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Here is a list of all the current and upcoming Xbox Live Marketplace Sales for the USA. This includes the Deal of the Week, KINECT Central sale item(s), and any other 3rd-party sales or promotions. We have also included the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade releases in the 2nd post. Most sales are for one week. Feel free to post if you see anything not listed here.

Please note:

  • You cannot currently buy anything on xbox.com using your account balance, you can only use an active credit card or Paypal. To use your balance, you must make purchases on your console.
  • All known sales and information on sales are in the OP. Major Nelson usually updates us with new sales information every other Tuesday. When offers are validated by Moderators, it will be added to the OP as time permits.
  • ALL OFFERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! No information within this thread can or should be construed as accurate (or still valid), therefore ...
  • Always verify Xbox Live Marketplace prices before your purchase!
  • Some sales are intended for GOLD MEMBERS ONLY, as noted within each section.
  • Spend wisely, have fun, and enjoy!
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XBOX Live (Gold) Deal of the Week
GOLD MEMBERS ONLY ... neither a 48hr GOLD trial nor free GOLD weekends will give you the sale price. You must
either be a paying Individual/Family subscriber or within a console-activated "1 month complimentary GOLD trial" account.
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10/1 - 10/7 ... XBLA Games:

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XBox "Games with Gold" Promotion
GOLD MEMBERS ONLY ... neither a 48hr GOLD trial nor free GOLD weekends will give you the FREE price or access
to the sales. You must either be a paying Individual/Family subscriber or within a console-activated "1 month complimentary
GOLD trial" account.
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Free Games:


Sales Related to the Free Games:


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Sales & Specials: Open to Everyone
NOTE ... if the start & end dates are not well-defined, ACT FAST! since these
"sales" could end anytime. However, they may also be permanent markdowns.
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10/1 - 10/7 ... Activision Publisher Sale:


[*]Full Game - Vigilante 8: Arcade Full Version - $2.49 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Full Game - The Walking Dead - Free - 100% off - xbldb
[*]Angry Birds Trilogy - $29.99 - 25% off - xbldb
[*]Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - $49.99 - 17% off - xbldb
[*]Crash Mind Over Mutant - $19.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*]Crash Of The Titans - $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Deadpool - $39.99 - 20% off - xbldb

[*]Family Guy: Back To The Multiverse - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb


[*]Gun - $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*]NASCAR Inside Line - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*][PROTOTYPE] - $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*]Spider-Man™:Dimensions - $14.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*]Spider-Man™: Edge of Time - $14.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*]Spider-Man™: Friend or Foe - $14.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*]Spider-Man: Web of Shadows - $14.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*]Spider-Man 3 - $14.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*]Transformers: War for Cybertron - $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb


[*]Transformers 2 - $14.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*]X-Men™: Destiny - $19.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*]X-Men Origins: Wolverine - $14.99 - 50% off - xbldb



9/24 - 10/22 ... Retro City Rampage Extended Sale:


Weekly Rocksmith DLC Markdowns:

Other Unannounced Markdowns:

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Monthly Marketplace Markdowns
Announced ... as confirmed on the Xbox 360's own dashboard, or corroborated from other sources (PSN, dev/pub, etc).
Unannounced ... from Xbox.com scrapes. *These may or may not be permanent, so judge accordingly.
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Announced Price Drops for August:

Unannounced Price Drops for August:

 
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Can anyone tell me what games are good this week on sale. I knowid like to get Spiderman Friend or Foe, played it on PS2. But what other ones are good. I have heard both good and bad about Spiderman Dimensions and Web of Shadows. Also was hoping Wolverine would have been $10.00 . Any feedback is welcome

 
I have a bunch of microsoft points cards still from the black friday sale.  With news that the new update is rolling out pretty soon, I should deposit these in immediately right?  In doing so, I have a chance to have the value be greater than its worth and also those points become tax free, correct?

 
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Since everyone is on the topic of Indies, I realized that I can't use my $1 or microsoft credit toward a more expensive purchase, so I guess I'll get an indie game. Which one should I get?

Dead Pixels

Cthulhu Saves the World

Breathe of Death VII

 
God, I cant wait for the XBox One, just for the fact that I will no longer have the storage problems I have had with the 360 the last 16 months running. It makes every purchase a total pain in the butt and ultimately, its made me cut back on purchases by at least 75%. I still don't understand why MS couldnt have released, at the very least, a 1 TB hard drive for the 360. IMO, this issue is hands down the biggest failure on MS's part with the Xbox360. You have a system that offers hundreds of Xbox Live Arcade games, hundreds of on demand games, TV show and movie downloads, the ability to trasnfer your disc based games to the HD, yet you limit the storage capacity for the system to 320 GB. Its nothing short of comical and its really had a serious effect on my overall enjoyment of the 360 the last 16 months running. I am tired of having to buy flash drives to buy new content. I have already filled a ton of them up.

 
harry hood said:
In doing so, I have a chance to have the value be greater than its worth and also those points become tax free, correct?
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I'd also like to know how all this works if someone knows. Basically, should we redeem all point codes now before the switch, or does it not really matter at all?
 
