That might also have something to do with how crappy the interface for XBL is.
And their currency is stupid. Really really stupid.
And their currency is stupid. Really really stupid.
A Week of Steam Beats a Year of Xbox Live for Cthulhu Saves the World
- Thread starter Andy Chalk
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And one of those three dollars is mine! One of those three dollars are mine. Three of those dollars are mine? Three of the- you get the idea.
If it wasn't for CStW and BoLVII I probably wouldn't have bothered with the premium TF2 items.
If it wasn't for CStW and BoLVII I probably wouldn't have bothered with the premium TF2 items.
I am not surprised, the bundle on steam was quite a bit cheaper than the Xbox ports.
People like steam.
It gives us games a prices that are reflective of a product we cant trade out or resell(and then some savings for the fun of it)
Xbox on the other hand has taken a firm stance on selling games at the same price, or even higher than retail stores, because they don't price match.
Their stance is, we save you taking a shower, wiping the cheeto dust off your flabby ghoulish form and asking your mom to drive your 40 year old ass to the store, where you ask for an advance on your Allowance, as your hand shakes to pay the cute girl behind the counter, for you to go home and snuggle your love pillow dreaming of things that will never be with her.
Or whatever dehumanizing fuck you's they put on their memos to charge that much for digital distribution.
Side note, for the cost of the 3 black ops map packs, 15 maps. I purchased over 10 games including battlefield bf 2 with the vietnam and spectack set for less than the cost in M$ points to get the map pack.( other games include, torchlight, aaaaaaaah, wonderful end of the world, just cause 2, comp of heroes, assassins creed brother hood, nwn 2, and so on.)
People like steam.
It gives us games a prices that are reflective of a product we cant trade out or resell(and then some savings for the fun of it)
Xbox on the other hand has taken a firm stance on selling games at the same price, or even higher than retail stores, because they don't price match.
Their stance is, we save you taking a shower, wiping the cheeto dust off your flabby ghoulish form and asking your mom to drive your 40 year old ass to the store, where you ask for an advance on your Allowance, as your hand shakes to pay the cute girl behind the counter, for you to go home and snuggle your love pillow dreaming of things that will never be with her.
Or whatever dehumanizing fuck you's they put on their memos to charge that much for digital distribution.
Side note, for the cost of the 3 black ops map packs, 15 maps. I purchased over 10 games including battlefield bf 2 with the vietnam and spectack set for less than the cost in M$ points to get the map pack.( other games include, torchlight, aaaaaaaah, wonderful end of the world, just cause 2, comp of heroes, assassins creed brother hood, nwn 2, and so on.)
I HELPED!
Yeah, I was happier after buying Cthulhu Saves the World, than any other game I bought in the past year. Fun, addicting, hilarious, what more do you want?
Yeah, I was happier after buying Cthulhu Saves the World, than any other game I bought in the past year. Fun, addicting, hilarious, what more do you want?
I proudly count my money amongst the Steam sales! I was waiting soooooooo hard for the release of those two games on PC.
I love hearing this story. It's great to know that such a cool indie developer is being compensated for their stellar work, and I was all too happy to contribute.
I love hearing this story. It's great to know that such a cool indie developer is being compensated for their stellar work, and I was all too happy to contribute.
I know this is an aside to the thread, but as a many year long tf2 player I'm not sure I'm seeing the connection between Zeboyd's brilliant games here and tf2. Are there promo items that have somehow flown under my radar for the games?The Random One said:
And the XBLA Indie isn't on every xbox..atleast not here in Norway. Idk about rest of Europe.
I bought it..but I have that problem I buy a game/several games...then I have to sit down and play them...not play something else I have played several times xD
I bought it..but I have that problem I buy a game/several games...then I have to sit down and play them...not play something else I have played several times xD
It's possible he put money on his steam wallet and had some left over and decided to spend that on some premium items.Hiphophippo said:
Oh. You're likely right. Long day at work, didn't even notice that likelyhood.Scizophrenic Llama said:
Not surprising. I never bother even looking at the Xbox Live Indie Marketplace after finding nothing but junk games the first time I tried it. Microsoft should implement some form of quality control for the service, so that if you make some utter garbage like "your controller is now a vibrator", you don't get in.
Plus, I remember seeing the ad for these games right on the front of the Steam store page one day. That never happens on the 360, they're too busy cramming avatar items and that monotone drone from IGN down everyone's throats (seriously, get that IGN crap off my dashboard).
Plus, I remember seeing the ad for these games right on the front of the Steam store page one day. That never happens on the 360, they're too busy cramming avatar items and that monotone drone from IGN down everyone's throats (seriously, get that IGN crap off my dashboard).
Yeah, your rant would have made sense if the games in question didn't cost $1 and $3 on Xbox Live as was pointed out in this article. How much lower would you like the price on them to be exactly?XT inc said:
The point I was trying to make is that they price their wares at retail prices 100% of the time and don't feel the need to compete with anyone. I think the fact that you can purchase many of the same games a much steeper discounts on steam than you ever could on xbox stands for itself.mjc0961 said:
Even at their price you'd still need to fork over to get extra points that would be worthless to have remaining after purchasing two indie titles.
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Baby-Maker-Extreme/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802585504aeDustyDrB said:
I disagree.
Hmmmm...seems like someones math doesn't add up.
A year on XBL? It says right in the article that CSTW came out at the end of December 2010. So, a week of Steam DOESN'T beat a year on XBL for CSTW, it beats seven months-ish. Either that, or a week on Steam beats a year and a half-ish of Zeboyd games on XBL. Bah, fuck these meaningless article titles.
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A year on XBL? It says right in the article that CSTW came out at the end of December 2010. So, a week of Steam DOESN'T beat a year on XBL for CSTW, it beats seven months-ish. Either that, or a week on Steam beats a year and a half-ish of Zeboyd games on XBL. Bah, fuck these meaningless article titles.
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