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XBL Sale Roundup: June 24th, 2014

  • MadDragon360MadDragon360272,211
    Posted on 24 June 14 at 21:14
    Xtowers said:
    MadDragon360 said:
    What is with the stingy Ryse sale... (the game, not the dlc) cry
    Maybe trying to get Crytek a few extra dollars since they are on the edge of bankruptcy?

    http://www.xboxachievements.com/news/news-18523-Crytek-On-th...
    Hmm I guess that could be why. Dunno how much difference it'll make though. Can't see many people will be rushing out to buy it at that price.

    Surely they could of sold it for around £29.99. Would of made it a lot more tempting (I know I'd of bought it straight away at that price).

    Lots if people buying it cheaper must be better than a few people buying it at a higher price I'd assume. (Well that seems to be how it works for android/ios apps anyway laugh).
  • Removed Gamer

    Removed Gamer

    Posted on 24 June 14 at 22:04
    Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown for me. Might pick up Lego Harry Potter and Condemned too
    I have a fifth sense. It's like I have ESPN or something.
  • o DEEVIUS oo DEEVIUS o673,886
    Posted on 24 June 14 at 22:17
    ChewieOnIce said:
    o DEEVIUS o said:
    Did anyone even know that Red Dead was 75% off yesterday?
    Yes Deevius, you did wink

    These were last week's deals:
    XBL Sale Roundup: June 17th, 2014

    New deals start on Tuesday.
    Thanks Chewbar, I've only been on TA for 5 years how am I supposed to know how shit works headspin
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  • Rody2k6BRRody2k6BR117,425
    Posted on 24 June 14 at 22:17
    is Virtua Tennis VPN only?
  • ChewieOnIceChewieOnIce2,457,065
    Posted on 24 June 14 at 22:24
    o DEEVIUS o said:
    ChewieOnIce said:
    o DEEVIUS o said:
    Did anyone even know that Red Dead was 75% off yesterday?
    Yes Deevius, you did wink

    These were last week's deals:
    XBL Sale Roundup: June 17th, 2014

    New deals start on Tuesday.
    Thanks Chewbar, I've only been on TA for 5 years how am I supposed to know how shit works headspin
    Lol, I know the feeling. I'm still finding out stuff after all these years
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  • Redd FiveRedd Five1,178,218
    Posted on 24 June 14 at 22:37
    Maybe Fable Heroes for me, but probably nothing.

    The Cave is fabulous if you haven't played it yet. Don't look at any guides until at least your 2nd playthrough!
  • Rusty Nail zhRusty Nail zh1,829,335
    Posted on 24 June 14 at 22:37
    Does microsoft roll dices to get the exchange rate they apply??
    I have come here to chew bubble gum and kiss ass...and I'm all out of bubble gum.
  • HolyHalfDeadHolyHalfDead821,729
    Posted on 24 June 14 at 22:49, Edited on 25 June 14 at 01:00 by HolyHalfDead
    Rusty Nail zh said:
    Does microsoft roll dices to get the exchange rate they apply??
    Every country gets the same discount in XBL sales.

    MarcFisher58 said:
    LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - 50.00% off - Now US$14.99 / £22.49 / €32.49 / AU$49.97

    I don't want to be that guy, but $14.99 is £8.83, not £22.49. UK being completely diddled by Microsoft. I'd pick it up in a second for £8.83
    Swinny Costello said:
    LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - 50.00% off - Now US$14.99 / £22.49 / €32.49 / AU$49.97

    What the hell?

    To make it clearer to anybody, under current conversion this amazing 'special' would be $46.85 in USD. What a crock of shit.

    I know we're not the only ones that get screwed in game prices, but this is getting ridiculous.
    Don't torture yourself about what things cost in other countries. You don't pay for cars in US dollars, so why should games be any different? LEGO Marvel is a $75 game in Australia, so $25 off retail price is a good discount.

