The New New New Xbox Experience Halo4 Dash

[toythatkills]

What are the cons? I can think of two, that it's harder to keep track of what you're spending and that it ties you in to buying certain amounts; if you want a game that's 400 you have to buy 500.

On the other hand, it allows Microsoft to charge the same price for content the world over, if a game's 800 points it's 800 everywhere. Points cards are also available for vastly cheaper than RRP allowing you cheaper access to content than Microsoft are wont to charge, whereas £29.99 for Games on Demand will always equal £29.99.

Unless I've missed a major con, the pro team has it

[Malc]

For me it's just the simplicity of being able to buy any game from Live for an exact price that I like.

The MS points system dresses up the pricing, when it doesn't really need to be so. In the end you are always going to be spending x amount for the game, so just show me that straight away.

[toythatkills]

800 points is supposed to be £6.80, so for an arcade game you'll get charged £6.80 with direct pricing. There'll be no give.

With a 2100 points card at £15, that same game is over a pound cheaper.

[Spatial]

I'd like to see them get shot of them.

One of the refreshing things about the PSN is that you can just pay whatever it costs and don't get stuff left over.

It doesn't seem to effect the pricing much either as they're comparable amongst regions (bar a couple of price drops that haven't been passed on).

Sooner they drop the Space Bucks, the better.

[Malc]

800 points is supposed to be ?6.80, so for an arcade game you'll get charged ?6.80 with direct pricing. There'll be no give.

With a 2100 points card at ?15, that same game is over a pound cheaper.

To be honest I would sacrifice one pound just to see the price and MS charge me exactly ?6.80.

PSN is indeed nice. It's an exact figure, you buy and that's it. No crap in the way of the true price.

[egparadigm]

From a personal perspective, I buy very few arcade games and little DLC, so I always effectively have to pay more than I want to spend. Last year I wanted to buy Braid, and whichever way I worked it out I had to get more points than I needed for that sole purchase.

I dislike store credit and coupons for the same reason.

[Womble9]

800 points is supposed to be ?6.80, so for an arcade game you'll get charged ?6.80 with direct pricing. There'll be no give.

With a 2100 points card at ?15, that same game is over a pound cheaper.

That's the way that I'm happy to look at it too, personally I quite like the points system and having had issues with card details being nicked several times I'd much rather redeem a cose than give my card deatails to anyone. Each to their own though I guess .

[Malc]

If my card had details ever get stolen then i'm more than willing to change my opinion.

[Jebus]

If they abolish the MS space points, wouldn't that pave the way for them to charge $9.99 in the US, then £9.99 in the UK? They love that literal exchange rate don't they?

As mentioned, at least 800 points is 800 points everywhere.

[Malc]

Let's see how the pricing internationally works with the Games on deman service, hopefully they will take into account the exchange rate.

[Orgun]

Nice, the interface seems to run a lot quicker now.

...I kinda have to guiltily admit that I bought some Avatar clothing

[Jebus]

All this talk of the dash actually working properly and smoothly makes me wish I'd applied!

[Flabio]

I'd be amazed if any game is cheaper in the games on demand section than it will be to pick it off the rack at GAME (whether second hand or not).

[Orgun]

Oh and I REALLY like the achivement window, it's a lot nicer than ahving to open every single achivement to see what you need to do to get it.

[Dazzyman]

How is it bust, does that relate to surround maybe?

I've not had a problem with HDMI audio, but don't have surround.

Doesnt work properly with 5.1 never has so you have to use an optical cable as well.