An e-mail from the PlayStation Underground indicates that new downloads are headed to the PlayStation Store.

Both Genji: Days of the Blade and Blast Factor will see downloadable updates in the near future. The former will come in the shape of a costume pack, one that has been available to Japanese consumers (for free) for some time. The other download is a "Co-op Play Download Pack" for the Geometry Wars lookalike Blast Factor.

No price point or availability date is mentioned for either.

Does this signal the beginning of ugly microtransactions infecting the Store, designed to squeeze a few more dollars out of gamers who think they've already paid for the full game, or is this simple generosity, an example of the capabilities of the PlayStation Store? I don't mind games that are upfront about their planned expansions via downloads, SingStar for example, but the withholding of content for future horse armor-like screwjobs just suck. Michael McWhertor

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