One of the first things we thought of when we heard that theXbox 360 would get downloadable Xbox gameswas Achievements. Surely the addition of Achievements would make bargain bin games likeHalo, Psychonauts, Crimson Skies: High Road to RevengeandFableworth paying 1200 Microsoft Points for, right?
Major Nelsonbreaks the bad news:
I have gotten quite a few questions about yesterday’sXbox Originals announcement. Specifically, folks want to know if these games will have additional functionality like Achievements and Gamer score. The answer is no. These are the original games that were created before Xbox 360. In order to preserve the integrity of the original gaming experience they provide, they will have the features available at the time of their initial release. I hope that clears that up.
Again, why is this better than purchasing a used copy at GameStop for $5? I did hear rumors saying that game stores like GameStop are “getting rid of” older Xbox games; shipping them back to Microsoft. If true, this could be a messed up way of making us purchase these downloads?
