Sometime next year, Microsoft will make available free-to-play (F2P) games through Xbox Live, a trusted source told IGN. This will allow publishers and developers to release games through the service for free where users can then purchase additional content, such as weapons, experience points, in-game currency, and perks.

The F2P business model is traditionally used for massively multiplayer online games on PC, such as Vindictus and Dungeon Fighter Online from Nexon and League of Legends by Riot Games. Electronic Arts also began experimenting with a F2P model for shooters, including Battlefield Heroes in 2009 and more recently with Battlefield Play4Free, which is currently in open beta.

Joy Ride for Kinect was originally pegged as a F2P game for Xbox Live Gold and Free members when it was first unveiled at E3 2009. Game modes and environments were planned to be free. Customization options were going to cost Microsoft Points, however.

Anything free is good enough for me :y:

This sounds really sick if it's true. I'd love to play some free racers and shooters on xbox, for sure. Just to kill time in-between my retail games of course.

I think this will cause a lot of badly made games to be made as there is no-guarantee that the Developers will make any money so they will not put in as much effort, but that's just my opinion.

Oh please! I hate paying 60 usd a year for mabye 30 days of playing over a year

Thats what I am saying.

Ya i love to play arcade games to kill time in between my real gaming

I think there will be good and bad games we will just have to wait and see.

$60 a year isn't that much.

I'm poor as a mother fucker

Oh please! I hate paying 60 usd a year for mabye 30 days of playing over a year