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Forza 2 Platinum Hit: Microsoft Ripping Off Current Owners

Game Focus writes: "It came up as a surprise to us when Microsoft announced that Turn10's Forza Motorsport 2 was getting the Platinum Hit treatment. Then on August 19, the two disc version of the game, featuring all downloadable cars and tracks, was shipping to North American retailers for a mere twenty bucks.

For those who haven't bought the game yet, it's a very, very good deal!

What's Microsoft doing for those who shed up to 60$ for the game when it was released? Apparently nothing!"

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Published: 489 days 15 hours ago | News | Xbox 360

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Agent46 - 489 days 14 hours ago

1 - Ridiculous

This is a really, really stupid story. Everything goes down in price over time - does that mean all original posters are entitled to some money back? Of course not. This should never have been approved on N4G.

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IdleLeeSiuLung - 489 days 14 hours ago

1.1 - Hold Your Horses....

I thought so too initially, but after carefully reading the article. What it is really complaining about is that the $20 budget version of the game came with all the DLC for FREE and the game at a discount.

Early adopters got screwed, and if they want the DLC they will have to pay for it and it will probably cost more than $20 for all of it. However, it isn't like this wasn't expected. Other games has been released like this in the past.

The flip side of this is that if gamers complain, MS can in the future release versions without the free DLC. What to do... What to do...

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Kigmal - 489 days 14 hours ago

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Early adopters ... the game is over a year old. if they did this on the second day then yeah but its over a year old, hell it comes with the pro pack too.

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MNicholas - 489 days 13 hours ago

1.3 - The problem isn't that the new release is cheap

It's that it has additional content included free of charge whereas those who paid full-price are still forced to pay an additional amount for that same content on top of the $60 they paid originally.

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elitewh0re - 489 days 10 hours ago

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didnt cod4:mw do this within 5 monthes of the original, it happens all the time, but i guess it's different cause microsoft is on the box *sigh*

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orakga - 489 days 9 hours ago

1.5 - @Nicholas

Nice catch. I actually didn't see that until you pointed it out.
Yeah, it would make more sense to make the DLCs free for those who bought the $60 recently (or at launch) but didn't yet get the DLC.

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Kigmal - 489 days 14 hours ago

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This is the stupidest article ever. This game is over a year old for phucks sake. Games get cheaper and extra bonus editions get released to increase slow sales like Gears of War Refresh or Lost Planet for PS3.

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dericb11 - 489 days 14 hours ago

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I agree with you. The difference here is it's not "Bonus content they are offering. This DLC which can be may free to Download if they wanted too. MS needs to get off they're butts and listen to the people.

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KingME - 489 days 13 hours ago

2.2 - Well

Perhaps MS made it a platinum hit and added the DLC to entice more people to buy the title. Early adapters also got to enjoy the DLC early. Just like anything else, early adapters of the PS3 got to pay 100.00 more. Did Sony rip off it's early adopters? Hell No. When you want to be on the leading edge, you tend to pay more for it than those who wait, it's the cost of doing business.

This article is whack!

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Mike134nl - 489 days 14 hours ago

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Forza is a great game worth every penny, I don't think Microsoft intentionally would do this, knowing the short temper of a lot of gamers, only brings bad publicity for them.
Though it definitely deserves to be brought to attention of Microsoft, that they should offer the downloadable content for forza for free starting from about now...

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trancefreak - 489 days 14 hours ago

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no doubt

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Lumbo - 489 days 14 hours ago

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At first i thought this might be a highly bizarre story, cause games hit "platinum" treatment all the time. And discounts are anything but a ripoff.

But reading that the DLC is included for FREE in the platinum pack, but current owners are still asked to hand over a load of cash for the DLC via the store seems like a kinda overlooked part. If you give away stuff for free, then you shouldn't charge your early buyers for the same stuff AFTER the discount.

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Fishy Fingers - 489 days 14 hours ago

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I agree about the DLC, if it's free for X it should be made free for Y. I understand that early adopters always get charged more or miss out on later added features, but that's tech, games should be different.

MS should just release the DLC for everyone then there's no problem.

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SacT0wnF1n3st - 489 days 14 hours ago

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NBA Live 02 at GameStop is right now 2.99 bucks. The point is the price decreases overtime.

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LuvBurger - 489 days 14 hours ago

7 - Well

Since I don't have this game yet, I guess I haven't gotten ripped off

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original seed - 489 days 13 hours ago

8 - This is a DUmb article

Its a YEAR OLD. They are trying to move more units of this game. In order for them to do this they are offering all DLC for free. Its that simple.

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kevnb - 489 days 13 hours ago

10 - what about people who bought a tv last year!

think of them!

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SL1M DADDY - 489 days 13 hours ago

11 - Upon release of the discounted copy...

Perhaps it would be good of MS to offer the DLC for free too. If they do this then great, if not then shame on them. If anything, anybody that has yet to purchase any of the DLC, they could just run out and trade their old copy in for the new one with all the content and save a few bucks...

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hazardman - 489 days 13 hours ago

12 - ayo...

i don't know why people are making a big deal out it..Call of Duty does the same thing..sh!t they'll release the game..then some maps thru DLC and then few months later hit us with a CoD Gold Edition crap with all the released map packs...but anyway great bargain for anyone looking for one of the better racing games on the any console..

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Cayoux - 489 days 13 hours ago

13 - No way

I will not accept to pay for tracks and cars included in the $20 game.

Think about it, It would be better to sell the original game to eBgames, then buy the $20 Platinum with all in it, than buying all contents.

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orakga - 489 days 9 hours ago

13.1 - PURE GENIUS!!

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outlawlife - 489 days 13 hours ago

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early adopters tax...it happens on everything, evry electronics device, every software title

deal with it

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Kyur4ThePain - 489 days 13 hours ago

15 - Except for the DLC

I see no problem.

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pain777pas - 489 days 11 hours ago

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Dumb!!!! If you're an early adopter you pay the highest price. This goes for all goods. On top of that Kudos to M$ for including the DLC they could have easily dropped the price and send out the game without it.

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timmyrulz - 489 days 11 hours ago

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Just your typical anti MS propaganda rubbish posted by a certain group of people, funny thing is that these people neglect to mention that when gt5 is released people will be getting the same material that they paid for when purchasing the prologue

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BigPimpJayQc - 482 days 17 hours ago

18 - HAHA!

I guess we were right to complain after all...

They dropped the price on all Forza 2 content...

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running rampid - 482 days 17 hours ago

19 - Achievement unlocked

most stupid article to ever grace n4g. game has been out for a year. ofcourse they are gonna slash the prices.

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chrisnick - 489 days 14 hours ago

1 - ha

sounds like good ol' ms.

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Pain - 489 days 14 hours ago

1.1 - Buying ANYTHING M$ related or properties is a Rip-off too

its M$ daa..

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jack who - 489 days 14 hours ago

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no its not...you knew what u was gettin into when you got the game when it was released that the price willl go down but you but it anyways

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Lost_My_600_Dollar - 489 days 14 hours ago

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Droids are really desperate lol

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Jack007 - 486 days 22 hours ago

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rofl

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