Pinball FX for XBOX Live Arcade is a game that I have had my eye on for quite some time. The main reason I did not pick it up at the time of its release was due to the fact that the game had only 3 tables and was 800 points($10). I just could not justify purchasing the game at a price to content scale like that. A few days ago that changed. Zen Studios released a brand new Pirate themed table on the marketplace completely free of charge.

Feeling that the games value had just increased a 1/3 and my love for all things Pirate themed. I decided to take the plunge and I am glad I did.

This brings up my point of this little Blog post. Can free downloadable content be a valid marketing strategy for companies to pursue? With personal experience, I would say it definitely can. I think that a majority of people out there would be more inclined to purchase a game with the knoledge that the Value can increase with a simple cost free download.