Starting in August, players will be able to download full Xbox 360 titles via Xbox Live. Currently, this ability is available only to XBLA and Xbox Originals games, and will soon be extended to complete 360 releases.

The games will be released weekly at comparable prices to what you’d be able to grab the game for off the retail shelves. Purchases will be possible via credit card or MS Points. The Xbox Dashboard will require some sort of upgrade to integrate the service with the existing games store.

The three titles so far confirmed for the service are Mass Effect, Assassin’s Creed and Civilization Revolution. While nothing has been confirmed, the possibility of a rental system is also in consideration.

Now you can be lazier than ever, as you won’t even have to move from the couch to get new 360 games.

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