You can download brand new blockbuster games on the PlayStation, but not on the Xbox 360. ever wondered why?

Impatient, recumbent gamers too lethargic to get up off the couch, get in the car and drive aaaaallllll the way to their nearest gaming retailer might be predisposed to the idea of purchasing Games on Demand from the Xbox Live Marketplace; digital versions of disc-based games. Barring the cost and time to download, they seem like a pretty good idea …

Microsoft Banana Dollars are the devil. Xbox Live forces you to buy the funny money currency in specific denominations, while actual content sells for disparate amounts, leaving you with unwanted point – which forces you to either spend it on useless crap like Avatar clothing, or buy more points to purchase worthwhile content. It’s a vicious cycle that plays out …

The Xbox Live Games on Demand Service – Which requires a credit card, automatically excluding us – allows you to download digital copies of classic retail games. What it doesn’t cater for though is digital importing, as it’s been confirmed that IP-based restrictions are in place, meaning you can’t download the delightful Japanese launch games (Bullet Witch? Yay!) unless you …

In only a few days the first of two major updates is hitting adding a lot of new functionality to the Xbox 360 Dashboard. Avatars will now be getting their own Marketplace so that you can pimp out your mini-me with gear and goodies and this will also usher in the Games On Demand service which will allow you to …

Next week’s Xbox Live update brings the console numerous new features, one of them being a digital distribution channel for retail games. Microsoft have now given ballpark pricing for games included in the service; the downloadable games will set you back between 1600 and 2400 MS points. What’s that in real world currency? Based off the current pricing for 2100 …