Official Xbox Magazinez in ur Marketplace Invading ur Downloadz
Dan Amrich, “Official Xbox Magazine’s Chief Retrologist,” made a pretty revealing forum post up on Xbox.com speaking very realistically on the state of print magazine, how the Marketplace will be effecting it, and what you might be downloading in the near future:
You know how you hear people saying “I don’t use the disc any more, I get all my demos on Marketplace” or “Who needs a magazine, I get all my information online”? Well, we heard people saying that too. And we came up with a better idea.
OXM Digital will be a monthly downloadable package for 200 MS Points (each). It will/can contain exclusive demos, gamerpics, themes, and HD videos — gameplay footage, interviews, other special stuff. It’s the kind of stuff you would find in the magazine, but in digital form. Like the magazine, you can choose to buy every issue of OXMD or you can pick only the ones that interest you.
Now, do not mistake this news for the end of the magazine, as there will still be content exclusive to it, however, they do say that the OXM Digital will have exclusives of its own (specifically something on the first “issue” of the OXM Digital download will be from the magazine, but “in a different form” .. your guess as to what that means is as good as mine).
So far the pros I see with this are, if you want a specific demo but not a subscription, bam, download right away while in your boxers, or.. if you want something to read while taking a.. well you know, enjoy your magazine. I must admit though, you can get 12 issues (with discs) for only $24.95, so right now the OXM Digital is seeming pricey… but.. does everybody want every single thing that comes with each issue of OXM every month. Man I’m indecisive. Either way, Marketplace lately has been getting quite the hook ups.
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Xbox Live Marketplace, Official Xbox Magazine, OXM, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Print Magazine
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