Five days to E3, thank the Gods above. Here is some good news for you outside of America gamers.
Now you can buy American XBOX and Gamecube systems, and believe me after you see what's coming you will want to. The reason is this: ELECTRONICS BOUTIQUE SELECTS ENRON AND INTO NETWORKS TO DELIVER GAMES ON DEMAND.
The Electronics Boutique games on demand service will be the first application to launch as part of a strategic alliance between Enron and Into. After a thorough evaluation of providers, Enron has selected Into as its preferred vendor for software on demand technology. The aim of the alliance is to optimize and increase delivery of streaming applications over broadband connections using software on demand technology.
Beginning June 1, Electronics Boutique will offer customers leading game titles via its website powered by Into's streaming software on demand technology. This technology allows users to access software without requiring downloading or installation. To ensure security, the content will be encrypted and encoded using Into's proprietary technology. Through its alliance with Enron, Into will provide technology integration services and an e-commerce solution. Electronics Boutique will be responsible for marketing and customer service.
Into's streaming technology platform provides publishers and retailers another distribution channel for generating revenue and gives customers a new option for renting games. Electronics Boutique will acquire the streaming rights from leading publishers to aggregate popular and newly-released game titles.
More info at E3, but the deal will enable people to rent over the net, so you can play all the American games early instead of waiting for them in you're neck of the woods.American systems will cost you less in the long run than in Europe or Australia etc...
No confirmation as of yet on XBOX or Gamecube rentals as of yet, however the systems are still 6 months away. A well trusted person I have faith in confirms to me that XBOX and Gamecube games will be available as well when they finally get here. Until then the program will be PC only.
We will have to see how this will work with XBOX and Gamecube online game networks, via the internet, but at least there is another option for outside America gamers.More news of this to come, I'll keep you posted...
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