What's the difference between Beat Hazard and BH: Ultra?

I bought BH and kinda think I should get Ultra for free but I won't whine that much about it, ha.

 
bajingo said:
I'd also like to know how all this works if someone knows. Basically, should we redeem all point codes now before the switch, or does it not really matter at all?
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There's a chance that they might round up if they are half a penny or something like that. I think the most you get would be a couple cents. I think the tax is for when you buy items, not the points themselves. That would also depend on where you live. Where I'm at, there is no tax for digital purchases.

 
Hmmm, also, is there a time limit to use point cards? When will they be unable to be redeemed?

 
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I'd also like to know how all this works if someone knows. Basically, should we redeem all point codes now before the switch, or does it not really matter at all?
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I've also been wondering this. Again, according to their site:

"We will not apply taxes when you purchase content using currency that we add to your account at the time of the transition. However, when you use currency that you add to your account after the transition (including from Xbox Gift Cards), all appropriate taxes will be applied to those purchases."

I am hopeful they stick to that, although they possibly could change their thoughts on that at any time. I've deposited all my points now in the hopes of not having to pay tax on items. Of course, all those points will expire by June 2015, but I'm pretty sure I'll use all of my points by then.

 
Glass_Ghost_0 said:
What's the difference between Beat Hazard and BH: Ultra?

I bought BH and kinda think I should get Ultra for free but I won't whine that much about it, ha.
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Ultra overhauls the progression system and adds a bunch of new stuff, from their site:

  • Co-op and Versus online and local multi-player
  • Boss Rush and Survival modes
  • 2 New bosses and 10 new enemy ships
  • 24 perks to unlock and 3 devastating tactical weapons
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http://www.coldbeamgames.com/3/post/2013/07/beat-hazard-ultra-comes-home-to-xblig.html

 
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Righteous Nixon said:
God, I cant wait for the XBox One, just for the fact that I will no longer have the storage problems I have had with the 360 the last 16 months running. It makes every purchase a total pain in the butt and ultimately, its made me cut back on purchases by at least 75%. I still don't understand why MS couldnt have released, at the very least, a 1 TB hard drive for the 360. IMO, this issue is hands down the biggest failure on MS's part with the Xbox360. You have a system that offers hundreds of Xbox Live Arcade games, hundreds of on demand games, TV show and movie downloads, the ability to trasnfer your disc based games to the HD, yet you limit the storage capacity for the system to 320 GB. Its nothing short of comical and its really had a serious effect on my overall enjoyment of the 360 the last 16 months running. I am tired of having to buy flash drives to buy new content. I have already filled a ton of them up.
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I don't care about Xbox One, but yeah, they should have released a 1TB HD (at least) for the 360. Space problems are the worst. I have some GoD games that I can't download due to the lack of it. And no, I don't want to delete the games I already downloaded, it's a bitch to download 5GB or more with my connection. So I don't know if I should buy two 32GB pen drives, or just another internal HD.

 
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I don't care about Xbox One, but yeah, they should have released a 1TB HD (at least) for the 360. Space problems are the worst. I have some GoD games that I can't download due to the lack of it. And no, I don't want to delete the games I already downloaded, it's a bitch to download 5GB or more with my connection. So I don't know if I should buy two 32GB pen drives, or just another internal HD.
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Agreed. The tiny storage issues could've been alleviated with full USB/thumb drive support, but they still lock that down to a relatively small size.

 
Righteous Nixon said:
God, I cant wait for the XBox One, just for the fact that I will no longer have the storage problems I have had with the 360 the last 16 months running. It makes every purchase a total pain in the butt and ultimately, its made me cut back on purchases by at least 75%. I still don't understand why MS couldnt have released, at the very least, a 1 TB hard drive for the 360. IMO, this issue is hands down the biggest failure on MS's part with the Xbox360. You have a system that offers hundreds of Xbox Live Arcade games, hundreds of on demand games, TV show and movie downloads, the ability to trasnfer your disc based games to the HD, yet you limit the storage capacity for the system to 320 GB. Its nothing short of comical and its really had a serious effect on my overall enjoyment of the 360 the last 16 months running. I am tired of having to buy flash drives to buy new content. I have already filled a ton of them up.
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Xbox360 up to 250G, Xbone 500G, thats double yeah. Now: DVD-DL 8,5G, Blueray 25G. Oops! And arcade weight will also be naturally scaling up. So basically you are upgrading and transfering the problem. So you might wanna think twice about this kiddo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rIJmGj4g-s#at=68

