So which is better? Buying a downloadable game with your Microsoft account or just buying the CD? Reasons, Advantages and Disadvantages please.
Depends on a few things.
Advantages:
1. If the game becomes corrupt you can redownload it.
2. No need to insert a disc so runs quietly.
Disadvantages:
1. Can't trade the game in once you have finished playing it.
2. Although anyone will be able to play the game on your console, only your gamertag will be able to play it on any other console.
3. The download can be removed from the marketplace at anytime.
I myself have about 10 on demand games. Mainly games i play little and often. Like Crysis and oblivion. As for me I'll just play these slowly untill I complete them and can always run through them again and again. Whereas games like Assassins creed and Batman I will play through only once or twice then trade them in.
Just remember, once you buy the game you're stuck with it and it's stuck with you. I can't see many being pulled from the store. But I have bought movies, deleted them to make space, only to find when I go to download the again they are no longer available. And with the next gen consoles right around the corner, who knows how long xbox 360 support will be around?
So come to think of the worst part, that means you loose all downloaded games once you loose your account or gametag?
And CDs aside scratches will forever be there?
If you purchase the CD, you can install it to your drive. This way, even if it scratches, all Microsoft looks for is that the game CD is present... doesn't run from it.
Therefore, scratches won't be a worry. More advantages than advantages of buying the CD.
Actually when you install a game some games will run from both the DVD and the hard drive. Had this with assassins creed 2. Game was installed but at some point halfway through the game I get the can't read disc as its dirty or scratched error.