Xbox 360 Goes Retro with '80s Games

Microsoft said Wednesday that it would add retro video games as part of its offerings in Xbox Live Arcade. The first game to be available through the program would be "Frogger," costing the user 400 Microsoft Points, equivalent to $5.00 USD. Over the next five weeks, the Redmond company plans to release a game every Wednesday. In each game, Microsoft has updated the classics to support better graphics, as well as creating new ways to play through the company's Xbox Live service.

Xbox Live Arcade has been a surprising success for the company, with over five million free trial games downloaded, and over one million actually purchased. Microsoft said that use of the service has been across a broad segment of customers, including hardcore gamers and beginners alike. Right now, 20 games are available through the service, however Microsoft has plans to increase that to 50 games by the end of the year.