mark for me. While I don't really care about used games, the used game market did help lower the prices of many titles rather quickly. Without the used game sales to help play it's role in supply and demand, my concern is that many of the titles will stay close to the $60 or $70 dollar range for much longer. That means I won't be able to play as many great games without breaking the bank. I think it is safe for me to assume that Microsoft makes much money on the software licensing then it does on the hardware.

If I remember correctly that Microsoft sold the XBox 360 at a loss for the first few years of its release, knowing that it software sales will help restore profitability. Preventing and restricting used copies will help ensure they are able to get as much revenue from software sales as possible. The Xbox 360 still flying off the shelves and the Kinect helped add a few extra years to it's life cycle, Microsoft may be testing the market with what business model they use with a new console. If the XBox 360 still continues maintain it's foothold against the new console, they have a few years to tweak it to find a workable and profitable business approach until the XBox 360 starts losing traction.

It will be very interesting to see how Minecraft plays out on XBox. My understanding is the big draw is the shared user generated content, so how far will Microsoft allow people to share?

Thank you for sharing. It makes me miss playing AC. It was a game the whole family enjoyed playing.

What song is in the demo? I have the full game, so I didn't bother looking at it. Poker Face is very easy, so it may be a situation of poor light or calibration.

Dance Central is fun, but expect to sweat quite a bit. Dance Masters is also fun, but the music is more j-pop soundish and plays more like DDR, where you can basically stand in one place and move your hands to the required position. I am not saying that is bad, because I do have doing it. :) Both games are fun. There is another dance game that recently came out, but haven't looked into too much.

I was a little off. Here is how to get to the DLC locations, look at the bottom of the page for the DLC:

http://borderlands.wikia.com/wiki/Fast_Travel

It has been a while since I played, but I believe that the DLC is only available at certain fast travel location.

how is it dependent on the device,, it's a fact 1gb = 1024 mb - companies use 1gb = 1000 (almost always) ..Dude

killerneub

I have so many unopened games that I need to get through that my wife has begun to complain. Lately many of the stores have been very aggressive with their prices, so I have been picking them up on the cheap.

If you are looking for exercise or dance games then Kinect will work for you. If you are looking for actual games, I would hold off. Just think people paid over $150 for Rock Band and Guitar Hero kits, and had a lot of fun. The cost of Kinect is not that far out of line with that, and currently already has a little more variety than the music kits could have. There are so few uses for plastic guitars and drum kits out side of simulating playing music.