Microsoft Corp. today announced that for the first time in history, the Platinum Hits are now available for the Xbox. The Platinum Hits program will begin February 11 and will offer 16 best selling, critically acclaimed Xbox games for $19.99 at retail.
In order for a game to become Platinum, it must have sold a very high number of units, and received praise from the overall gaming community. “The Platinum Hits program will drive increased interest in Xbox and broaden the target audience,” said Wayne Yodzio, vice president, world manager at Toys R Us Inc.”
The immediate range includes 16 games and more will be added on an ongoing basis.
- Project Gotham Racing
- Amped Freestyle Snowboarding
- Tony Hawk 3
- Max Payne
- Crash Bandicoot
- Star Wars: Obi-Wan
- Spy Hunter
- Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions
- Blood Wake
- Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee
- Star Wars: Starfighter
- RalliSport Challenge
- Silent Hill® 2: Restless Dreams
- Simpsons Road Rage
- James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire
- SSX Tricky
The Xbox’s biggest hit title to date, Microsoft Game Studios’ HALO, will not immediately move to the discount program, and will continue to retail for $49, as it has since it launched with the Xbox in 2001. “It is doing very well at $49,” Ed Bland, a senior director of sales and marketing for the Xbox, told Reuters, noting that it will move to “Platinum Hit” status at some point later in the future.
