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Posted: Oct 6th 2009 12:23PM Rajko said

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I bought R6V2 for $10 off ebay.
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Posted: Oct 6th 2009 3:23PM latin trident said

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I bought COD 2 and COD 3 for a total of $10. after I beat the games, I sold it for... $10. I have always wanted to say this:

Microsoft, YOU ARE PATHETIC!
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Posted: Oct 6th 2009 12:44PM (Unverified) said

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The price parity is almost certainly down to them not being willing (possibly not being able) to undercut retailers. Also down to them wanting Games on Demand to fail, because consumers are not allowed to have nice things.

It's probably been discussed before, but if they wanted Games on Demand to succeed they'd make brand new titles available at full retail price, not make years-old games available for 2-3x what you'll find them for on the Internet if you look hard enough.
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Posted: Oct 6th 2009 12:54PM adrunkamputee said

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I'm still trying to figure out the demographic that 'Games on Demand'
is targeting. Morbidly obese shut-ins? Agoraphobics? Lepers?
Quarantined H1N1 patients? Microsoft, help me understand!
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Posted: Oct 6th 2009 1:04PM bioadam said

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Even a convalescent has a mailbox. The Games on Demand market is obviously homeless people who have portable generators, trade in food stamps for Microsoft Points, and scam wi-fi. They are what marketers call a "niche market".
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Posted: Oct 6th 2009 1:05PM adrunkamputee said

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Microsoft marketing meeting:
Exec 1: "Hey, what about the people who have had 2 strokes and can't find anyone to drive them to a mall. How the hell would they get an XBox game?"
Exec 2: "Hey, you're right!"
*High five*
*Hug*
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Posted: Oct 6th 2009 2:47PM adrunkamputee said

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Someone needs a hug
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Posted: Oct 6th 2009 12:57PM Softserve said

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I'm always confused by how this is some crazy thing when people are fine with Steam or Direct2Drive. It's the same concept, even if there's less games at this point.

I never got a no-box discount on those sites either.
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Posted: Oct 6th 2009 1:04PM (Unverified) said

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The benefit of Steam and its competitors is that they are sensible about their pricing, and have nice sales every now and then.
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Posted: Oct 6th 2009 4:10PM SisypheanLife said

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Steam, Direct2Drive and Gamersgate all have awesome deals that make it very reasonable for a digital copy. They have 50% off sales of newer games pretty often, so if you're patient, you can get a lot of games for dirt cheap.
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Posted: Oct 15th 2009 8:28PM (Unverified) said

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Still too much.
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Posted: Oct 6th 2009 1:48PM Joeybeast said

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Like I've said: Think of the potential of 30% off Deal of the week.

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Posted: Oct 6th 2009 2:15PM (Unverified) said

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I have a 20gb HHD so really games on demand are not really my thing.
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Posted: Oct 6th 2009 5:50PM Rajko said

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There, you said it.
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