Moore Says Consumers hold key to Xbox 360 Downloadable Content Pricing

[Zeus]

Xbox chief Peter Moore has commented that gamers ultimately have the biggest influence on the price of downloadable content, he say if you don't like the content, don't download it and this will send a clear message to the publishers for the future.


Asked if Microsoft would put tighter reins on game publishers because of gamers' concerns, he instead said the issue was literally in players' hands. "The consumer has the ability to vote. And they vote with the A-button most of the time. Either they download it or not." If something is priced wrong, he said, "I think publishers, and we're a publisher as well, will get the message."


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[xllzerollx]

LIKE THEY LISTEN TO US...:mad:

[SLAYERPSP]

i think the arcade games on live should be 200 points at the most 2.50 is okay for a old arcade game i can already play for free. but 5.00 is just to much i havent bought one thing on xbox live i got my gold for free

[Trashcat]

The usual bullshit and green light to EA well done mr moore. He is absolutely right in 1 point though: don't buy this crap and eventuelly it will become free, stay strong ppl no matter how much you want 1mil$ in Godfather or new armor for your horse vote with the RED button.:mad:

[Kakashi]

so you're telling me there's enough people paying for that overpriced horse armor and team color for game developers to keep them at that high price? for shame consumers, for shame.

[Rubric]

A little slow in getting the message, aren't they? Prices on marketplace are stupid ridiculous. Not to mention most of it isn't worth buying anyway. I don't mind buying something if it's worth it. Only thing I've purchased has been geometry wars.

*another nice fix would be to get rid of the point system & go w/straight monetary value like sony's doing w/their service.

[wadsy]

everything on live is way over priced and the only thing i've ever bought was geo wars when i 1st received the console and scince then xbox live has seemed more and more of a con with companies such as ea charging for cheats or the other half of the game or for a 64*64 image. well guess what i wont buy it, not now not ever!

1 thing that chesses me off is i can't enter how many points i want to buy but have to select from their preselected points. i just want another 10 points but ive got buy 200.

microsoft letting companies do this is only gonna cost you customers, because i already have had enough of this crap with xbox live do you think im ever gonna try video marketplace you got another thing coming.

[kiddragon]

i'm not buying anything on xbox live....
and eventually if EA starts to be and a$$ about it i'll even stop buying their overpriced football game.

[gonepostl]

You have to give him props though. I mean they do make money off of downloadable content and instead of saying it's our choice to download it or not he explains how to put a thorn in ea's balls.

Go Peter! Speak some truth.

[gonepostl]

so you're telling me there's enough people paying for that overpriced horse armor and team color for game developers to keep them at that high price? for shame consumers, for shame.
Ya, there actually is. read an article up explaining that a "camper" is charging 300 dollars or whatever for a spot in line.
People are fuckin crazy and will do anything for games.