So last night I hit a major landmark in my life when I gave my credit card number to my Xbox. Now that is a strange feeling.

One of my favorite features of Xbox Live is the downloadable content that’s available. Namely, the free downloadable content, most notably game demos. One of my first downloads was the demo for Just Cause, one of the main reasons I bought the 360 when I did.

Since then, I’ve had my fair share, even going so far as to try out the much-loved Uno (the computer totally cheats!). But yesterday was my first time actually buying anything through Xbox Live. I downloaded a demo called Cloning Clyde, an addictive little platformer available in the Arcade section (MS’s area for sub-$10, party-esque mini games).

Sure enough, as demos tend to do, it hooked me and within 15 minutes I paused the game, bought some Microsoft points, and nabbed the full version.

Great. Another way to spend money that’s as easy and fast as iTunes. That’s certainly just what I needed.