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Method of sale illegal, does X360 Brazilian costs 350US$ more expensive

The Brazilian law prohibits that to buy a product, you have to buy another product and the brazilian X360 is sold with 3 games, Remote Controller and Faceplate

Bundle X360 cost in Brazil 1470US$ or 2499R$ (1US$ is 1,70 R$ - Brazil Currency)

There is no option to purchase only the console

Bundle include:
-Xbox 360 Premium (20GB)
-Kameo: Elements of Power
-Project Gothan Racing 3
-Perfect Dark Zero
-Remote Controller
-Face Plate Hot Rod

The games, remote and Face Plate cost 350US$

The single Xbox 360 cost 1105 US$

Laexerias5908d ago

Yeah.. as if Microsoft has not enough money.

Genesis55908d ago

I guess only the rich and famous play video games in Brazil.

GameOn5908d ago

So the Xbox 360 is really expensive in barazil. Id go to the site to try and understand why but its not in english, what a waste of time.

InMyOpinion5908d ago

How come this got approved with such obvious grammar faults? It's practically unreadable.

fjtorres5908d ago (Edited 5908d ago )

...because the government has outrageous import taxes on electronics. That simple.
Has nothing to do with MS.
(India is the same.)
Betcha the poster doesn't want you to see what a PS3 or even Wii sells for down there. And both are also sold bundled, precisely to add value because of the monster taxes.
60% import fees for starters.
Then add markups and sales taxes...

Yawn.

http://boardsus.playstation...

http://www.transparent.com/...

Diugu5907d ago (Edited 5907d ago )

The PS3 has not been launched here in Brasil (Brazil) yet... The Wii is expensive but still a lot cheaper than the 360.

And you are right... that happends because of the abusive taxes. Which doesnt stop Microsoft from taking advantage of even that. hehehe

Diugu5907d ago (Edited 5907d ago )

Sorry for the second post... forgot to say something.

The topic talks about the illegal practice of Microsoft by them not giving an option to buy the console without the games. Making it practically unafordable for a public that they don't have interest in having (Example: People that wont pay for Live).

Also, that is a common practice for Microsoft here in Brazil. They take advantage of their dominance in the software market to force products down our throats.

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Games That Were Bad on Release, But Are Now Great

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Terry_B10h ago

Good list..hoped to see Street Fighter 5 there..and it is.

Vits9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

Sea of Thieves... I'm not disagreeing that the game has improved in terms of content. But I feel that the most significant change between now and its release is actually the public perception. Nowadays, most people are aware that the game is a multiplayer PvP-focused experience first and foremost, and not "Black Flag made by Rare". Consequently, people dismissing the whole experience because the single-player aspect is lacking or the story is plain are much less common.

darthv728h ago

Several years ago, i submitted an idea to Rare that would change up the mechanics of battling opponents in the game. whereby if you died in battle, you turned into a skeleton warrior and had to fight your way back to the land of the living. It was an interesting twist on respawning and would allow the player to experience both sides of a battle.

I keep hoping to see something like that get added to the game.

Kaii9h ago

They consider FO 76 & ME Andromeda to be great now 🤭

anast6h ago

Every game in the last 2 decades...

INMATEofARKHAM3h ago

It's sad that this quick retort is more often than not true... The industry's acceptance of release and patch has gone too far.

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anast1d 16h ago (Edited 1d 16h ago )

They aren't going to give more. We are talking about a company that has rereleased an 13 year old game at least 5 times.

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shinoff21832d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Doesn't seem to be that bad of a month. Got a bit of something for everyone.

Please do not support braid anniversary edition. Don't support Phil phish, he's a very despicable person, a a cry baby.

One example

https://youtu.be/yKUGwlFJAH...

Tacoboto2d ago

Wrong developer. Phil Phish was the developer behind Fez.

Jonathan Blow was behind Braid. If you're gonna cancel culture, don't take down the wrong indie...

CrimsonWing691d 19h ago

Man, I don’t know why, but it also irks me when people try to tell others what to do. Fez was an awesome game, I couldn’t care less if the dev was a douche.

This is just extra cringe since the person actually doesn’t know what they’re talking about 🤦‍♂️

remixx1161d 11h ago

Welcome to the internet crimson

shinoff21831d 4h ago (Edited 1d 4h ago )

I wasn't cancel culturing shit. Phil phish is a complete douche. Did you bother to watch the video? Probably not.

I was wrong but call me cancel culture is just plain dumb also

Also crimson.

As you I'm human and we make mistakes. That was a mistake I mixed the games up. Shit happens. So go cringe yourself

Honest mistake, if you can watch that video and support the guy. Then I guess your in the same camp

Tacoboto1d 3h ago

You were wrong and that's that. Don't be so angry.

And yeah, that is a case example of cancel culture. It was a dozen years ago, he's apologized since, had Japanese developers rationalize with his remark, barely has done anything in the industry since Fez, and yet here you are, not even remembering the one game he made...

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