Happy Bday Xbox 360

Written by andy on November 22nd, 2006 in Gaming.

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It was one year today that my XBOX 360 arrived at the door and I vanished from the real world for about 2 days.

To help kick off this new born:

Microsoft adds rentable (and purchasable) HD (and SD) movies (and TV shows) to Marketplace.

To ring in the one-year anniversary of the Xbox 360, Microsoft is pleased to offer you, your friends, and myself full-fledged TV shows and movies (some content cast in HD, the rest in SD) on Marketplace. The prices and purchasing options do vary depending on what the end-user wants to watch on his/her Box, so pay careful attention to the following price / size outline (p.s. – cash amounts are in USD):

Movies (Newer Releases; Rent Only)

Standard Definition (480p; HD not optional) | Price: 320 MS Points ($6) | Size: 1.0GB to 1.8GB
Standard Definition (480p; HD optional) | Price: 240 MS Points ($3) | Size: 1.0GB to 1.8GB
High Definition (720p) | Price: 480 MS Points ($6) | Size: 5GB+

Movies (Pre-2006; Rent Only)

Standard Definition (480p) | Price: 240 MS Points ($3) | Size: 1.0GB to 1.8GB

TV Shows (Purchasable)

Standard Definition (480p; HD optional & not optional) | Price: 160 MS Points ($2) | Size: 100MB to 600MB
High Definition | Price: 240 MS Points ($3) | Size: ~2GB