Why does microsoft charge for stuff that should be free ???

[QUOTE="Johnnylaw47"][QUOTE="Lance_Kalzas"] Microsoft sets the price for all DLC and Arcade games. This is why some of it is free and some if it is not. Generally speaking, if there's achievements related to it, then there's a charge for it. Of course there are several exceptions to this rule. Examples of this would be the extra stages for Army of Two. Those were free because of a Pontiac promotion. There's an Arcade space shooter (like Gradius from SNES back in the day) that is free, with achievements, because it was developed by 3 interns at a university. I know this because I read a short interview with one of the managers at Stainless Games (they recently launched Magic on XBL) and he said they thought Microsoft was going to require 1,200 MS points ($15 for the game) but instead it's being sold for 800 MS points.Lance_Kalzas

Nope your still wrong. Bill Gates hasn't worked for microsoft in quite awhile but his money grubbing partners are still there. And if you want to use the "it's a business" excuse because either you don't buy the DLC or arcade games and thus dont care, or for some other reason than please explain why microsofts first DLC was a horse armor for oblivion that cost $5? Can you tell me any reason why horse armor warrants $5 of anyone's money?

No, I'm not wrong. I didn't refer to Horse Armor in particular. I said "Generally speaking...." That means I'm not referring to any particular item plus I listed a few examples in my original post that show the opposite of what you're saying. Did you latch on to the 2nd sentence in my post and ignore the rest?

Microsoft sets the standards... That is why content is 400, 800, 1200, 1600 points etc... It is up to the developer to create a content pack that fits into one of those standards... the Game companies still reicieve most of the money from the sales... Microsoft is just the middle man between the consumer and the producer... They don't set the prices... The developer makes the content and says "we want it to go for 400, 800, 1600, etc Microsoft points"...

I don't understand why Microsoft charges money for the COD map packs if they are free on the PC version... that just makes no sense.fighter91

I understand that they're a buisness and they CAN charge, but I also understand that we're all paying 50 bucks a year to see an obscene amount of advertisements on our dashboards and that they do in fact force developers to charge for their content, and not in proportion with what it would cost microsoft to handle the content. They're really not that bad though, many streaming sites still charge for DOWNLOADs. I'd love to be able to stream music video's on my xbox, but if you want high quality and always there to watch, you have to pay. Most of the things that you'd expect to be free are so stupid that you'd expect them to be free, so chill.

nothing is free bub get used to it...

I can't understand why they charge you for picture packs especially when half of the pictures in a pack are crap.

I can't understand why they charge you for picture packs especially when half of the pictures in a pack are crap.

KamikazeDonut

I agree. I feel like the picture packs can help advertise a game, movie or company which would give them more profit. Until we all stop buying dumb stuff like music videos and pic packs maybe they will change there ways.

because of the one thing everyone else wants in the world...money

because Bill Gates doesn't care about the people. He only cares about the money. In the US, our economy is all at Microsoft. I'm NEVER going to buy an Xbox 3FixMe!

TREY 4 LIFE!

buy a PlayStation 3. It's better for us all

Because people will still buy them for some reason.

Shrapnel99

This thread is like a year old, why bump it back up?

That's why I personally prefer the PlayStation Network , Its 100% free and has zero advertising and spam , unless you go into the store , as soon as I put on my Xbox they want you to buy something and I pay for live already.

things that shouldnt be free... music, someone worked on that song, so you need to pay. movies, someone put alot of time into that so pay. game content, again, work was done for you to have it pay up. things i shouldnt have to pay for... multiplayer, the devs got their money when i bought the game so microsoft needs to take their greedy fingers out of peoples pockets and stop hiking up the price on something that should be free! i dont want espn, last fm, or anything else you want to add extra. if i wanted it id pay for it so make it a charge service for extra bull that isnt nessicary for me to play my game... but why charge me to play multiplayer really! come on no one can give me any reason it should be pay for xbl gold... know why, NO ONE ELSE CHARGES FOR MULTIPLAYER!!! not wii ps3 pc... multiplayer is just part of the game! i already paid once so why should you get to milk me more?

like musicc videos ? wtf,

Merc009

Why do people charge for water? Why do people charge you to put a roof over your head? Why are we being charged Tax but don't get something in the mail to see where its being spent on or money from the buildings we build with tax payers money like football stadiums? Why Why Why lol.

I'll tell you why its just the way things are. Its messed up I agree but you can always do something else. I dont really use live anymore only if I get it for free but thats not been going to well lol. If I get a good game and wanna play it online then I use it everything else like movies I just do on my laptop for free.

Playstation 3 is testing the waters also with PSN plus so i think they will do it with the PS4 where u got to pay to play. Everyone kinda knows they will in the back of there mind.

If you don't feel it is worth the money, don't pay for it, it's that simple.

Why should they give stuff away for free when they know people will pay for it? They are a business, their main goal is make money, and in my opinion they are a smart business because they embrace that fact.:)

like musicc videos ? wtf,

Merc009

Playing online should be free.

gago-gago

If you don't feel it is worth the money, don't pay for it, it's that simple.

logicprob

everyone saying they dont wanna pay are just as greedy as ms for making you pay. your just clinging to every last buck you own like youll never see it again. a little bit of self reflection before you call someone greedy when you refuse to pay for something thats only ten bucks, thus making you just as greedy.



you see me and my friends could care less. we buy the stuff we want and dont buy the stuff we dont want. we dont complain.. if something is on there and we want it we will get it. if you think somethings too much then dont get it or work harder to get the money and buy it. if you have the money to buy it but you dont just becauseYOU think its too much then you my friend are greedy.

and for kids who say "but im only x amount of years old and cant buy everything i want" ill just say thats life.. you cant always have everything you want all the time. crazy idea huh?