The 360 thread!

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:06 am 0

matt303 wrote:
Sir_LANs-a-lot wrote:http://xbox360.qj.net/-Leaked-Xbox-Live-Marketplace-Prices-and-Content/pg/49/aid/53052

1200 points for Lumines Live? Ouch.
How does that compare to the PSP price?

Well, the RRP for it on PSP is Â£34.99, though PLAY.COM are banging it out for Â£17.99

I think it's Â£8.95 for 1000 MS points.

But considering that the 360 version will be utilising downloaded content from music artists, I figured that it might've been subsidised to reflect that.

I think 800 or 1000 [Max] points would be more reasonable for an XBLA title.

WiredWorm · Post by **WiredWorm** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:14 am 0

I'm trying to think if there's been any other titles at the same price - I think the only one I can recall is Bankshit Billiards - i'm pretty sure that was 1200 points.

Trying to recall how much GW Evolved was - that's still the best game on XBLA (in my opinion)..

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:25 am 0

WiredWorm wrote: Trying to recall how much GW Evolved was - that's still the best game on XBLA (in my opinion)..

It was 400 points.

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:28 am 0

Sir_LANs-a-lot wrote:
WiredWorm wrote: Trying to recall how much GW Evolved was - that's still the best game on XBLA (in my opinion)..
It was 400 points.

I thought it was 800? Could be wrong though.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:54 am 0

They know Lumines is going to be a mega popular title no matter what price they stick on it. I'm guessing that's why it's high for an XBLA title

Yak · Post by **Yak** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:57 am 0

GW:RE was 400 points, definitely.

1200 points is taking the p*ss a bit unless a game is exceptional in the way that Bank Shot Billiards wasn't.

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:58 am 0

Just double checked, yeah GW2 was 400... was the first game I bought... in fact the first thing I did getting my 360

I'm quite curious about Lumines

WiredWorm · Post by **WiredWorm** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:05 am 0

Hmmm, if GW was only 400 then 1200 for Lumines (and indeed Bankshot Billiards) seems somewhat steep. Guess i'll grab the trial version and see if it warrants Â£10 of my hard earned cash........I guess that's the beauty of XBLA though.......

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:09 am 0

If you don't have the PSP version, I think a tenner is a decent price for Lumines. Might well come with some of the licensed stuff already in it, we just don't know yet.

legion · Post by **legion** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:19 pm 0

WiredWorm wrote:Hmmm, if GW was only 400 then 1200 for Lumines (and indeed Bankshot Billiards) seems somewhat steep. Guess i'll grab the trial version and see if it warrants Â£10 of my hard earned cash........I guess that's the beauty of XBLA though.......

It looks that way because GWRE is such a bargain. Zuma seemed expensive for 800 points but me and my girlfriend have played and enjoyed the game for over 24 hours in total. Which is much better value than the 8 hours I spent completing tomb raider.

Live arcade prices

taken from this article
http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/711/711897p1.html

Hopefully SFII will be 400 points. I think its a fair price for a game that I already own the original of.

Cadmium Lemon · Post by **Cadmium Lemon** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 1:33 pm 0

I'm a huge fan of Bankshot. Mainly because I'm ridiculously good at it.

It's a very solid pool game, and brilliant online (apart from the ocassional crash), and if it was on sale in shops for *whatvever the equivalent of 1200 points is* I'd say it was very good value.

When compared to, say, Marble Blast Ultra, it's an absolutely scandalous rip-off, of course.

Spirit · Post by **Spirit** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:11 pm 0

At the end of the day it's down to perception and what you like to get from a game

Overall I would say XBLA is very good for value.

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 7:33 am 0

Some guy's hands-on SF2 thing in his Blog...

And then there's Quarter Match... Just like in the arcade, you get to stand around while two people fight, then get in line to challenge the winner. This is more fun than you might think, because everybody in line can comment on the fight via live voice chat.

Soon, soon...

Jamesac · Post by **Jamesac** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 8:40 am 0

Let me see if I get this right-

A $40 title is being released at $15 (or 1200 points, as MS likes to phrase it) and people are complaining about it costing too much?

Seriously?

James

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Sun Jun 11, 2006 9:02 am 0

I just think that a lot of people will see that psychological 1000 points barrier and think "nah" and will opt to choose other content in preference to it, which is a shame as Lumines is a good game (though, it's little more than Tetris).

I think it's expensive for what the game offers in comparison to what is already available and what else will shortly be available on the XBLA marketplace.