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Originally Posted by cancerman1120 Looks like BBY are giving 400 points with the purchase of the Halo Map pack which is really just a 2000 point card. So that is a small sale on MS points. $25 for $30 of points. About 17% off for those looking to buy points.

Got a link showing the offer? I didn't notice it in the couple threads started over BBY sales coming up. Oh well, I guess I'll find out in the AM when I see it myself....

Ohhp nvm, I went to the site and saw it listed for myself. That's an OK deal seeing as how we really don't have anything else going on right now for points--as noted in the points & subs thread which I've been doing my best to keep updated. All things considered, it's a little sub-par when the 4000pt cards go on sale for $40.00 often-enough, and this is basically $24.99 for 2400--but what's a dollar when you need a "quick fix".

^It was not working yet. I will post it when it is up and running.

Originally Posted by cancerman1120 ^It was not working yet. I will post it when it is up and running.

...I... kind of beat you to it. The mild-OCD won out before I read your follow-up.

I gave you credit though, for what that's worth.

^No worries...thanks for the quote though :-)

I thought dragonborn DLC for skyrim was supposed to be on sale? Went to xbox marketplace online and it says 1600 pts.

Originally Posted by The 7th Number I thought dragonborn DLC for skyrim was supposed to be on sale? Went to xbox marketplace online and it says 1600 pts.

They removed it

Originally Posted by Cornelius Microsoft owns the CPU design, the FPU design, the OS, the disk format, and the entire XDK (including API's), so there's negligible chance they'll stray from a multi-core PowerPC & ATI pair-up. It would also be crazy to continue to sell XBLA games right up through the Durango release while simultaneously halting production of 360's. Furthermore, if smaller developers (XBLA and/or sub-$10M budget) don't even have Duragno dev-kits yet, then how can you expect them to release their games post-November? Lastly, Durango would easily read dual-layer DVD's as well, since the 360's disc-format is merely an encryption change over standard red/blue/orange-book. Yes, the WinPhone 8 change-over was catastrophic to WinPhone 7.5 owners, but there's no pressing need to run apps transparently between WinRT and WinPhone on the Xbox side, and it wouldn't make any business or architectural sense to strand customers like this. Sony has already shot themselves in the foot by not having practically any cloud services on day 1 (including forcing consumers to re-purchase games for streaming they bought before on disc/PSN), and MS needs to be profitable with Durango right out of the gate. Therefore, keep buying GoD/XBLA games without hesitation, because you have so many options & supporting evidence to continue compatibility.

Thank you for this informative post. I don't really know much about the technical side of the machine but your comments make me feel so much better.

BC is not a deal breaker for me but its just another bullet point when considering next gen. I don't own a Sony console but I am interested in a few exclusives they have. I just don't understand how everyone will have the bandwidth to stream games.

Does anyone know how comparable streaming a game is versus a movie a la Netflix? Just wondering.

Originally Posted by The 7th Number I thought dragonborn DLC for skyrim was supposed to be on sale? Went to xbox marketplace online and it says 1600 pts.

I really wish people would learn that there's a search tool for the specific thread you're reading, located right at the top of the thread window and below the tags it reads:
SEARCH THIS THREAD! Can you even imagine how many fewer duplicate posts we'd have?

Like when the tenth person asks for opinions on a sale item that's already been discussed at great lengths, "Search the thread!"

Or how it's been mentioned nearly a dozen time times that Major Nelson immediately removed Dragonborn DLC from the sale items list almost two weeks ago, "Search the thread!"

Now, I'm going to head back inside to grab my high-blood-pressure medication & my cane, then sit back on my porch to wait for all the youngens who are about to tramp all over my lawn and whine that Games On Demand can only be bought with a credit card and they don't understand why the prices are listed in MSP.
(I am NOT going to include the links to all of those comments, scrrrrew that. )

Originally Posted by Sanges99 I really wish people would learn that there's a search tool for the specific thread you're reading, located right at the top of the thread window and below the tags it reads: SEARCH THIS THREAD! Can you even imagine how many fewer duplicate posts we'd have?

Honestly this is the first time ive ever seen a search feature within a post. LOL. Thanks for letting me know, will use in the future!

Originally Posted by Sanges99 I really wish people would learn that there's a search tool for the specific thread you're reading, located right at the top of the thread window and below the tags it reads: SEARCH THIS THREAD! Can you even imagine how many fewer duplicate posts we'd have? Like when the tenth person asks for opinions on a sale item that's already been discussed at great lengths, "Search the thread!" Or how it's been mentioned nearly a dozen time times that Major Nelson immediately removed Dragonborn DLC from the sale items list almost two weeks ago, "Search the thread!" Now, I'm going to head back inside to grab my high-blood-pressure medication & my cane, then sit back on my porch to wait for all the youngens who are about to tramp all over my lawn and whine that Games On Demand can only be bought with a credit card and they don't understand why the prices are listed in MSP. (I am NOT going to include the links to all of those comments, scrrrrew that. )

And I really wish people would stop jumping on a poster for asking an innocent question. I never understand why people get so riled up cause someone dares ask a duplicate question in a big thread like this.

Originally Posted by GamerDude316 And I really wish people would stop jumping on a poster for asking an innocent question. I never understand why people get so riled up cause someone dares ask a duplicate question in a big thread like this.

Because we don't have time for that! I Have to tell you how I feel about Spelunky and what I hope is going to be on sale! ARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!

Originally Posted by bardockkun Because we don't have time for that! I Have to tell you how I feel about Spelunky and what I hope is going to be on sale! ARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!

Well...

How do you feel about Spelunky?

Originally Posted by The 7th Number Honestly this is the first time ive ever seen a search feature within a post. LOL. Thanks for letting me know, will use in the future!

You're welcome. Sorry to get crotchety, the timing just seemed right.

Originally Posted by w00dm4n Well... How do you feel about Spelunky?

SEARCH THE DAMN THREAD!





ahem, j/k!

Originally Posted by Sanges99 You're welcome. Sorry to get crotchety, the timing just seemed right. SEARCH THE DAMN THREAD! ahem, j/k!

how do i do that?

Dead Island for $5 plz. I've never bought a GoD before because i prefer to have disc, but i wouldn't be able to resist that.

So what are the chances the Two Worlds II DLC is a price drop? 400 points is not a lot but at this point I have no idea if I will be getting to it.

Edit: Is the Xbox website messed up? The lists for add ons are so messed up and it is not showing up as purchased for things I already have.

Has anyone with a 3D TV bought the The Pirates of the Flying fortress DLC? It is "supposed" to have 3D but I can't get mine to work. I even e-mailed Topware even though they were not helpful in the least.

Originally Posted by cancerman1120 Edit: Is the Xbox website messed up? The lists for add ons are so messed up and it is not showing up as purchased for things I already have.

Yeah. It's been like that for me all day.

Trying to play a game of Ghost Recon with my friend and it won't let us connect, so yeah definitely something wrong with Live right now it seems.

Originally Posted by cancerman1120 Edit: Is the Xbox website messed up? The lists for add ons are so messed up and it is not showing up as purchased for things I already have.

Yea it's been like that for me since the cloud thing a couple days ago. Do you know if the marketplace is fine on the 360 ?