Marketplace Points were never meant to 'Mislead' anyone...GTFO

[Twigg4075]

On a sidenote, I also heard on a recent podcast that only 15% of Live users download paid DLC. One of the main reasons Rockstar and M$ screwed us over and released GTA DLC on a disc when it was supposed to be download only. They had to recoup their money.

Maybe they would make more money if they didn't fuck people so much.

The Gamer Husbands also made a great point concerning the ridiculously overpriced 360 hard drives. If they weren't so expensive maybe more people would be inlined to upgrade from their paltry 20 gigs and the have room to download some DLC. It seems like a win-win to me.

 

[Twigg4075]

leftover points you cant do anything with is lame. happens on 360 and ps3 but ive had it happen to me more on 360.

From the responses on Kotaku...

Bakagaijin (referring to purchases on PSN):
"There is a drop down option in the wallet to choose the exact amount."

 

[Maynard]

bitch bitch bitch....dont yu get sick of being bitter? you know the saying...."you cant please everyone"
well that was created because of people like you.

now since your directly refering to something i said.

And for all the people that keep saying "Well Xbox Live is a worldwide thing, blah blah blah." Did you fucking read the article?

yes i read the article.

"He goes on to explain "no matter if you're on the yen or the euro or the dollar — something that's 200 points is 200 points everywhere around the world", which apparently makes things easier on Microsoft.

no shit....thats what leaf stated first, and i said at least 2 different time. You post this to make a point, but its exactly the reason why they have the points system vs the currency system

Except...the points themselves don't cost the same from region to region, undermining that uniformity."

i disagree. why does it undermine anything to charge someone in the US $5, but that same thing is $10 somewhere else? by your standard, i should be able to buy a house for $20000 because thats what the exact same house would cost me in mexico....

 

[Maynard]

on a side note, its just impossible to discuss anything with you regarding games anymore. you are so blinded by your close minded opinions that you fail to see anyone elses points.

this thread was originally about an article saying MS point mislead people. now its turned into your personal soap box to bitch about microsoft.

We all know the system sucks for a variety of reasons. but to claim they made it to mislead people is just an ignorant statement regardless of the people who make that claim.

if i hated a product as much as you hate ms, i simply would not use it. but you continue to use and continue to bitch. you have the choice to not use it....so dont use it anymore and STFU about it already

 

[leaffan]

I think he's now saying the same things we already said like 3 pages back.

I think you guys would bitch about ordering a large pizza and be pissed that there is 2 or 3 slices left over. I WANT MY MONEY BACK FOR THAT!

 

[Twigg4075]

I think he's now saying the same things we already said like 3 pages back.

I think you guys would bitch about ordering a large pizza and be pissed that there is 2 or 3 slices left over. I WANT MY MONEY BACK FOR THAT!

LOL. Funny, but not even the same thing. At least with the pizza I have the option of eating it. With the left over points I can't do shit with them.

 

[stevsta]

LOL. Funny, but not even the same thing. At least with the pizza I have the option of eating it. With the left over points I can't do shit with them.

microsoft makes it so their is always something to get they even have weekly deals sometimes like i mentioned earlier the indie games are cheap and some are pretty cool

 

[Twigg4075]

microsoft makes it so their is always something to get they even have weekly deals sometimes like i mentioned earlier the indie games are cheap and some are pretty cool

I do think the deals are cool. But a lot of the time the deals make the games even stranger prices, like 320 points and such. That's when you get screwed.

 

[Ravin]

Honestly, if you are listening to a podcast where they have to stop and think how much will it be for 540 points (540/80 = $7 you need to buy (560pts)) then you probably should start questioning the respectability of the podcast.

And seriously, are we breaking our balls over a couple points here. Man you guys penny pinch like no tomorrow. Boohoo 200pts are left on my account and I can't do anything with them. Sure, it would be nice if you could just have a slider bar that goes from 0 to 10,000 points and you select how much you need, but we don't have it. I understand the economy is bad, but are we seriously going to shit ourselves over $2.50? And besides, the majority of you complaining about having extra are the people who BUY DLC. I don't buy it and I have like 300-700 pts on their still. And when something comes along I'll get it.

 

[Maynard]

Honestly, if you are listening to a podcast where they have to stop and think how much will it be for 540 points (540/80 = $7 you need to buy (560pts)) then you probably should start questioning the respectability of the podcast.

And seriously, are we breaking our balls over a couple points here. Man you guys penny pinch like no tomorrow. Boohoo 200pts are left on my account and I can't do anything with them. Sure, it would be nice if you could just have a slider bar that goes from 0 to 10,000 points and you select how much you need, but we don't have it. I understand the economy is bad, but are we seriously going to shit ourselves over $2.50? And besides, the majority of you complaining about having extra are the people who BUY DLC. I don't buy it and I have like 300-700 pts on their still. And when something comes along I'll get it.

i see your point, but still, its alot of unused points that MS ends up winning on. think superman 3 or office space

the stuff that you would spend that left points on is lame and nothing worth buying. I just try and add it up and then use it.

 

[Buzzman]

the hard drive thing is very true. I got a 300 GB harddrive for ps3 for $65 yet for 120 GB its what $150?

 

[Twigg4075]

the hard drive thing is very true. I got a 300 GB harddrive for ps3 for $65 yet for 120 GB its what $150?

Yup. Pretty awesome, huh? I can't wait until they finally release the 250 GB hard drives. I'm guessing they will be $250-300.

 

[jms493]

Yup. Pretty awesome, huh? I can't wait until they finally release the 250 GB hard drives. I'm guessing they will be $250-300.

u can buy them on ebay for about $70-$100

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-250Gb-HARD-...tZVideo_Games_Accessories?hash=item3359a3129a

 

[leaffan]

the hard drive thing is very true. I got a 300 GB harddrive for ps3 for $65 yet for 120 GB its what $150?

Do I even need to go and explain this again. I'm not even going to bother. Common sense is lacking in this thread.

 

[killgod]

LOL. Funny, but not even the same thing. At least with the pizza I have the option of eating it. With the left over points I can't do shit with them.

You can't?

You can't buy cheap things like themes/etc?

Or, the next time you buy points, you'll have 500 + leftovers...which might be enough for 2 things you want?

You act as if those points just gtfo your account if unused on the purchase.