 
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shulamm said:
Xbox360 up to 250G, Xbone 500G, thats double yeah. Now: DVD-DL 8,5G, Blueray 25G. Oops! And arcade weight will also be naturally scaling up. So basically you are upgrading and transfering the problem. So you might wanna think twice about this kiddo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rIJmGj4g-s#at=68
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Xbox360 up to 320GB, and I guess that Xbone will eventually have available a 1TB HD. BUT as you wisely stated, yep, a Bluray is from 25 to 50 (or more) GB, so the situation will be even worse than with this current gen.

 
Oh true, its 320G, my mistake. That along the insanely higher max capacity of a blueray draw an even worse scenario.

Also:

Righteous Nixon said:
God, I cant wait for the XBox One, just for the fact that I will no longer have the storage problems I have had with the 360 the last 16 months running. It makes every purchase a total pain in the butt and ultimately, its made me cut back on purchases by at least 75%. I still don't understand why MS couldnt have released, at the very least, a 1 TB hard drive for the 360. IMO, this issue is hands down the biggest failure on MS's part with the Xbox360. You have a system that offers hundreds of Xbox Live Arcade games, hundreds of on demand games, TV show and movie downloads, the ability to trasnfer your disc based games to the HD, yet you limit the storage capacity for the system to 320 GB. Its nothing short of comical and its really had a serious effect on my overall enjoyment of the 360 the last 16 months running. I am tired of having to buy flash drives to buy new content. I have already filled a ton of them up.
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You answered your own question my friend. ;)

Sorry to quote you a couple of times, i don't mean to offend, just stating my opinion.

 
First, I really didn't ask a question so I am not sure where your getting I asnwered my own question. I was simply commenting on the storage situation with the XBox 360 and how nice it will be to switch over to the XBox One and leave these frustrating storage problems behind me. If you see a question in there then by all means, please let me know what the question is.

As for the XBox One's storage situation, I really don't know what your talking about shalamn as the XBox One has external USB 3.0 hard drive support. The very first thing I am going to do is hook up a 2 TB hard drive, which will give me 2.5 TB total storage. In regards to the overall scenario, the XBox One will be a godsend compared to the 360, at least in regards to storage capacity. Not only can you buy significantly larger drives, they will also be significantly cheaper than MS's XBox branded hard drives. In all honesty, if were able to use even larger drives with the XBox One, I will probably opt for a 4 TB drive and call it a day, maybe even a Lacie 8 TB HD. I havent heard if there is a size limit in regards to extrenal drives so I will just have to wait and see. At the very least I am buying a 2 TB drive with the possibility of a 4 TB or 8 TB. My days of frustrating storage problems are definitely coming to an end.

This is the approach MS should have taken with the XBox 360. If they would have allowed external USB 2.0 drive support, I never would have run into storage issues and ultimately, I would have purchased a LOT more content during the last 16 months. They may have made money off of selling MS branded hard drives but they certainly lost money as well, as I guarantee I am not the only person out there that had to significantly cut back on purchases due to storage issues. Thankfully they made the proper decison this time around.

 
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Well you said you didnt understand why MS hasnt released bigger storage devices and I simply said that the answer was right there: MS preferes people spending extra money in extra storage solutions, nothing more. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

As for the xbone, those are May news, and looking at all that has happened in barely two months, I would take it with a grain of salt. Anyways, since the 500G HD is internal and non-removable, we can assume there must be a way to upgrade storage. Although I really cant see MS wasting the opportunity of grabbing more money. Probably the size limit won't exceed the default 500G and most probably yet is MS reserves the right to plug only official products. How? No idea, but sure they can figure a way to do it. Heck, they even expected to make you pay a fee for second-hand games. There's no limit for their genius when greed is on the way. And believe me I feel your pain: mine is a 120G and the amount of games i own is insane, I need a spreadsheet to track what games i own, i delete, i recover... a mess. I hope you enjoy the Xbone but be cautious in your expectations.

 
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First, I really didn't ask a question so I am not sure where your getting I asnwered my own question. I was simply commenting on the storage situation with the XBox 360 and how nice it will be to switch over to the XBox One and leave these frustrating storage problems behind me. If you see a question in there then by all means, please let me know what the question is.

