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XBLA prices slowly rising, says Microsoft
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While the majority of XBLA games are still in the 800-point-and-under bracket, XBLA's Portfolio Director Chris Charla admits that the number of over-1,200-point titles in the service's library has been steadily increasing.
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During an interview with
GamesIndustry.biz, Charla said that XBLA's pricing trends are "a little bit of the opposite" of what one might normally see in an app-store ecosystem, where historically, pricing structures have entered "a race to zero as fast as possible."
So far, 2011 has seen 20 1,200-plus games land on XBLA. In 2010, 27 of the 85 games released for the service cost 1,200 points or more, an 8 percent increase over 2009, during which 21 out of 86 titles hit that price point. Charla attributes the gradual pricing increase to an increase in the number of quality titles on the platform: "I think the games that we're shipping -- a
Limbo or a
Castle Crashers -- are as good as anything on the market." He went on to say that while it's "really gratifying" to know that gamers are willing to pay a "premium" for digital content, it is the market that decides what direction prices will go.
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I hate it that the prices are going over 1200
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it doesnt make any sense really especially with the economy the way it is at least sony has kept their prices reasonable.
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jkipp82
it doesnt make any sense really especially with the economy the way it is at least sony has kept their prices reasonable.
agreed, it sucks that microsoft is increasing prices
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And yet Microsoft wonder why people turn to piracy and just download them for free from the internet.
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I have to admit i haven't touched my xbox in months. in fact i have changed most of my pre orders to ps3 versions of the games. i even pre ordered mass effect 3 for the pc.
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I've been seriously toying with the idea of getting a PS3 for a while now, especially as I really want Uncharted 3 and Infamous 2, that game looks awesome.
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longy999
I've been seriously toying with the idea of getting a PS3 for a while now, especially as I really want Uncharted 3 and Infamous 2, that game looks awesome.
Same here I bought one the first week it came out but I sold it :(. I really want uncharted 3 aswell. M$ is starting be greedy.
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thats why im glad i kept my ps3, just in case M$ did something like this
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I would say just wait for other prices from other companies increase, because of the economy.
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longy999
And yet Microsoft wonder why people turn to piracy and just download them for free from the internet.
Exactly! no everyone can afford their prices.
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first their charging for online now raising prices What else are they gunna do after u buy your game charge u a fee for playing your cd