Microsoft Hates Europe??

by sweep

I bought Braid last night And i'm really enjoying it. Its very theraputic, and I love all the mario remix stuff. The story - while simple - is articulately composed and gives the game a harmonic underlying fluency. My beef with braid is the price. 1200 Microsoft points. Apparently in the USA thats $15? Well, in England thats £12 I mindlessly forked out for Braid, and it wasnt until I stopped to...

I bought Braid last night

And i'm really enjoying it. Its very theraputic, and I love all the mario remix stuff. The story - while simple - is articulately composed and gives the game a harmonic underlying fluency.

My beef with braid is the price. 1200 Microsoft points. Apparently in the USA thats $15? Well, in England thats £12 I mindlessly forked out for Braid, and it wasnt until I stopped to think about it that I realised just how badly I have been ripped off. According to the conversion calculator on google; £12 = $24. After hearing GiantBombers complain about the $15 they would be scraping together, I cant help but feel this is slightly unfair.

I just effectively paid $24 for Braid. I am not a happy bunny.

Its frustrating because Braid is clearly a great game, and I have really enjoyed my time with it so far. I have fully completed worlds 2, 3 and 4 and i'm just starting 5. Its very hard to stop playing. But i'm worried that i'm moving through that game increasingly quickly (3 completed worlds in half a day?) - If I carry on like this i'm going to be done by tomorow. And whilst I hope the difficulty ramps up to a level where I am challenged for a long period of time i'm still concerned that I will never get my $24 worth of content.

Bill Gates must be sitting in his arm-chair and stroking a fluffy white cat. The Prick...So why has microsoft done this? Considering there is no hardware involved, surely there should'nt be any extra cost? Its not like it costs more to access something via the internet from somewhere further away. We get the same free demos, videos and updates. They are, again, taking the piss.

And its not just Braid

now i think about it points have always cost this much, which means Microsoft has been excessively ripping off europe for years. Which SUCKS.

The thing that irritates me is there is nothing I can do about this except complain vociferously to you guys. The casual Xbox360 market is unconcerned with the inner circle of bastardly game publishers and their schemes to thieve undeserved funds from their customers.

AND YES I m still going to buy Castle Crashers at full price the day its released. Like a mug.