    It is human nature to consider how worse off you are and not how much better off you are. LEGO Marvel costs $100 ($92AUD) in New Zealand, but people don't think how lucky we are that we don't get screwed as much as somewhere else.
  • ZemidekZemidek392,100
    Posted on 24 June 14 at 22:49
    oh man, a close friend of mine just bought VF5 for $19.99 two days ago, I feel so sorry for him facepalm
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  • G3T jiMMi3DG3T jiMMi3D389,368
    Posted on 24 June 14 at 23:07
    I like the look of lego harry potter but i dont think my backlog can take anymore
  • Posted on 24 June 14 at 23:18, Edited on 24 June 14 at 23:19 by TheTrollinNooB
    100% on all but 1 of those Lego games, might give Fable 2 a try didn't like Fable 3 much.
  • Removed Gamer

    Removed Gamer

    Posted on 24 June 14 at 23:33
    GF5 aZZ said:
    SO glad I just bought a second hand copy of condemned angry
    Why on earth would you buy a second copy of a game that has no multiplayer whatsoever ?
  • j12damaxj12damax714,847
    Posted on 24 June 14 at 23:38, Edited on 25 June 14 at 01:19 by j12damax
    D3m0nF0rc3 said:
    GF5 aZZ said:
    SO glad I just bought a second hand copy of condemned angry
    Why on earth would you buy a second copy of a game that has no multiplayer whatsoever ?
    He said second-hand, i.e. used.

    That being said, Virtua Tennis, yay or nay?
    "That was totally uncalled for, but a lot of fun to watch."
  • T r a s k xT r a s k x2,087,951
    Posted on 24 June 14 at 23:58
    Have heard vf5 fs is quite easy,might give it a try
  • MugenKairoMugenKairo344,900
    Posted on 25 June 14 at 00:19
    50% off and Diablo III is still AU$45...? Damnit. The time has not yet arrived.
    'We all make choices, but in the end those choices make us'
  • Posted on 25 June 14 at 00:24
    would love to pick up a lego game for 5 bucks but damm nearly 8gb it adds up
    budah
  • HolyHalfDeadHolyHalfDead821,729
    Posted on 25 June 14 at 00:42, Edited on 25 June 14 at 00:58 by HolyHalfDead
    MadDragon360 said:
    Xtowers said:
    MadDragon360 said:
    What is with the stingy Ryse sale... (the game, not the dlc) cry
    Maybe trying to get Crytek a few extra dollars since they are on the edge of bankruptcy?

    http://www.xboxachievements.com/news/news-18523-Crytek-On-th...
    Hmm I guess that could be why. Dunno how much difference it'll make though. Can't see many people will be rushing out to buy it at that price.

    Surely they could of sold it for around £29.99. Would of made it a lot more tempting (I know I'd of bought it straight away at that price).

    Lots if people buying it cheaper must be better than a few people buying it at a higher price I'd assume. (Well that seems to be how it works for android/ios apps anyway laugh).
    Well I don't have Ryse, but if I could I would buy the season pass today. Now a season pass isn't much good without the game, so it doesn't matter to me whether the game is full price, 17% off or 33% off. In fact it not being full price is probably incentive enough to buy the game at the same time. The other option is sit on the season pass and wait for a 33% sale on the game, and I have done that once before.

    If the season pass wasn't on sale, then I totally agree that a 17% reduction may generate a 10% increase in sales, but a 33% drop may generate a 30% increase in sales. But remember those 30% won't be buying the game at full price or the next sale, but the 20% who didn't bite at 17% could bite at 33%. This is why the only games that are 75% off the first time they go on sale are dreadful.

    If you have ever sold a house or a car and it sells the day you list it at your asking price, you can't help but wonder if people would have been prepared to pay more.

    No I am going way of topic, but if games that were any good were sold by auction (the way to get the highest amount anyone is prepared to pay for what you are selling), I guarantee the game companies would make more money. Imagine if Halo 5 was listed as a limited number of copies a day, you would see the first copies selling for hundreds of dollars and it would be weeks before it was down to $50 and months before you could pick it up fo $30.
  • Posted on 25 June 14 at 00:57
    YA BILLY said:
    Good thing I bought the Ryse season pass full price before the first DlC came out, just to see it half price even before the first DLC comes out and then numerous times afterwards. BTW all Ryse dlc is crap.
    DLC sucks, Season passes suck, because they mean moar DLC. Waiting on a season pass for a sale however, is a valid strategy, because I only buy DLC for achievements, so I'm in no rush to get it first.
    Your financial solution
  • Posted on 25 June 14 at 01:14
    What's the verdict on Fable Heroes and Alpha Protocol?
    Lord Namlig
  • Posted on 25 June 14 at 01:37
    Finally, Ryse DLC on sale. going to pick that up and play some survival.
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