Microsoft celebrates Year of the Boar with boring bundles
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Feb 9th 2007 at 4:45PM }
Microsoft is ushering in the (Lunar) New Year with a pair of discounted Xbox 360 game packs. One set includes Project Gotham Racing 3 and Ridge Racer 6; the other, Dead or Alive 4 and Dead or Alive Xtreme 2. The 'Year of the Boar' branded bundles are being sold in Taiwan, where Xbox 360 launched last March. At $1,490 TWD (about $45 USD) a pop, the festive fun-packs aren't screaming "buy me" -- at least from our perspective. We're looking at three launch titles that have since been bargain-binned and a virtual peep show. This the best Microsoft could scoop outta the over-manufactured heap? Or do these hit the "target"?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
yokken @ Feb 9th 2007 4:51PM
"the other, Dear or Alive 4 and Dead or Alive Xtreme 2."
You mean DEAD or Alive. :)
Matthew Walsh @ Feb 9th 2007 5:09PM
$45 is a steal for two games. I doubt I could walk into a shop within a thousand kilometres and get PGR3 and RR6 for less than €60/£40/$80 pre-owned!
Tenacious D @ Feb 9th 2007 5:14PM
Of course fanboys are going to say this is a steal. Why would MS do this when there are lots of good games out now? Why would they release a boring bundle...?
NintendoFanbot @ Feb 9th 2007 5:14PM
The Ox > The Boar
Anyways, those are some okay packs. I'm not into DoA Xtreme, but DoA's alright.
MS needs more J-games, methinks.
Tristan Wood @ Feb 9th 2007 5:37PM
"Of course fanboys are going to say this is a steal. Why would MS do this when there are lots of good games out now? Why would they release a boring bundle...?"
How about because it makes good business sense. You discount games that are selling soft because they are over a year old. The 360 install base was much smaller 6 moths ago and a lot of people didn't pick up these titles. Now that the 2nd holiday season is over the 360 install base has grown considerably and a lot of the new owners never gave a second glance to these 4 titles because they were buying Gears of War and hot titles. But when they see a very reasonable price for decent games they haven't played they'll scoop them up. Smart on Microsofts part.
Agent MOO @ Feb 9th 2007 5:30PM
They should be paying you to play ridge racer 6, that game is awful.
LongshotX @ Feb 9th 2007 5:37PM
DoA4 is garbage. I have it and I wish I could set in on fire, shit on it, freeze it, then reignite it again.
sheppy @ Feb 9th 2007 5:41PM
Actually, Matthew Walsh, do an Ebay search, you might be suprised. I would sell me copy of RR6 if I expected more than $15-$20 total out of the deal. Similar situation on PGR3.
StevO @ Feb 9th 2007 5:53PM
Tristan: I think he might have been sarcastic with that. Or maybe I'm out of my mind again. But I absolutely agree with you.
ss @ Feb 9th 2007 6:03PM
Yeah, PGR3 and RR6 for $45 is a steal.