As for the XBox One's storage situation, I really don't know what your talking about shalamn as the XBox One has external USB 3.0 hard drive support. The very first thing I am going to do is hook up a 2 TB hard drive, which will give me 2.5 TB total storage. In regards to the overall scenario, the XBox One will be a godsend compared to the 360, at least in regards to storage capacity. Not only can you buy significantly larger drives, they will also be significantly cheaper than MS's XBox branded hard drives. In all honesty, if were able to use even larger drives with the XBox One, I will probably opt for a 4 TB drive and call it a day, maybe even a Lacie 8 TB HD. I havent heard if there is a size limit in regards to extrenal drives so I will just have to wait and see. At the very least I am buying a 2 TB drive with the possibility of a 4 TB or 8 TB. My days of frustrating storage problems are definitely coming to an end.

This is the approach MS should have taken with the XBox 360. If they would have allowed external USB 2.0 drive support, I never would have run into storage issues and ultimately, I would have purchased a LOT more content during the last 16 months. They may have made money off of selling MS branded hard drives but they certainly lost money as well, as I guarantee I am not the only person out there that had to significantly cut back on purchases due to storage issues. Thankfully they made the proper decison this time around.
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All true. But still remember that every single game on the Xbone will need a full install to be able to play. I did a bit of quick math and sorted out that if I end up buying as many games for the Xbone as I did for the 360 and if the average install is 30gb per game then I'd need an 8TB HD just to be able to play all my games without deleting any of them - and that's just retail games and doesn't include any DLC, XBLA games, updates or saved games data. Probably won't be an issue in the future as I don't plan on going next-gen for at least 3-4 years when I'm sure costs for large external HDs will drop. But it's still ridiculous of MS to ship out their system in 2013 with a 500gb non-replaceable HD. I think it's very fair for people to be annoyed or upset with that. These days 1TB or 2TB should be minimum especially when blu-rays and full installs are now being adopted. I'm sure that we will see larger HDs in later releases of the Xbone.

But truly, I hate the idea that I have to have tons of peripherals attached to the Xbone. If it truly is an Xbox "One" then it shouldn't require anything else. At least they should go the PS4 route and allow me to switch out the HD as needed. But yes. Less of an issue for people like us who have filled our 320gb HDs on the 360 to the brim and have run out of space on USB sticks.

 
RandyNDee said:
how are the Spiderman games? i have heard good and bad
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Like others have stated, Shattered DImensions and Web of Shadows are the two best ones, with The Amazing Spiderman being decent. Prices are fair, since its about the same for a physical copy. If you want free roam spidey WOS is your game, but if you want good story mission to mission spidey then SD is the best choice.

 
Did anyone else get this email from xbox LIVE tonight?

Transactions on Xbox will soon take place using your local currency instead of Microsoft Points. This change will make it even easier for you to access and enjoy the games, apps, HD movies and TV shows, and other great content you love on Xbox!

After the next Xbox 360 system update, when you next choose to initiate a purchase or redeem a Points card or code with your Microsoft account, we’ll put into your account an amount of currency equal to or greater than the marketplace value of your Microsoft Points. Your Microsoft Points will be retired, and you’ll immediately be able to use your new funds, in addition to other current payment methods available in your region, to purchase content from your favorite Xbox stores – or the Windows Phone Store on Windows Phone 8.
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I was interested to read your tax discussion earlier. The main drawback for me is if they started charging sales tax for purchases made with my existing points (or conversion of said points). Good to hear that might not be an issue, otherwise I might have gone on a shopping spree in the next week or two. One has to assume the new system will go live before the new xbox Rewards program kicks off in September.

 
Thanks for all the indy recommendations. I've only tried Wizorb and Beat Hazard beforehand.

And I'm trying and trying to like it, but Beat Hazard is so boring. Ultra seems a little better but I'm not feeling the gameplay going with the music at all.  I can see where people can get seizures from all the bright lights. Seems like the only time the visuals go with the music are when they show you your score at the end of the level.

 
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Yeah got the email. So basically the funds we have now or any Microsoft points codes we enter will be converted but will expire June 2015?

I have like 1400 msp currently in my account and a1600 msp card I'm holding onto to use for the Xbox One. I have a feeling some of the games that's going on sale for the 360 now will also be available for the One.
 
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I tried one finger death punch based on recommendations here... There is something insanely fun and addictive about this game!

I went ahead and bought it. The game is stick figure kung fu bliss! It's amazing how complex the gameplay can get with only 2 buttons. I wish I could watch someone else play it though because I can't really see the awesome action as the difficulty ramps up. Watching another player would probably look sick. The game has a ton of genius in it. The retro sepia level I hit was awesome.

