Microsoft and Bungie just annonced the first map pack for Halo 3 called the Heroic Map Pack. It will be available on december 11, 3 levels for 800 points. Images inside.
Deftangel you always manage to spin things in their favor even when you disagree with their actions. Brilliant! ;P
And I don't know about the UK, but games in the USA are certainly more expensive this generation than last, especially when you consider the fact that the value of our dollar isn't exactly on the rise right now. Add to this the ever increasing hidden costs these games come with, and you're looking at one pissed off consumer. Games aren't $60, they're $60 and then some. Never mind the fact that many publishers have started generating additional revenue through (MS owns Massive!) which simply goes to pad their pockets, rather than recoup the cost of post release support... which used to be free.
Next thing you know we'll be paying for a peer to peer network that we host with our own bandwidth, and have advertisements spread across the Xbox 360 dashboard, even for paying customers.. oh, wait, they do that already. :/
the game is so successful that even if a high percentage of players don't buy it, they'll still make bank. You can be upset but remember MS isn't here to make us happy, they're hear to make money. They don't hear our complaints, they only speak money. Don't buy it (fat chance, i know) and they'll lower the price....
Commented on 2007-11-20 17:29:34 In reply to Trup1aya4rea1
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the game is so successful that even if a high percentage of players don't buy it, they'll still make bank. You can be upset but remember MS isn't here to make us happy, they're hear to make money. They don't hear our complaints, they only speak money. Don't buy it (fat chance, i know) and they'll lower the price....
That's the pity really, that consumers are okay with this approach. There are plenty of developers who do listen, and do try their best to make their fans happy. They're the ones who will continue to get my money.
Commented on 2007-11-20 19:05:03 In reply to GriftGFX
Haha I'm not spinning, I'm just speculating. Bungie stuck their neck out to get a fair deal for the Halo 2 DLC and I think that was pretty reasonable when all said and done.
For whatever reason, that hasn't happened this time and you have to ask why. We saw MS play hard ball with Epic, it's not a great leap to focus the accusing fingers in their direction again this time.
If you read the latest interview with Marty O'Donnel, Bungie own themselves wholly there's none of this 51% 49% malarkey going on.
800 MS points? No thanks.
Some people will be stupid enough to pay for these but I'll wait until they are free just like I did with Halo 2.
At the end of teh day you can't blame MS. There are obviously enough stupid people out there paying this sort of money for them to make it worth while. If they piss a few people off then it doesn't matter as long as they make their $.
Bungie and Microsoft obviously held these maps back for later release, and they're obviously not the first to do it, the marketplace has become a huge back pocket for developers/publishers to rake cash into and they're making the most out of it since people are buying this stuff, i mean there are publishers releasing DLC even before their game has hit the shelves now, before developers would try and put everything onto a disc before it went retail, those days are long gone i'm afraid.
everythings more expenseve now..u dont compain that current gen console are more then prev gen was when it was current gen, and also there are definitly more maps coming and these maps are really well made, if u arent willing to pay for excellence then ur loss
k well im definetly not buying these maps wen they come out, its a rip off. but from what i see from these images, its clear to me now why next gen games never look like what they could be. i guess AA has a lot to do with how good a game looks. hope the next-gen consoles coming out in 7 years use heavy AA. that would be hot sauce.
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Look if your not going to buy them then just quit your mother fucking bitching about prices. It is only about 8 dollars and the prices are just going to be going up in life so nothing going to be cheap. And if you are working im sure you can save the money to buy it. So quit your bitching and wait about 3 months to get them for free.
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Microsoft is in charge of all the pricing on the Marketplace. So if you dont want to pay the god damn fucking price. Just wait until they are free or cheaper. You guys are basically blaming bungie. But Bungie focused mainly on the campaign rather than the multiplayer because they know they can change the multiplayer by updates. So quit bitching about the amount of fucking maps because for about 3 months before the game came out they were saying there were only going to be 11. But with DLC. And I understand why the price is so high. Microsoft wants some profit and Bungie is also getting profit. So all of you bitching about it just shut the fuck up. I was bored when I found the forum but it pisses me off about why people are complaining. Now lets say it was 1200 or more. Than it would be outrageous. And the dollar is becoming cheaper and cheaper by the day. So prices are going up just like gas. So you see nothing you do will ever change it.
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Commented on 2007-11-20 16:25:33And I don't know about the UK, but games in the USA are certainly more expensive this generation than last, especially when you consider the fact that the value of our dollar isn't exactly on the rise right now. Add to this the ever increasing hidden costs these games come with, and you're looking at one pissed off consumer. Games aren't $60, they're $60 and then some. Never mind the fact that many publishers have started generating additional revenue through (MS owns Massive!) which simply goes to pad their pockets, rather than recoup the cost of post release support... which used to be free.
Next thing you know we'll be paying for a peer to peer network that we host with our own bandwidth, and have advertisements spread across the Xbox 360 dashboard, even for paying customers.. oh, wait, they do that already. :/
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Commented on 2007-11-20 17:29:34 In reply to Trup1aya4rea1
Commented on 2007-11-20 19:05:03 In reply to GriftGFXFor whatever reason, that hasn't happened this time and you have to ask why. We saw MS play hard ball with Epic, it's not a great leap to focus the accusing fingers in their direction again this time.
If you read the latest interview with Marty O'Donnel, Bungie own themselves wholly there's none of this 51% 49% malarkey going on.
Commented on 2007-11-20 21:09:24Some people will be stupid enough to pay for these but I'll wait until they are free just like I did with Halo 2.
At the end of teh day you can't blame MS. There are obviously enough stupid people out there paying this sort of money for them to make it worth while. If they piss a few people off then it doesn't matter as long as they make their $.
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