Were you worried your procrastination would be irrevocable when you learned that Rocky & Bullwinkle – an Xbox Live Arcade title you'd flirted with for months – could have been summarily "delisted" from the 360's Marketplace for no reason other than a horrible review average and a notable lack of enthusiasm from the console's constituents?
Fret no more! Microsoft's John Schappert told us yesterday that the company has "no immediate plans to act on delisting" and, in fact, that little brouhaha earlier this year was simply the company setting "parameters by which [they] can delist" content. With the New Xbox Experience promising an easier-to-use Marketplace, the existing retail mess will (ostensibly) be cleaned up and the XBLA shovelware shouldn't get in the way of what you're really there for: Rocky and Bullwinkle.
Reader Comments (13)
Posted: Oct 9th 2008 10:53PM Supermanisdead said
Schappert then added
"Except of course Space Giraffe, which was the ultimate waste of money... yet had such an intriguing name. We are definitely de-listing that shit"
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"Except of course Space Giraffe, which was the ultimate waste of money... yet had such an intriguing name. We are definitely de-listing that shit"
Posted: Oct 9th 2008 11:17PM (Unverified) said
Man, I remember a friend bought that game, his excuse was that he was high.
It's like WarioWare, except that this is pure shit.
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It's like WarioWare, except that this is pure shit.
Posted: Oct 10th 2008 1:15AM (Unverified) said
I don't understand how this is an issue. If people want it then just keep it. It's not like they are that worried about the extra 100 or so MB on the server that isn't getting used. If they are worried about space and everything, I thought the NXE was supposed to fix that issue.
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Posted: Oct 10th 2008 1:56AM xnowimcoolx said
de-listing doesn't bother me because microsoft will remove games from xbla. it bothers me because there is so much crap (and the vast majority is crap) on xbla that de-listing is even considered!
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Posted: Oct 10th 2008 9:00AM (Unverified) said
The recent releases have actually been pretty impressive.
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Posted: Oct 10th 2008 1:06PM xnowimcoolx said
shape, i agree ... the last 3 months have seen some very good games!
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Posted: Oct 10th 2008 1:05AM Starcade said
I'll be frank, it wasn't a great idea. I don't believe in removing games several months after release for the sake of making navigation of the marketplace easier or removing 'mistakes', just because of meta critic score.
If the concern is quality, then games should be subjected to stricter guidelines and quality control BEFORE they are released. And if the game isn't that great, then don't release it.
If the concern is sales, then how about reducing the pricing of XBLA arcade games after a certain period of time OR if games don't meet certain guidelines, charging less from the beginning.
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If the concern is quality, then games should be subjected to stricter guidelines and quality control BEFORE they are released. And if the game isn't that great, then don't release it.
If the concern is sales, then how about reducing the pricing of XBLA arcade games after a certain period of time OR if games don't meet certain guidelines, charging less from the beginning.
Posted: Oct 10th 2008 9:03AM Dr Stabbingworth said
Why don't they occasionally lower the prices so they could interest people who didn't buy these games the first time around? At this point it's the difference between getting nothing or 1/2 price for the game.
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Posted: Oct 10th 2008 2:31PM ThatFuzzyBastard said
I dunno, I kinda liked Rocky and Bullwinkle! It was indeed a WarioWare ripoff, and the production values were low, but then, the cartoon's production values were pretty bottom-of-the-barrel too!
And yes, I agree with my esteemed colleague Dr. Stabbingworth---if MS would let people discount their games, this whole discussion would be unneccesary.
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And yes, I agree with my esteemed colleague Dr. Stabbingworth---if MS would let people discount their games, this whole discussion would be unneccesary.
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