Gamasutra writes:
"Ever bought something from Xbox Live Arcade? The first time you may have been a bit bamboozled by the process because Microsoft doesn't just let you put $15 on your credit card to buy a new game; purchases are done in 'Microsoft Points' that you deposit into a kind of virtual wallet. Then you spend the points on stuff."
Online multiplayer is back for 11 more games thanks to Insignia's XBL 1.0 replacement service running on Original Xbox consoles and the Xemu emulator on PC. Multiplayer, voice chat, leaderboards, etc. have been a monthly addition for many games from Xbox's past library thank to the team at Insignia.live! The 11 new games are now playable online once again after 13+ years.
Nah they will be tho look at rscs3 they have psn made in there emulator why not xenia bro?
Booo!! I was hoping that was Rainbow Six: Black Arrow...Boo!! again. I thought this coming to Xbox. I don't even read it I was so excited.
Has everyone completely forgotten Blinx?
Literally one that's called Banjo-Threeie and they start the game with Kazooie waking up in distress telling Banjo of a hardly nightmare while recapping Nuts and Bolts.
Microsoft never could maintain a longrunning decent 3D platformers series of their own
I don't think "longrunning" is really necessary... Isn't Blinx the only one that got a sequel?
Not sure if it was Xbox only back in the day but I'd love a current gen jet set radio!
Without a doubt, one of our highlights from EGX Rezzed 2016 was Table Top Racing. It was almost a classic love tale…”As soon as we locked eyes… (enter mushy crap here…)” – We think you get the picture. It just reminded us of a time where gaming was much less complicated and way more colourful, however at the time the game was only due to be released on the PS4… That’s not a bad thing. It just mean’t that being my primary console of choice is Xbox One, we wouldn’t get to play this any time soon as the majority of my games and friends reside in the Microsoft ecosystem – so when we got word this was getting a release on Xbox One, we immediately put our hands up and said “Yes, Please!”.
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When you force people to pay MORE than what a item costs, it's a scam. Microsoft as well as others keep getting away with these types of schemes. A massive fine would put an end to this kind of criminality.
I have all the systems BUT game predominately on Xbox. It is a major bone of contention when I want to buy a map pack or anything else and you have to pay almost twice as much just to get it.
How anyone can defend this behaviour is beyond me. I understand it's a business and that MICRO transactions is how many businesses make money but this is just wrong.
Could you imagine going to a store, having to buy some generic points from that store to purchase something and when you go to pay, you have to buy extra points you don't need??? That store wouldn't be in business very long. Bank machines ( ATM ) do much the same thing and are allowed to get away with it as well.
Telling people/gamers to not buy it if they don't like it is not enough. What ever happen to common decency and fair play and some sort of respect for the customer??? the people they are hurting are their most loyal customers.
Its so that you buy more than necessary. It hardly a secret tbh. MANY companies use it particularly companies like Nexon who's main source of income is in game cash...
Sony is not free of this either but of course on N4G only MS can be at fault... Killzone Liberation is 12.99 on psn..how am I to buy it? I would have to buy a 10 dollar credit and add more onto it, resulting in buying more credits than necessary.
Of course I could put my Card info in it...but thats not going to happen.
As much as I like the 360, the points system is basically a con by MS. Sony & Nintendo are far more straightforward.
"I'd like to buy a stick of gum"
"Sorry sir, we have a five dollar minimum purchase policy"
If it happened in real life, you wouldn't accept it, so why do we have to put up with it on XBLA?
i always thought that if alot of acheivments earned you some free ms points that would be cool as shit. people would love that and play more often. rewards for the true hardcore gamers that buy most of the games and give them all that money. just an idea