Only problem I've had is twice it has crashed on me.
 
I found the Wolverine demo quite entertaining. Another $5 cheaper and I would have sprung for it. Maybe I'll look for a disc copy. It does make me regret not getting Devil May Cry 4 when it was on sale for so cheap though. I never really played these kinds of action games before, but I'm really digging them lately.
 
So I know it's been asked before but I would really appreciate some clarification on this. Once the points convert, you will automatically be charged tax on your XBL purchases? I live in NH so no sales tax for me but will this be an exception? I have 4000 MSP I'm trying to figure out if I need to spend before the conversion happens in order to get the best value.
 
Shulamm, there is really no point in debating any of this with you. The fact that you run around using XBone, which is nothing more than a derogatory reference to Xbox One, shows how one sided your viewpoints are. As for all of the 180's that MS has done in recent weeks, those have all been positive changes that were in direct response to people not liking the initial policies. Last I looked, I haven't seen people calling for MS to get rid of USB 3.0 HD support, lol. Its simply common sense that this console, with only a 500 gig internal HD and a mandatory install for disc based games (Blu Ray this time around, which are significantly larger than DL DVD), would require a significantly larger HD, which is exactly why MS is allowing USB 3.0 support. To think they would take away that support and basically leave the console crippled in regards to storage capacity is nothing short of absurd and I know with 100% certainty that its never going to happen.

You can continue to berate MS and the XBox One all you want. It means nothing to me. I am 100% content with my choice to go with XBox One and again, I know with absolute 100% certainty that USB 3.0 HD support isn't going anywhere. As I have said from the beginning, my days of storage problems are coming to an end as I have as much space as I could ever hope to fill with USB 3.0 HD support.

 
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All true. But still remember that every single game on the Xbone will need a full install to be able to play. I did a bit of quick math and sorted out that if I end up buying as many games for the Xbone as I did for the 360 and if the average install is 30gb per game then I'd need an 8TB HD just to be able to play all my games without deleting any of them - and that's just retail games and doesn't include any DLC, XBLA games, updates or saved games data. Probably won't be an issue in the future as I don't plan on going next-gen for at least 3-4 years when I'm sure costs for large external HDs will drop. But it's still ridiculous of MS to ship out their system in 2013 with a 500gb non-replaceable HD. I think it's very fair for people to be annoyed or upset with that. These days 1TB or 2TB should be minimum especially when blu-rays and full installs are now being adopted. I'm sure that we will see larger HDs in later releases of the Xbone.

But truly, I hate the idea that I have to have tons of peripherals attached to the Xbone. If it truly is an Xbox "One" then it shouldn't require anything else. At least they should go the PS4 route and allow me to switch out the HD as needed. But yes. Less of an issue for people like us who have filled our 320gb HDs on the 360 to the brim and have run out of space on USB sticks.
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Simply not a problem as there is no need to keep a game installed on the Hard drive when you own the physical copy of the game and can reinstall it at any time. The only reason I don't like to delete 360 Arcade games from my HD is because its the only copy of the game I own and I have seen games, due to various reasons, disappear from Xbox Live Arcade altogether. Again, with owning the actual physical discs and knowing I can reinstall at any point in time, I will have no problem deleting games from the HD if I ever start running into storage problems. Now that XBox is allowing USB 3.0 drive support, storage is simply no longer an issue.

 
Wow!!!! One Finger Death Punch is awesome. Best 80 msp Ive ever spent. I highly recommend it, and thank you to the CAGs that brought it up!

Maybe we can start a thread about Indie game recommendations and we can post reviews/thoughts on certain games. There's so much out there that its hard to sift through all the garbage to find a real gem.

Thoughts?!

