Xbox Live Arcade gets second sale

  • By Polybren, GameSpot
  • Posted Sep 24, 2007 11:50 am PT

Microsoft welcomed September with its first-ever Xbox Live Arcade sale, and it's wrapping up the month in the same way. Starting Tuesday at 5 p.m. Pacific, Bankshot Billiards 2, Hardwood Spades, and Frogger will all see a temporary price drop. But unlike the half-off specials of the Labor Day sale,...

Microsoft welcomed September with its first-ever Xbox Live Arcade sale, and it's wrapping up the month in the same way. Starting Tuesday at 5 p.m. Pacific, Bankshot Billiards 2, Hardwood Spades, and Frogger will all see a temporary price drop. But unlike the half-off specials of the Labor Day sale, these price reductions will be more modest.

Bankshot Billiards 2 ordinarily sells for 1,200 Microsoft points ($15), but during the promotion, it will sell for 900 Microsoft points ($11.25). Meanwhile, Frogger and Hardwood Spades--each of which normally sells for 400 Microsoft points ($5)--will fetch 300 Microsoft points ($3.75) for the sale.

The price drops will remain in effect until 5 p.m. Pacific on October 2.

78 Comments

  • ArneZ

    Posted Sep 26, 2007 1:35 am PT

    Bankshot Billiards 2 costs 600

  • windowlicker

    Posted Sep 26, 2007 12:46 am PT

    Bankshot Billiards 2 is now priced at 600 points which is much better.

  • BPDecPimp

    Posted Sep 25, 2007 11:19 pm PT

    looks like Hardwood spades is actually 200 points

  • zyxomma100

    Posted Sep 25, 2007 10:09 am PT

    Let's just admit that the Marketplace is inherently flawed. Prices haven't dropped on anything really since they've started the service. Sure, the Gears map pack went to free, but that's a special case. Sure, there was that temporary sale, but it doesn't hide the fact that we're now paying several times what the PC owners are paying for the Oblivion expansions.

    Until I see some permanent price cuts on some decent items, I refuse to buy anything from the Marketplace.

  • Thorpe89 Site moderator

    Posted Sep 25, 2007 8:12 am PT

    I might pick up Frogger then during this sale.

  • snarple_basic

    Posted Sep 25, 2007 7:34 am PT

    Frogger is cool but I dont really want it enough to pay. Would have like a few more interesting games with discounts..... Puzzle fighter would have been nice since I already think its too high of a price for it.

  • PseudoFinrod

    Posted Sep 25, 2007 1:01 am PT

    Could they have possibly picked a more boring set of games to put on sale?

  • lewser5

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 10:53 pm PT

    What?! only temporary? They should be permanent, but I guess they want to get people interested in them or at least get people to look at what other games have that they might like instead.

  • egraves7

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 8:36 pm PT

    Big fat hairy deal.

  • vass86

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 8:04 pm PT

    i thought there would be a good arcade sale going on and instead you get just three games (and not very good ones). bit of a dissapointment. i would have got space giraffe, castlevania, goldenaxe etc

  • buzzguy

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 7:34 pm PT

    That pool game is wayyy over-priced. 400 pts seems more reasonable to me for that title.

  • Dirk13

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 6:31 pm PT

    hmmmm i dunno, more modest price reductions for even more modest titles. If they price reducded something i was actually on the fence about that would be one thing.....

  • asmodeus_z

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 5:43 pm PT

    Would never fork out money for the above mentioned game even if they are going at 80% off. Give us better deal like 50% off bomberman / street of rage?

  • MegamanX97

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 5:23 pm PT

    Not much of a price cut on games that arnt very popular. Even with a 7 to 10 $ price cut to these games i wouldnt waste money on them. That is just me though.

  • Pete5506

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 5:19 pm PT

    cool

  • vaejas

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 5:09 pm PT

    joeamis:
    Wow tiny savings on horrible games...

    And it's just the beginning...

  • DJ_Lae

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 4:38 pm PT

    It makes sense, really - and Microsoft is never going to release actual numbers, but I have no doubt that all three of these games were selling poorly. There's no point in dropping the price on games that people are still buying, though it would be nice to see a price drop on something decent out of goodwill and nothing else.

  • bghattas

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 4:14 pm PT

    Nothing I want. Even if these games were half price I wouldn't want BB2 or Hardwood Spades. Already 200ed Frooger.

  • joeamis

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 4:11 pm PT

    Wow tiny savings on horrible games...

