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re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
Originally Posted by sniper308
(Post 10337525)
And the smart console maker pads the price of the points to begin with to make people think they are getting a deal when points are on sale :D
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re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
Originally Posted by pinata242
(Post 10337197)
I'm a fan of points. I don't care about the exchange rate from $->http://marketplace.xbox.com/xweb/lib...ints_12_12.png as long as I can get deals on points directly.
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re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
(Post 10337790)
The real reason (at least the one given) is far less sinister than the conspiracy theories here. The reasoning behind it was so that points have the same value around the world. Braid is 1200 points here, 1200 points in France, 1200 points in Japan, and 1200 points in Zimbabwe. The price of the points can be dictated based on economy and conversion rates. While 1600 is $20 here, it may be $25 in Moscow or $30 in Sidney, but the point value of the game stays the same.
As for allowing you to buy less than 400 that's due to MS wanting to avoid credit card fees. Pricing points that low means the cc fee eats into their profit more than the larger sums of points offered for sale. Similar to how places don't want you to charge a pack of gum. |
re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
I've always viewed the voice quality on XBL to be lacking so I think this is good news. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ity-to-improve Any limitations on the hardware end then (wired or wireless) for the current mics?
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re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
:up: That's a nice and welcome surprise.
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re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
Just won 400pts for the JCP thing. Nice!
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re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
XBL Gold price increases: http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/...scription.aspx
Current 1M Gold: $7.99 3M Gold: $19.99 12M Gold: $49.99 Starting Nov 1, 2010 1M Gold: $9.99 3M Gold: $24.99 12M Gold: $59.99 So, now it's officially $5/month. Better start stocking up on deals while you can. |
re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
Well that's weak ass. Fortunately I'm good through mid-2012.
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re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
Time to stock up on a couple of the 12 month cards, hopefully they are $30 somewhere.
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re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
What the french, toast?
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re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
Originally Posted by PixyJunket
(Post 10346179)
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Except the reality is it's still worth $5/month. |
re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
Guesses on what's driving this? I can't help but think ESPN is a good chunk of this, whether you use it or not. I know cable companies have complained for a long time about their fees and I can't imagine Microsoft getting off for free.
I'm good through 1/22/2013 right now and I have another card or two tucked away. Curious when they're about to release the family pack for $100 for 4 memberships. I think it's obvious now that those won't simply be 4 gold cards with a way to tie the accounts together ;) |
re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
Originally Posted by superfro
(Post 10346191)
Except the reality is it's still worth $5/month.
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re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
While I am never excited for something to be made more expensive I actually don't care too much on this one. The price had been static for a long time as features were added so this isn't surprising.
I just hope we see some new usable features like dedicated servers, bringing back 1v100 (or even cooler would be a MMO version of You Don't Know Jack), or some sort of loyalty or discount program. Bear in mind, I'm also one of those lazy gamers who allowed it to auto-renew at the 50$ price point so the pricing was never my primary concern. Now if they could get a version of Live that costs 75$ a year and is certifiably 21+ then I would even consider that. Strip out a good number of the total tools. |
re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
Realistically the price increase won't phase any of us, since we all buy deals anyway. But the perception is just bad all around for Microsoft. We're in a recession, PS3 online play is still free, and they just announced they made something like a billion dollars from Live last year.
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re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
Yeah, it's bad PR to raise your prices without pointing to new features or improved service as the justification. $10 per year is not a big deal, but at least try and make me feel like I'm getting something extra for that additional money.
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re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
Basically the price increase is paying for Kinect bullshit.
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re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
Originally Posted by pinata242
(Post 10346204)
It doesn't even take 10 minutes for me to make this much money from my job.
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re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
MS will let you renew for $40 if you already have a Gold subscription:
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/pricelock/default.htm |
re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
I'm with pinata on this one, this smacks of covering the cost of ESPN's fees.
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re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
(Post 10346350)
I'm with pinata on this one, this smacks of covering the cost of ESPN's fees.
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re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
ESPN isn't even available everywhere. Thanks for nothing.
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re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
What is this the 6th or 7th price increase since the launch of the service on the 360?
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re: The official Xbox 360 thread - the console of choice on nuclear submarines
Originally Posted by superfro
(Post 10346396)
What is this the 6th or 7th price increase since the launch of the service on the 360?
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