 
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Simply not a problem as there is no need to keep a game installed on the Hard drive when you own the physical copy of the game and can reinstall it at any time. The only reason I don't like to delete 360 Arcade games from my HD is because its the only copy of the game I own and I have seen games, due to various reasons, disappear from Xbox Live Arcade altogether. Again, with owning the actual physical discs and knowing I can reinstall at any point in time, I will have no problem deleting games from the HD if I ever start running into storage problems. Now that XBox is allowing USB 3.0 drive support, storage is simply no longer an issue.
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Not exactly. The way I've been told it works doesn't exactly fit with my playing style at all. I know I can play the game while the installation is going on (have no clue how updates are going to screw that up - especially for online play). But one of the main thing I hate is deleting and installing games. My sense of the install while you play is that you can choose to either install the single or multiplayer element of the game first and the game will allow you access to it as it installs. The problem is that from all the information I've read the reason that you can install and play is that it starts installing the beginning levels of a game first. I tend to be someone who plays a game half-way, puts it down and picks another up. Most of my games are half-finished. And from the sounds of it I will need to do a 25-30gb (or even more) install each time I want to pick up at my last save, which means, judging by PS4 install times, I'll need 30-40 minutes to install a game just to go to the point at which my save is at. So trust me I won't be deleting Xbone installs as the moment I need to spend 30 minutes waiting for a game to load will be the moment I never play that game again. And I know I'm not alone in this play style as many companies have noted how very few gamers actually finish story modes in games which leads me to believe that most of us get halfway through something, put it down and pick it back up again later (derivitive gameplay and 20-30 hour long games are likely one of the symptoms of this play style - think Assassin's Creed for example). But again my criticism is that for something named the Xbox "One" - the requirement for me to hook things up to it to fully enjoy it is a bit ridiculous. A 500gb unremovable harddrive in 2013 on any product that claims to be "next generation" is ludicrous.

But this little bit of news/speculation is rather interesting:

http://www.dailygame.net/videogames/microsoft/xbox-one-news/xbox-one-backwards-compatibility-still-possible-says-rep

 
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Is Web of Shadows worth it if I already have TASM? Ive heard TASM is superior in every way. And we know next year the sequel by The same dev will be out
 
Ryuukishi said:
It doesn't count as "backwards compatibility" if you're playing Xbox 360 games on an Xbox 360, and just routing the video through another device.
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Ya that article sounds weird. What would be the benefit of playing 360 games like that? Only benefit I could see is that you save one HDMI port on your TV. At the same time you double the amount of electricity and wear on the consoles since they'll both be on.

That's not so much "backwards compatibility" as it is "nothing", unless some of the new Xbox One features (like video recording) could be used on the old 360 games.

 
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Not exactly. The way I've been told it works doesn't exactly fit with my playing style at all. I know I can play the game while the installation is going on (have no clue how updates are going to screw that up - especially for online play). But one of the main thing I hate is deleting and installing games. My sense of the install while you play is that you can choose to either install the single or multiplayer element of the game first and the game will allow you access to it as it installs. The problem is that from all the information I've read the reason that you can install and play is that it starts installing the beginning levels of a game first. I tend to be someone who plays a game half-way, puts it down and picks another up. Most of my games are half-finished. And from the sounds of it I will need to do a 25-30gb (or even more) install each time I want to pick up at my last save, which means, judging by PS4 install times, I'll need 30-40 minutes to install a game just to go to the point at which my save is at. So trust me I won't be deleting Xbone installs as the moment I need to spend 30 minutes waiting for a game to load will be the moment I never play that game again. And I know I'm not alone in this play style as many companies have noted how very few gamers actually finish story modes in games which leads me to believe that most of us get halfway through something, put it down and pick it back up again later (derivitive gameplay and 20-30 hour long games are likely one of the symptoms of this play style - think Assassin's Creed for example). But again my criticism is that for something named the Xbox "One" - the requirement for me to hook things up to it to fully enjoy it is a bit ridiculous. A 500gb unremovable harddrive in 2013 on any product that claims to be "next generation" is ludicrous. All it takes is a 5 minute trip to Best Buy and you can easily have another 2 TB's to fill up.

But this little bit of news/speculation is rather interesting:

http://www.dailygame.net/videogames/microsoft/xbox-one-news/xbox-one-backwards-compatibility-still-possible-says-rep
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Again, for me this is just a non issue. I will have a large enough HD where I wont have to delete any games that I am only half finished with. If I do wind up running into storage problems, it will be years down the road and by that time there will be plenty of games I will have finsihed that I can take off the HD. Besides, you can delete the game and still keep your saved game information intact. So I could very easily delete a game I wasn't finsihed with if I was so inclined to do so. I could just reinstall it when I was ready to pick it back up again. Of course, that will never happen as again, I will have plenty of HD space for all of my half finsihed games.

If by chance I ever do wind up filling up my 2 TB, 4 TB or 8 TB HD, depending on which one I ultimately decide to get, I can simply go out and buy another one. There is no limit to the number of hard drives you can buy. Popping on and off USB 3.0 HD's takes all of 5 seconds. I'm a photographer and am used to buying HD's on a regular basis (usually bi-weekly). I have 3 Pelican cases that are literally full of portable 1 TB hard drives. If need be, I can even go the same route and use portable 1TB drives and buy a 4th Pelican case to keep them stored in. Now that Xbox One has USB 3.0 drive support, there are a ton of options in regards to how one goes about approaching storage on their XBox One. I haven't quite made up my mind in regards to which method I will ultimately use but regardless of what method I do decide to use one thing is for certain and that is my days of storage problems are coming to an end as no matter what method I do decide to go with, I will always have options to increase my storage capacity. All it takes is a 5 minute stop by Best Buy and I could easily have another 2 TB to fill up. There are already 16 TB & 20 TB USB 3.0 HD's on the market so the only limit to the XBox One, in regards to storage capacity, is the size of your wallet.

