The spectrum of downloads on Xbox Live isn’t limited to demos either. There are many things you can download including older games, extra levels to games that you own or in the case of Guitar Hero, extra songs to play. To me this seems like a bit of a marketing ploy. First you have to buy the game and if you want the extra levels or songs you have to pay more money. Granted some songs or levels are free, but some may argue that you should get the whole game when you first buy it.
Though this may seem wrong to some people, it’s not like the game that you purchased is missing anything. If you didn’t have Xbox Live, you would still be able to play the game and enjoy it. Having Xbox Live just gives you the opportunity of having a more enriching gaming experience because of those little extras that you can purchase or get for free. After you beat a game and finished all the levels, it’s a great feeling to go onto Xbox Live and see that you can purchase more levels to play especially if you really enjoyed the game. “Fable 2 was a great game, but once you finish the quests there isn’t much else to do with it, but I was excited when I found out that I could purchase and download extra quests from Xbox Live.” Corey Green, long time Xbox Live subscriber. Add-ons and game downloads keep the game fun after you have exhausted the original game content.
Corey Green, interview by Jenifer DeNormandie, phone, Norton, MA, 30 October 2009.
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