Fall Xbox 360 dashboard update reveals Xbox games like Halo for download and films on demand

13 November 2007

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Posted by:Ferry

The Fall Xbox 360 dashboard update has been revealed to the Official Xbox Magazine in the UK and will include classic game downloads and films on demand.

Starting December 4th, Microsoft will introduce games it has published for the original Xbox on the Xbox Live Marketplace. This means for about 1200 Microsoft points 1200 Microsoft points (that’s US$15 / €14.40 / £10.20 / CAN$18.60 / AU$19.80) you’ll be able to download and play Halo on Xbox 360! The goal of the service is to bring as much of the back catalogue online as possible.

The initial list of downloads includes: Halo, Fable, Psychonauts, Fahrenheit, Crimson Skies: High Road To Revenge, Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath Of Cortex, and Burnout 3. No word yet on if any of these games will have an increased resolution and whether or not they include online play.

Another welcome addition is new films on demand, although it’s not yet confirmed for the December 4th date. Studios such as Warner Bros are potentially lined up for the service, meaning the initial list of movies will include: The Dark Knight, The Assassination of Jesse James, and I Am Legend.

The film rental service will cost about 600 Microsoft points (that’s US$7.50 / €7.20 / £5.10 / CAN$9.30 / AU$9.90) and come in 720p resolution. You have 14 days to start watching a film once it has been downloaded. Once you started watching a film, you have 24 hours to finish it. After that, the film deletes itself from your hard drive. It’s an online rental service, like the US Video Marketplace.

CVG has since publishing removed the news, likely at the request of Microsoft if it was revealed too soon.