Comments on: What Happened to Microtransactions? http://www.gamingtruth.com/2008/04/19/what-happened-to-microtransactions/ Gaming News, Reviews, and Editorials Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:59:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Xbox Live Update Brings Avatar Marketplace Pricing Debate to Twitter | GAMINGtruth http://www.gamingtruth.com/2008/04/19/what-happened-to-microtransactions/comment-page-1/#comment-36330 Xbox Live Update Brings Avatar Marketplace Pricing Debate to Twitter | GAMINGtruth Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:34:00 +0000 http://www.gamingtruth.com/2008/04/19/what-happened-to-microtransactions/#comment-36330 [...] I’m making with all this is not only are these prices well beyond what they should be - and what they were announced to be originally. I’ve been doing a bit of chatting on Twitter, making my feelings known about how ridiculous [...] [...] I’m making with all this is not only are these prices well beyond what they should be – and what they were announced to be originally. I’ve been doing a bit of chatting on Twitter, making my feelings known about how ridiculous [...]

]]> By: doommunchkin http://www.gamingtruth.com/2008/04/19/what-happened-to-microtransactions/comment-page-1/#comment-35756 doommunchkin Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:34:13 +0000 http://www.gamingtruth.com/2008/04/19/what-happened-to-microtransactions/#comment-35756 I agree. Though my beef with DLC most dont consider the norm. I am really very tired of games (battlefield bad company, call of duty world at war, ect.) offering weapons to you if you spend more money. Get the limited edition and we will unlock a gun for you that you would normally just have to wait for. Get the limited edition and this weekend you can use that "special" gun to get double the xp. To hell with that I say! How about this devs. A T-shirt, a sound track, a cool key chain, a hat, an art book. Something, anything thats actually worth a crap. How about a weapon that only comes with the limited edition? Not a game breaking BFG 2000, just something that stands out from what everyone else can get. Considering the price difference is about 15 bucks higher for the limited edition I expect to get something thats worth at least that much. So far it hasnt happened. AND STOP WITH GOLD WEAPONS ALREADY! I agree. Though my beef with DLC most dont consider the norm. I am really very tired of games (battlefield bad company, call of duty world at war, ect.) offering weapons to you if you spend more money. Get the limited edition and we will unlock a gun for you that you would normally just have to wait for. Get the limited edition and this weekend you can use that "special" gun to get double the xp. To hell with that I say! How about this devs. A T-shirt, a sound track, a cool key chain, a hat, an art book. Something, anything thats actually worth a crap. How about a weapon that only comes with the limited edition? Not a game breaking BFG 2000, just something that stands out from what everyone else can get. Considering the price difference is about 15 bucks higher for the limited edition I expect to get something thats worth at least that much. So far it hasnt happened. AND STOP WITH GOLD WEAPONS ALREADY!

]]> By: Want to Solve the Used Game Dilemma? Here's How to Do It. | GAMINGtruth http://www.gamingtruth.com/2008/04/19/what-happened-to-microtransactions/comment-page-1/#comment-35494 Want to Solve the Used Game Dilemma? Here's How to Do It. | GAMINGtruth Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:53:08 +0000 http://www.gamingtruth.com/2008/04/19/what-happened-to-microtransactions/#comment-35494 [...] I read something that makes me sick to my stomach. For every NXE announcement, there’s a negative digital distribution article. For every celebration, there are articles like these to remind us of what the power players in the [...] [...] I read something that makes me sick to my stomach. For every NXE announcement, there’s a negative digital distribution article. For every celebration, there are articles like these to remind us of what the power players in the [...]

]]> By: GamingTruth Puts Up 2 Articles Well Worth Reading | 360Sync.com http://www.gamingtruth.com/2008/04/19/what-happened-to-microtransactions/comment-page-1/#comment-35492 GamingTruth Puts Up 2 Articles Well Worth Reading | 360Sync.com Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:22:35 +0000 http://www.gamingtruth.com/2008/04/19/what-happened-to-microtransactions/#comment-35492 [...] If you’re at all interested in the state of our industry, you should definitely read these two articles that were put up by Deejay Knight on GamingTruth.  One is a tad old, dating back to April [...] [...] If you’re at all interested in the state of our industry, you should definitely read these two articles that were put up by Deejay Knight on GamingTruth.  One is a tad old, dating back to April [...]