Actually, that 16 TB Lacie Quadra drive is a great deal. It comes out to be roughly $85 bucks per TB. I think I might have found the Xbox One drive I have been looking for.

 
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Rollobobo said:
Wow!!!! One Finger Death Punch is awesome. Best 80 msp Ive ever spent. I highly recommend it, and thank you to the CAGs that brought it up!

Maybe we can start a thread about Indie game recommendations and we can post reviews/thoughts on certain games. There's so much out there that its hard to sift through all the garbage to find a real gem.

Thoughts?!
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Blade posted this already, so I'll just quote him...the thread did kind of die down, but I think there's been enough new games (or newcomers to the XBLIG scene) to warrant a revisit.

Blade said:
Hmm, cross-post from the XBLIG Sales Thread for relevance then?


Out of that list, I recommend:
Decay series
Arkedo Series 03
Escape Goat
Explosionade (Metroid-Megaman style goodness)
Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess
TEMPURA OF THE DEAD
Bonded Realities (think Earthbound)
Breath of Death VII
Cthulhu Saves the World
Score Rush
Shoot 1UP
Bloody Checkers
There are some really great indie games among all the avatar crap and pictures of anime chicks in bikinis. And these indie devs typically test the waters with the $99/year development fee and less strict guidelines before getting their games on Steam, so the XBLIG marketplace is ripe with potential greenlights.
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EDIT: That price drop thread isn't the one I was thinking of. This is the thread I had in mind: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/topic/295139-xblig-xbox-live-indie-games-discussion/
 
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Now that XBox is allowing USB 3.0 drive support, storage is simply no longer an issue.


You are aware that you can use external usb hard drives on the Xbox 360, right?
 
JMusic said:
You are aware that you can use external usb hard drives on the Xbox 360, right?
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Kind of. You only get to use 32GB of a hard drive total. So it doesn't hold that much. On the Xbox One, supposedly, you'll be allowed to format and use the entire hard drive. So a 2 TB for $100 and you are pretty set for a while.

 
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You are aware that you can use external usb hard drives on the Xbox 360, right?
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You are aware that you can only use 32 Gigs, regardless of how big the HD is and that figure was just recently upped to 32. The limit used to be 16 Gigs per HD. So using external HD's on a 360 is just a HUGE waste of money and HD space. Before they upped the figure to 32, it would have required more than 30 - 500 Gig external HD's (at a cost of over $1800.00) to actually get 500 Gigs of additional storage. Even with the new figure of 32, it would require roughly 15 - 500 Gig external HD's (at a cost of over $900.00) to actually get 500 Gigs of storage space. It just doesn't make any sense whatsoever to try and use external HD's on a 360, not when you can buy 16 or 32 gig flash drives for FAR less than the cost of a 500 gig external HD, which is really the smallest easily available external HD currently on the market. Using flash drives is just a million times smarter, which is ultimately the route that everyone took, including myself. That's why I said in my original post that I am sick of having to buy flash drives to buy new content. I literally have a drawer full of them.

So no, you really cant use external HD's on the 360, not without spending $1000+ dollars and having a 3 foot stack of hard drives sitting next to your 360. Nobody in their right mind would even attempt it as its just not a viable option.

 
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It still boggles my mind that the newer gen systems don't come with 2-3 TBS of space, especially now that every game has to be installed.

 
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It still boggles my mind that the newer gen systems don't come with 2-3 TBS of space, especially now that every game has to be installed.
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It simply has to do with cost. Adding a 2 or 3 TB drive to the system, as opposed to a 500 GB HD, would increase the cost by at least 150 dollars. That's a significant cost increase for systems that only cost $400-500. Even adding the option for larger HD's would significant effect cost as your increasing the number of SKU's that each system will have. Keeping it simple and using a 500 GB HD + adding the option for USB 3.0 drives is definitely the smart way to go as it keeps the cost of the consoles down and leaves the option for increased storage in the buyers hands. People can go out and add as much storage space as is wanted/needed.

