New online gameshop -by Microsoft

[biostud]

http://www.microsoft.com/games/en-US/index.aspx

http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/ne...-browser-based-windows-store-for-pc-games.ars

 

[Mike Gayner]

The client interface is decent but I can't figure out if currencies are local or USD. If they're local then the prices are good, if they're USD then LOL I'll stick with Steam.

edit: Furthermore, game add-ons (eg DLC) are sold in Microsoft dollars, whatever the fuck that is.

 

[Malak]

Microsoft things that by making their own currency and requiring people to purchase it in arbitrary amounts that they will make more money this way. What actually occurs is people refuse to use the system entirely.

This is why Zune is not as popular as it should be. Microsoft points.

 

[RavenSEAL]

If you think Steam is pricey, i suggest you do not hit the link.

 

[Bateluer]

I utterly the despise the use of 'points' to purchase media, whether they be Microsoft points, XBL points, Bioware points, or EA points. Let me just purchase with my VISA card, like I do anything else. Idiots.

 

[xCxStylex]

I utterly the despise the use of 'points' to purchase media, whether they be Microsoft points, XBL points, Bioware points, or EA points. Let me just purchase with my VISA card, like I do anything else. Idiots.

I fucking hate it too. It's such bullshit (but great for the companies) to make more money, because people pay first for products that they don't necessarily buy, and when it comes to games like League of Legends, you ALWAYS have extra points left over.

I wish there'd be a class action suing Riot Games like they sued Microsoft regarding their bullshit point systems.

If the points were $10 for 1000 points and everything costed 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, ect points, then I wouldn't mind as much.

But when you're getting 1000 poitns and shit costs 560 390 and what the fuck else, it's complete bullshit.

 

[AstroManLuca]

I fucking hate it too. It's such bullshit (but great for the companies) to make more money, because people pay first for products that they don't necessarily buy, and when it comes to games like League of Legends, you ALWAYS have extra points left over.

I wish there'd be a class action suing Riot Games like they sued Microsoft regarding their bullshit point systems.

If the points were $10 for 1000 points and everything costed 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, ect points, then I wouldn't mind as much.

But when you're getting 1000 poitns and shit costs 560 390 and what the fuck else, it's complete bullshit.

At least they changed it so you can buy points in quantities of 400 or 800 at a time. It used to be most things cost 400, 800, 1200, etc. points but you had to buy in quantities of 500, 1000, 2000, etc. It's still bullshit though.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Hey just make it similar to steam, allow me to re-download when I want and the ultimate allow xbox PC cross platform play.