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(02-01-2007, 05:11 PM)
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JP publishers go for broke on XBMarketplace
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I just checked the Marketplace for updates and it seems Aquazone and A-Train have some major new DLC.
First off, Aquazone. This is infamous among Japanese gamers as only having 480 points of achievements built into the retail game. Until now, you haven't been able to get more than that (and it's been out half a year!). They've added 18 fish that can be purchased for a whopping sum of ~5000 MS points! And that will still only take the max up to 840 points, I believe. Yeah, you can see the fish are actually on the disc because the downloads are 108kB each. Thanks. Next, A-Train. Thankfully this has no bearing on achievements, afaik, but there are now 21 new trains online for 50 MS points each. Again 108kB each, but at least the price is not extortionate this time.
Last edited by Jonnyram; 02-01-2007 at 05:14 PM.
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(02-01-2007, 05:16 PM)
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#3
Japan just doesn't understand.
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#upliftingtherace
(02-01-2007, 05:20 PM)
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#5
wait, MS actually allows companies to sell content that allows you to get achievements?
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(02-01-2007, 05:33 PM)
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#10
Originally Posted by The Faceless Master:
Strange things are afoot at the Circle-K. I have a feeling this might be a mistake or something. |
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(02-01-2007, 06:33 PM)
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#20
Originally Posted by The Faceless Master:
I mean on one hand it's good the devs are looking ahead with stuff like this as it saves HD space, but then they have shitass's like EA taking the low road with ridiculous shit that should be stopped. |
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(02-01-2007, 06:42 PM)
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#22
Originally Posted by Odysseus:
why this THIS IS ALL MICROSOFT'S FAULT. clearly. :rolleyes begone villain (at least until mass effect comes out). i felt bad re-reading this, you know i'm kidding right? <3 all around
Last edited by arne; 02-01-2007 at 06:45 PM.
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(02-01-2007, 06:48 PM)
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#24
Originally Posted by Link316:
Oh but there's no rush. |
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(02-01-2007, 06:49 PM)
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#25
Originally Posted by arne:
.... %$#@ :( |
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(02-01-2007, 06:52 PM)
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#27
Originally Posted by ShutEye:
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(02-01-2007, 06:53 PM)
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#28
Originally Posted by Odysseus:
well, you should also have faith that the powers that be most likely wouldn't endorse a pay for gamerscore scenario like this. while i do not know what goes on in Japan-land, i have to assume some miscommunication or mistake happened. we'll see what happens. |
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(02-01-2007, 06:55 PM)
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#29
Originally Posted by arne:
it's more about constant dlc, paying for items already on the disk (!), unfinished games and/or paying extra for things you used to get for free (or even got for free on another platform's version of the same game), etc not exactly japan-centric, and the powers that be seem not to care |
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(02-01-2007, 07:48 PM)
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#30
Originally Posted by arne:
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(02-02-2007, 12:27 AM)
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#32
Here y'all go. the definitive word on this and how things work with achievements/gamerscore.
http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archi...01/540575.aspx :) |
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(02-02-2007, 12:31 AM)
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#33
Originally Posted by Diablohead:
So developed are actively releasing less content for a game, although they already made it and shuip it on the disc you buy, to make available later through an unlockable file for which you pay too much. This is basically the same as me selling you the cake in your fridge that was hidden by the bread you were eating. And,
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(02-02-2007, 12:31 AM)
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Owch not your 1000 GS for the price of the game.
paying extra for the ability to get the rest of your 1000 = Terrible. Gamerscore post seems to counter that so who's right? did MS just not catch these? or jut being lax in Japan with developers to try and tempt more in? /my head hurts. |
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half-wit retard monkey's ass
(02-02-2007, 12:34 AM)
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#36
Originally Posted by Gowans007:
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(02-02-2007, 12:46 AM)
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#38
Originally Posted by Troidal:
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(02-02-2007, 12:58 AM)
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#40
Originally Posted by cvxfreak:
Dead Raising has free costumes. Lost Planet I dont recall any new MP maps and stuff. Ahhh but COD3 is the most guilty of them all, pay 800 points for 5 maps, but in a ranked game if 1 person doesnt have the map, you cant play it LOL (u can still play those maps in player matches I guess). |
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(02-02-2007, 12:58 AM)
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#41
Originally Posted by Jonnyram:
That's not to say I am against the idea (because I would go buy a character's swimsuit set in DOAX2 if I had the game :D), it's just the pricing scheme in Japan can sometimes be so horrible, it's blatantly obvious they want to just take more of your money. It's all about balance. RR6 was generous enough to allow extra car downloadables, I don't know why they didn't bother charging for those when other games do it rampantly (and the data is already in the disc, so you are essentially just paying to unlock them! grrr...). |