[QUOTE="Vari3ty"][QUOTE="thedarklinglord"] Yeah, I'm expecting typical XBox sale prices, which is to say meager discounts that still leave the games so grossly overpriced that it's almost an outright lie to call the event a sale. Like, "Bioshock Infinite was $59.99 but now you can save a whole $10!" Nevermind the fact that you can buy a physical copy for $39.99 and then sell it or trade it for a possible $20 cash or credit. Still, I'm trying to hold onto a sliver of hope that maybe, just maybe, Microsoft will surprise us and do something unexpected, something a little crazy. It would be the smart move. First, I think it'd help generate some good will toward the company - something I believe they still need. Second, it'd be a good way to test the waters and maybe get some feedback on how to improve the XBox Marketplace to make it a more appealing option to those people who typically avoid digital downloads because they can't be sold or traded. And third, even though the 360 and PS3 will be around and, to some extent, still supported for a few more years yet, this generation is mostly coming to an end, and since a lot of people will be moving on to next gen consoles, now seems like an appropriate time to just have a proper blowout on all those older games; since they've already gotten pretty much all the sales they were going to get at $60, then $40, and finally $20, you might as well milk the last few drops by catching all the stragglers who still wouldn't buy them at $20 but, at a super-low discount of just $5 per title, can't pass them up. But, yeah, I doubt we'll see something like that. I mean, it's not entirely unprecedented, since they did have Alan Wake on sale for $5 a couple weeks ago. That shows they're not above getting a little crazy with their sale prices (though, at the time, I believe Steam was selling Alan Wake, the two DLC, and American Nightmare as a bundle for less 4 bucks, so...) and they could do it again, possibly with several games (Perfect Dark Zero, Mass Effect, Prey, Crysis, Bulletstorm, The Orange Box and a few others would all be ideal choices). But I'm not optimistic.nickr2d2
At least they're moving away from the annoying points system. That's always been a big turnoff for me.Â
I actually really liked the points system. It made it so that I didn't have to enter a credit card, I could just go to the store, and pick up 1600 points. I hope I can still pick up pre-paid cards at the store. That wouldn't have any effect on your ability to do that. The PSN has had cards
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