As much as I would love to have an XBox One with a 2-3 TB HD in it, I recognize that the 500 Gig route was a far smarter route for MS to take. Again it keeps things simple (just one SKU) and it keeps overall cost down. Considering the XBox One is already 100 dollars more expensive than the PS4, keeping any further price increases off the board was pretty much mandatory.

 
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Righteous Nixon said:
Shulamm, there is really no point in debating any of this with you. The fact that you run around using XBone, which is nothing more than a derogatory reference to Xbox One, shows how one sided your viewpoints are. As for all of the 180's that MS has done in recent weeks, those have all been positive changes that were in direct response to people not liking the initial policies. Last I looked, I haven't seen people calling for MS to get rid of USB 3.0 HD support, lol. Its simply common sense that this console, with only a 500 gig internal HD and a mandatory install for disc based games (Blu Ray this time around, which are significantly larger than DL DVD), would require a significantly larger HD, which is exactly why MS is allowing USB 3.0 support. To think they would take away that support and basically leave the console crippled in regards to storage capacity is nothing short of absurd and I know with 100% certainty that its never going to happen.

You can continue to berate MS and the XBox One all you want. It means nothing to me. I am 100% content with my choice to go with XBox One and again, I know with absolute 100% certainty that USB 3.0 HD support isn't going anywhere. As I have said from the beginning, my days of storage problems are coming to an end as I have as much space as I could ever hope to fill with USB 3.0 HD support.
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You are right, we're adults here and there's no point in extending a futile debate. Just wanted to say that 'xbone' to me represents the initials of 'xbox one', and has a funny side more than derogatory. Anyway, my 'one sided' point of view is easy to state: I won't jump into next-gen till 2-3 years from now. A lot can happen in that time but with nowadays info and my past experience my choice won't be MS. Three 360s, 2 RRoDs, disc readers not working and Gold for just online gaming is not for me. From what i've read PS+ seems perfect for my playing style, but who knows, my last Sony product was a PS2. I'm not here trying to convince you or any else to buy or not to buy any console of reference, just stating my opinion on the subject which is not as positive as yours, so if you want to enjoy MS overdelivering value who am I to judge?

I just dont understand why people takes for granted what game companies say. If this current generation has taught us something is consumers are the last link of the chain and the oligopoly will choke us enough to not kill us. So assuming storage in the xbox one will be infinite like the power of the cloud only for having an USB, when nowadays there are restrictions for that same feature of 32G, a 10% of the max branded HD, is a little reckless. I hope for your own sake i'm wrong, but like I said, I just cant conceive MS giving up the storage business, based on how they have been securing it until today: prepare for a ludicrous room cap, only branded HD or who knows what. Why are they gonna open the gates in a profitable section even more then when extra storage will be more important than ever? But once again, my words and your words are only speculations: the only fact is the xbone will have an USB where you can plug an HD.

 
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So, I know this was asked before but I want some clarification on this.  With the new update converting over your points, is it best to spend them all before that cause of the new taxing system that will apply?  I live in NH so I dont get charged salex tax on purchases but wondering if that will apply to Xbox Live purchases or not.  I have 4000 MSP in my account right now so trying to figure out how to get the best value out of it before it is converted to real money.

 
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So, I know this was asked before but I want some clarification on this. With the new update converting over your points, is it best to spend them all before that cause of the new taxing system that will apply? I live in NH so I dont get charged salex tax on purchases but wondering if that will apply to Xbox Live purchases or not. I have 4000 MSP in my account right now so trying to figure out how to get the best value out of it before it is converted to real money.
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This is from http://support.xbox.com/en-US/billing-and-subscriptions/account-management/microsoft-points-retire-faq

Will I be taxed on my purchase?

We will not apply taxes when you purchase content using currency that we add to your account at the time of the transition. However, when you use currency that you add to your account after the transition (including from Xbox Gift Cards), all appropriate taxes will be applied to those purchases.

 
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Thanks for all the indy recommendations. I've only tried Wizorb and Beat Hazard beforehand.

And I'm trying and trying to like it, but Beat Hazard is so boring. Ultra seems a little better but I'm not feeling the gameplay going with the music at all. I can see where people can get seizures from all the bright lights. Seems like the only time the visuals go with the music are when they show you your score at the end of the level.[/quote]
The music mainly determines how many enemies appear. The faster/more intense the song, the more enemies. As for seizures, you can change the graphics intensity in the options. Sometimes I turn it down.
 
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Is it possible to use several external drives at separate times? An example would be keeping 5 games on one usb stick and 5 games on another. Then just switch them out whenever you want to play a certain game. That way you'd have unlimited space, but you'd have to take a few seconds to switch out usb sticks.

I was thinking about doing this to save space on the main HD.

 
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