Saturday, November 1, 2008

The Easy Way To Find XBOX 360 Game Downloads You Can Use Today!

By Tommy Paxton

We wanted to put together a quick article showing Xbox 360 owners how they can download full games they can use on their Xbox.

It's a very common question that we receive by email - 'How do I download Xbox 360 games?' Let's go over the different options you have so you know how to download games for your Xbox 360 right away.

First option: Xbox 360 downloads

This is one way and it's probably the most used way that people download games for the Xbox 360. Unfortunately, it's not the best way though. Many websites offer free Xbox downloads, but then they also ask you to install their software so that you can start downloading movies and games. Although this sounds like a good deal, you need to be aware of a few things before you use these websites.

First of all, and perhaps most importantly, these websites often spread viruses and spyware. This makes these games not "free" after all. You'll get a download, yes, but you also get a lot of problems with your computer as well. These files are often not monitored by anyone, which puts you at greater risk. It's not worth it for a "free" game. Better not to take the risk.

The second thing you need to know is that download speeds are often so slow on these sites that it takes forever to get your download. In many cases, it can take days for a download to finish, which isn't worth it.

Even worse, many of the files are "corrupt", which means that they don't actually work. It's a big pain in the 'you know what' to wait over a day for a game to finish downloading only to find out it doesn't even work.

Therefore, we recommend that you simply stay away from these sites, since they are more trouble than they're worth and you could have your computer completely wiped out, or worse, could even be hacked into or become a victim of identity theft.

Option #2 - XBOX 360 Game Downloads

This second option is a lot better than the first. It lets you download just about any game you want and you don't have to worry about the problems that you find in the first option we described.

Xbox 360 downloads have been in hot demand for a long time, and a few businesspeople smartly decided that this trend was worth capitalizing on. So, they started specialized Xbox 360 download websites. These websites let you register as a member, and then you can download games, music, movies and more right from your computer once you have done so. These sites cost you about $50 for a lifetime membership, but you'll be billed only once for downloads that are unlimited. After this, you can log into the website whenever you want to download a new game, movie, etc.

The membership costs less than the price of most single copy games and lets you download as many games as you want. It's a great way to try out new games without spending any more money than your initial fee. If you want to look at it this way, it's like buying one game and then getting every other copy you ever download for free. What's not to like about that?

The selection of games and movies is definately impressive. Their "library" of files is massive and it includes new releases along with games that you may not find any longer in the stores.

The companies that host these Xbox 360 download sites want to make a profit, so they want to keep you, the customer, happy. They invest money in their software so that you're sure to have fast downloads, up-to-date games, and that every game you download will actually work on your system instead of being corrupt.

At the bottom of this article you will find a link you can use to learn how to get a free trial at a couple of the most popular xbox 360 download websites. It takes about 5-10 to setup and all the software you need to use the games on your xbox is included.

Because this is a much easier and less expensive option when it comes to downloading Xbox 360 games, it's a surprise, perhaps, that more people are not members. What's really probably true is that many people just aren't aware that this is an option yet.

When you start to collect Xbox 360 downloads, you'll will likely have your own large library of movies and games to choose from. It's much easier and cheaper in the long run to get your Xbox 360 games this way instead of any other way. Be forewarned that one "drawback" to this is that you might just become addicted, but perhaps that's not such a bad thing. So enjoy and happy downloading! - 15634

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