The Video Game Deals Thread

[puckhead]

Batman: The Telltale Series has now made Episode 2 free.... Episode 1 was already free.

Sweet! Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Bodha]

Batman: The Telltale Series has now made Episode 2 free.... Episode 1 was already free.

Telltale is seriously underrated.

I love the Walking Dead series.

 

[puckhead]

Batman: The Telltale Series has now made Episode 2 free.... Episode 1 was already free.

Looks like Ep 1 is $4.99. I'll probably splurge though.

 

[BigRedRage]

3.50? good lord thats a lot of money.

 

[jbeecham]

Looks like Ep 1 is $4.99. I'll probably splurge though.

Sorry, I meant to say that Episode 1 was free last month or around Christmas so I assumed it was still free.

I ended up picking up the whole season (episodes 1-5) for $10 around Christmas.... I've only played the 1st episode though so far, but it was good.

 

[BigRedRage]

Xbone S controller white, $40

https://slickdeals.net/f/9783207-xbox-one-wireless-controller-white-40-free-s-h-w-shoprunner

 

[BigRedRage]

Dragon age deluxe edition $6.60

https://slickdeals.net/f/9819655-xb...agon-age-inquisition-deluxe-edition-6-60-more

Battlefield season pass 50% off, worms 75% off, lots of stuff this week.

https://majornelson.com/2017/02/27/...-gold-and-spotlight-sale-ea-publisher-sale-2/

 

[puckhead]

Introducing Xbox Game Pass: Unlimited Access to More Than 100 Games

Today, we’re continuing our commitment to give you more options to diversify and expand your library of games with Xbox Game Pass, a new gaming subscription service coming later this spring. Xbox Game Pass gives you unlimited access to over 100 Xbox One and backward compatible Xbox 360 games – all for $9.99 per month.

With great games from top industry publishers such as 2K, 505 Games, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment, Capcom, Codemasters, Deep Silver, Focus Home Interactive, SEGA, SNK CORPORATION, THQ Nordic GmbH, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Microsoft Studios, there’s something for everyone to enjoy and you will always find something exciting to play across a variety of genres. Some of the fan-favorite titles coming to Xbox Game Pass when it launches to the broader Xbox community later this spring include Halo 5: Guardians, Payday 2, NBA 2K16 and SoulCalibur II.

One of the best things about Xbox Game Pass is that you can discover and download the full titles directly on your Xbox One. That means continuous, full-fidelity gameplay without having to worry about streaming, bandwidth or connectivity issues. In addition, all Xbox One games in the catalog – and related add-ons – will be available to purchase at an exclusive discount for Xbox Game Pass members, so you can make the games you love part of your permanent library to play whenever you want. Every month new games will cycle into the subscription with some cycling out, giving you a constantly-updating library of games. Xbox Game Pass is your ticket to endless play.

http://news.xbox.com/2017/02/28/introducing-xbox-game-pass/

 

[BigRedRage]

interesting

 

[Chaplin]

Introducing Xbox Game Pass: Unlimited Access to More Than 100 Games




http://news.xbox.com/2017/02/28/introducing-xbox-game-pass/

Simlilar to EA Access, with more games but more expensive. I have a feeling though that most if not all the games are ones that have either been cheap on the XBox site in the past or free as part of Games With Gold.

 

[BigRedRage]

Simlilar to EA Access, with more games but more expensive. I have a feeling though that most if not all the games are ones that have either been cheap on the XBox site in the past or free as part of Games With Gold.

Plus including 360 games makes it less attractive IMO. We'll see how they balance it.

 

[puckhead]

I don't game nearly enough to take advantage of this type of program. I wouldn't know if there is an audience wide enough for it to be successful or not.

 

[jbeecham]

It'll definitely depend on what games are included, but this could be a great deal... especially if they give discounts for annual subscriptions. Xbox Live 12 month subscriptions are supposed to be $60, but there are deals that bring it down into the $30-35 range every few months so if this is even remotely similar (say $100/yr regular price, but goes on sale for $60-70) then it could be a steal. I know I spend over $100/yr on games & I typically beat them & then move on to a new game... it's rare for me to ever go back to play an old game... even if new add-ons come out for it so owning games doesn't really have much of a draw for me anymore.

The only downside that I can see is if you're currently playing through a game & they remove it from the subscription. Hopefully, they'll just keep increasing the # of games without ever taking any away or at least give a few months of advanced notice before removing them.

 

[BigRedRage]

It'll definitely depend on what games are included, but this could be a great deal... especially if they give discounts for annual subscriptions. Xbox Live 12 month subscriptions are supposed to be $60, but there are deals that bring it down into the $30-35 range every few months so if this is even remotely similar (say $100/yr regular price, but goes on sale for $60-70) then it could be a steal. I know I spend over $100/yr on games & I typically beat them & then move on to a new game... it's rare for me to ever go back to play an old game... even if new add-ons come out for it so owning games doesn't really have much of a draw for me anymore.

The only downside that I can see is if you're currently playing through a game & they remove it from the subscription. Hopefully, they'll just keep increasing the # of games without ever taking any away or at least give a few months of advanced notice before removing them.

it looks like games do rotate out over time however you would have a minimum of a full month with the game before it rotated out.

 

[Bodha]

I havent played a truly great game in a really long time. There are fun games for awhile, and then they become repetitive and you dont play them again.

"The Last of Us" I think is the last one I played that left a lasting experience, moreso than just burning an afternoon.

"Snake Eater" was another one. "The Walking Dead TellTale Series" is one, to a lesser extent. "COD4" but that was years ago.

 

[BigRedRage]

4TB xbox branded HD for $129 (I got 5tb non branded for same price)

https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B01BV13S7S/34a6-20

 

[BigRedRage]

huge spring sale

https://majornelson.com/2017/04/10/...-and-spotlight-sale-2/?linkId=100000000281318

 

[BigRedRage]

https://www.trueachievements.com/n27513/xbox-one-sale-roundup-april-11th-2017

same list better organized

 

[BigRedRage]

I might have to get batman and mighty #9 if I can peel myself off of rocket league

 

[BigRedRage]

huge sale this week including lots of star wars stuff

https://majornelson.com/2017/05/01/...pcom-publisher-sale-2/?linkId=100000000362187

 

[puckhead]

I want the SWTCW: Republic Heroes but I can't tell if it's backwards compatible with the XBOne or not.

 

[BigRedRage]

I want the SWTCW: Republic Heroes but I can't tell if it's backwards compatible with the XBOne or not.

Unless my search feature failed, it is not.

https://majornelson.com/blog/xbox-one-backward-compatibility/

 

[BigRedRage]

although at $5, I guess you could buy it and wait for it to be

 

[puckhead]

although at $5, I guess you could buy it and wait for it to be

Good point.

 

[BigRedRage]

Good point.

Click on vote to add your name to the over $3,000 people who have requested it to be a backward compatible game:

https://xbox.uservoice.com/forums/2...6174-star-wars-the-clone-wars-republic-heroes

I voted as well for ya