  • Joe_Combat

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 4:03 pm PT

    ms should be giving those games away 4 free

  • paullywog

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 3:43 pm PT

    let's see here... a geometry wars-marbleblast-uno-prince of persia sale is what they need.

  • revelations

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 3:42 pm PT

    I'll be more interested when they do Doom and Castlevania and Street Fighter. Games that are worth the amount we are forced to pay for them.

  • lamprey263

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 3:28 pm PT

    I'm just starting to get hooked on downloading XBLA games; they're so great. I think Boom Boom Rocket is my favorite.

  • blue_tape

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 3:26 pm PT

    I don't care about the why not, I just want to see a significant price drop for Lumines.

  • jaysonball

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 3:23 pm PT

    I'm sorry, what does this have to do with halo 3?

  • sasquatchua

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 3:16 pm PT

    Maybe MS should start doing the faux supply shortages that Disney does... "once they go back in the XBLA vault, they're not coming back for 10 years!" Then I'd be thinking "I'd have to wait to play Spades on my Xbox for that long?!? Where's my freaking credit card?"

  • blaqhart

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 3:02 pm PT

    I just bought Spades yesterday

  • SteveTwo

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 3:02 pm PT

    :-D I just got Bankshot Billiards. One of those code-cards was at my local game store, they didn't know what to do with it, so they sold it to me for $3. Problem is, the game just isn't that good. And I like pool. And I like pool video games somewhat even. But I sure would have been pissed if I paid $15 for this game! $3 worked for me.

  • gta11

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 3:01 pm PT

    How can these games compete with Halo 3???

  • John_of_Fire

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 3:00 pm PT

    The last sale had great games at great prices. This sale has poor games still overpriced. Billiards should be $10 regular priced. Spades for $2.50 might have sold me but no deal.

  • TheVinster

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:59 pm PT

    Billiards for 1,200 is more than overpriced, 900 is overpriced; keep dropping... maybe when you hit Free I'll buy you.

  • Headhunter01

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:56 pm PT

    I actually would not download any of those games, even if they were free.

  • s3lFc0nTr0l

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:52 pm PT

    i always wanted bankshot but theres no way i pay 15 dollars for it. and that price is still high

  • FLEEBS

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:50 pm PT

    Sorry. These games are not exciting and the price drop is not enticing.

  • JDubs07

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:45 pm PT

    These games are not all that great.

  • pianoman4life

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:34 pm PT

    Play a penny or so cheaper games, or just save that money to buy a meal or five. Hmm...

  • Archangel3371

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:31 pm PT

    Ugh. Yeah even I have to admit that this is a pretty lame deal not to mention that right now I only have 270 credits and I was figuring that I would have been able to get at least one game with it until I get some more points. I would have definately picked up Frogger had that one been 200 points. I'll be getting some more points before this sale expires but I'm going to pass on picking any up mainly just to send a message that I was happier with the more meaningful sale prices then these modest reductions offer.

  • moocow21

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:29 pm PT

    Wow.. thank goodness MS is so generous.

  • shadowsniper513

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:26 pm PT

    well.....i already have frogger, i got billiards with a xbox live 12 month pack, and i just don't get spades.......i would rather play halo 3

  • Telekenesis123

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:22 pm PT

    Bah, they are really offering stinkers on these sales.

  • juicenpancakes

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:22 pm PT

    wow... this is.... umm.... wow....

  • stafax

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:18 pm PT

    None of those sound good. Bankshot Billards would be a nice purchase, if the price drop were a lot bigger. Like maybe $5-$7 would be fine, but even at $11.25 I wouldn't pay that much for it.

  • DullBozer

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:16 pm PT

    Wow... thanks MS... So what are you guys going to do with all that money were gonna save on those great titles...

  • kdt55

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:11 pm PT

    THIS IS HUGE!!!!

  • grand17

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:08 pm PT

    those should definitely be permanent price drops

  • cosmostein77

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:03 pm PT

    Wow, We sure love to complain, If you don't want them, then don't buy em. I am always stuck with 200 or 300 left over points which netted me Dig Dug for 200 points in September, so having the option to get a game like Frogger with my left overs does have some appeal.

  • nccpeter

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:03 pm PT

    These games must of had the lowest buy rate. Why else would they be on sale.

  • Questlove711

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:02 pm PT

    This is dumb! All these games suck (Frogger is allright). Let's see a sale on Pacman C.E. There's a game I'd like a discount on.

  • jcloverboy

    Posted Sep 24, 2007 2:01 pm PT

    I own Frogger of these 3 already...but the other two games really don't do it for me.

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