]]> By: DjDATZ http://www.gamingtruth.com/2008/04/19/what-happened-to-microtransactions/comment-page-1/#comment-35755 DjDATZ Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:36:19 +0000 http://www.gamingtruth.com/2008/04/19/what-happened-to-microtransactions/#comment-35755 Right on Deejay. "The worst offenders of the transaction madness have content ready for download within a week of the game hitting store shelves. It doesn’t seem all that bad until you think about how long certification takes. That means the fresh DLC could likely have been on the game disc, but was purposely held back to make more money off of the downloads." Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight... The only things I've ever prurchased of the marketplace for less than 80 MSP was 3 picture packs. 2 were the U360 picture packs while the other one was the HAWX picture pack that was just released. If microsoft charged something like 5 or 10 MSP per picture, I'd be a lot more willing to get some of the premium ones. But that just won't happen because Microsoft is trying to gouge us for our money. How much will the clothing for Avatars cost? I can easily expect like 60-100 MSP for each shirt, pant, or hat...and then something like half that for face stuff like eyes, mouth, nose... You know what? If they dropped those prices to a tenth of that, i'm sure they'd have more than 10 times the sales. If something is 5 of 10 MSP, you wouldn't even really think about buying it...you'd just get it. And that way, a purchase of 800 MSP would go a LONG way. Right on Deejay. "The worst offenders of the transaction madness have content ready for download within a week of the game hitting store shelves. It doesn’t seem all that bad until you think about how long certification takes. That means the fresh DLC could likely have been on the game disc, but was purposely held back to make more money off of the downloads." Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight… The only things I've ever prurchased of the marketplace for less than 80 MSP was 3 picture packs. 2 were the U360 picture packs while the other one was the HAWX picture pack that was just released. If microsoft charged something like 5 or 10 MSP per picture, I'd be a lot more willing to get some of the premium ones. But that just won't happen because Microsoft is trying to gouge us for our money. How much will the clothing for Avatars cost? I can easily expect like 60-100 MSP for each shirt, pant, or hat…and then something like half that for face stuff like eyes, mouth, nose… You know what? If they dropped those prices to a tenth of that, i'm sure they'd have more than 10 times the sales. If something is 5 of 10 MSP, you wouldn't even really think about buying it…you'd just get it. And that way, a purchase of 800 MSP would go a LONG way.

]]> By: Collector's Edition MADNESS | GAMINGtruth http://www.gamingtruth.com/2008/04/19/what-happened-to-microtransactions/comment-page-1/#comment-27138 Collector's Edition MADNESS | GAMINGtruth Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:28:20 +0000 http://www.gamingtruth.com/2008/04/19/what-happened-to-microtransactions/#comment-27138 [...] you have a good answer please tell me , because there isn’t one good enough for my wallet to agree with just yet. Halo got a pass because it’s been a system seller since the original Xbox. I [...] [...] you have a good answer please tell me , because there isn’t one good enough for my wallet to agree with just yet. Halo got a pass because it’s been a system seller since the original Xbox. I [...]

]]> By: Mike http://www.gamingtruth.com/2008/04/19/what-happened-to-microtransactions/comment-page-1/#comment-13751 Mike Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:53:52 +0000 http://www.gamingtruth.com/2008/04/19/what-happened-to-microtransactions/#comment-13751 Truly well said. It is strange indeed how $60 doesn't purchase a complete game anymore. In our gaming world today, $60 titles get released with bugs and withheld content. It's disheartening. It wasn't long ago that games were $50, and not long before that $40. I bet it won't be more than 6 months before a $70 console title comes out, and it won't be a finished product either. Gaming is only for the rich these days. Truly well said.

It is strange indeed how $60 doesn’t purchase a complete game anymore. In our gaming world today, $60 titles get released with bugs and withheld content. It’s disheartening. It wasn’t long ago that games were $50, and not long before that $40. I bet it won’t be more than 6 months before a $70 console title comes out, and it won’t be a finished product either.

Gaming is only for the rich these days.

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