Xbox Originals to add Splinter Cell and Metal Arms

by Dustin Burg { Apr 15th 2008 at 2:15PM }

Since we know that 94.8% of all Xbox Live users adore Microsoft's Xbox Originals program (it's a scientifically proven fact), we know there's a good chance that you'll be uber excited to hear that two new titles will be added to the catalog next week. On Monday, April 21st, both Ubisoft's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory and Metal Arms: Glitch In The System will be available for purchase off the XBLM for the standard 1200 Microsoft point price. So ... yup, more Xbox Originals titles next week ... what more ~~achievement complaining~~ can be said?

Tags: metal-arms, splinter-cell, splinter-cell-chaos-theory, ubisoft, vivendi, xbox-originals

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Arcaynn @ Apr 15th 2008 2:24PM

Chaos Theory was such a good game. I still have it on disc though.

Josh @ Apr 15th 2008 2:26PM

I still don't see Microsoft's angle on this. I mean...$15 for an Xbox 1 game that you could get for $5 in the store used and it doesn't take up a huge amount of space on your hard drive. Maybe if they lowered the price to $5 and the price of their 120 GB hard drive to $50 they'd get a better response.

Tony @ Apr 15th 2008 4:47PM

There's not much to consider when it comes to their reasoning. They get no money for used games. They get money for downloadable games that cost them no money in terms of manufacturing, middlemen or additional marketing.

Several of the ones listed so far are not always easy to find for $5 anymore. You go with eBay then you're up to $10. Some people also just like the instant gratification.

Personally, I think they deserve some applause for efforts to put some games on here that are not consumer darlings. Dreamfall, Indigo Prophecy, Psyconauts and Metal Arms are all great games that were largely ignored on the Xbox and they're given a second life here. All of the $5 resales in the world don't give that sort of push.