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Xbox sale round-up August 20th, 2024

  • Posted on 20 August 24 at 15:59
    Biedulin said:
    laprasking1985 said:
    I've seen some people say if you buy on One or newer, they'll show up on your Redownload List on 360, but I've not tested this myself yet.
    You didn't boot X360 to check it? It's 5 minutes or less.
    I think they probably wanted to know before making the purchase rather than testing by spending money and loosing it if it doesn't work.
  • Flopsy86Flopsy86981,894
    Posted on 20 August 24 at 17:03
    Escaflowne01 said:
    Ended up buying 16 cheap ass games, somebody stop me.

    Lost Orbit: Terminal Velocity, The Solitaire Conspiracy, 0 Degrees, Escape Game Fort Boyard, Freedom Finger, Dyna Bomb 2, The Adventure Pals, Drunken Fist, Drunken Fist 2, Guazu: The Rescue, Darkest Dungeon, Cook Serve Delicious 3, Driven Out, Mechstermination Force, Classic Pool and Homebody.

    Most of them I've never even heard before today.
    Darkest Dungeon, Cook Serve Delicious 3!?! and The Solitaire Conspiracy are solid choices. Solitaire is a quick one but the other 2 are not quick completions, especially CSD3, that is a grind!
    Making Easters happy since 1986.
  • Spence SirrSpence Sirr570,561
    Posted on 20 August 24 at 17:55
    Bro when are we gonna get a sale for Power Wash Simulator's DLCs!?
  • HolyHalfDeadHolyHalfDead829,246
    Posted on 20 August 24 at 18:04
    PsiScream said:
    When did Microsoft start requiring a phone number on your account to redeem Rewards points? I'm so tired of companies tracking me six ways from Sunday.
    You can blame the people that created 10 accounts with 10 email addresses for this. Now they need 10 phone numbers.
    He's not a man. He's the holy Half-Dead who has seen the Underverse and returned with powers you can't imagine.
  • Jally WagsJally Wags276,228
    Posted on 20 August 24 at 18:06
    That Kingdom Come: Deliverance Royal Edition price is pretty screaming
  • Posted on 20 August 24 at 18:09
    Man, they never put Two Point Hospital's DLC for PC on sale.
    Imperfection and impurity still infects this galaxy. My crusade was left incomplete... and now I will complete it.
  • HolyHalfDeadHolyHalfDead829,246
    Posted on 20 August 24 at 18:11
    SpecularBlinky said:
    Biedulin said:
    laprasking1985 said:
    I've seen some people say if you buy on One or newer, they'll show up on your Redownload List on 360, but I've not tested this myself yet.
    You didn't boot X360 to check it? It's 5 minutes or less.
    I think they probably wanted to know before making the purchase rather than testing by spending money and loosing it if it doesn't work.
    More likely there is nothing they want to buy this week, and they are not going to buy something just to answer someone’s question.

    To clarify, (almost) all purchases made on the Xbox store (via web browser or console) include a Xbox marketplace license. When the Xbox marketplace was closed, the official Microsoft FAQ stated purchases from the Xbox store would still include Xbox marketplace licenses.
    He's not a man. He's the holy Half-Dead who has seen the Underverse and returned with powers you can't imagine.
  • HolyHalfDeadHolyHalfDead829,246
    Posted on 20 August 24 at 18:12, Edited on 20 August 24 at 18:20 by HolyHalfDead
    Jally Wags said:
    That Kingdom Come: Deliverance Royal Edition price is pretty screaming
    $1 cheaper than the season pass.

    Borderlands 3 game collection is only $0.10 more than Borderlands.

    Mafia 3 game collection also at a new low.
    He's not a man. He's the holy Half-Dead who has seen the Underverse and returned with powers you can't imagine.
  • TymanTheLongTymanTheLong568,205
    Posted on 20 August 24 at 19:12
    Well my Store app is screwed up yet again this week on my Series X! You’d think the Store would be the one thing they wanted working correctly. Man this generation has had some bright spots but it started with a whimper and may be ending with a whimper. The One launch was a screw up but at least the One generation ended strong. XBox needs to get their fundamentals in order, starting with the ugly ass Dashboard for the love of gamers everywhere!
  • TymanTheLongTymanTheLong568,205
    Posted on 20 August 24 at 19:17
    HolyHalfDead said:
    PsiScream said:
    When did Microsoft start requiring a phone number on your account to redeem Rewards points? I'm so tired of companies tracking me six ways from Sunday.
    You can blame the people that created 10 accounts with 10 email addresses for this. Now they need 10 phone numbers.
    Dude there are so many apps, not to mentioned Google Voice, that will hand out 10 phone numbers for a pittance per month.

    And really, how many people were seriously running multiple accounts? I’m guessing these were pretty obvious and punishing normal users is just garbage.

    Still, having a phone number on your Live account is a good idea in case your account is ever hijacked.
  • Posted on 20 August 24 at 21:53
    SpecularBlinky said:
    Biedulin said:
    laprasking1985 said:
    I've seen some people say if you buy on One or newer, they'll show up on your Redownload List on 360, but I've not tested this myself yet.
    You didn't boot X360 to check it? It's 5 minutes or less.
    I think they probably wanted to know before making the purchase rather than testing by spending money and loosing it if it doesn't work.
    More like I spend a fair lot on the non-BC stuff last month and have a Wembley show to go to later this month. No real room for future 360 purchases this month. XD
  • ThreeHaddock62ThreeHaddock621,000,579
    Posted on 20 August 24 at 23:04
    Superschrubber said:
    ThreeHaddock62 said:
    Superschrubber said:
    I can't find the backwards-compatible tab on the XSX store. Can anyone help?
    There is no such tab, not has there ever been. That would be most of the games on the store anyway, with OG, 360 and XB1 games all being BC.
    100% sure because i used it often to browse through the whole 360 BC catalog.
    Maybe in your region. In the US I've never seen anything of that sort going back to the origin of the BC program on Xbox One. I've looked for such a grouping on several occasions.
    Hola
  • PsiScreamPsiScream715,202
    Posted on 20 August 24 at 23:57
    TymanTheLong said:
    HolyHalfDead said:
    PsiScream said:
    When did Microsoft start requiring a phone number on your account to redeem Rewards points? I'm so tired of companies tracking me six ways from Sunday.
    You can blame the people that created 10 accounts with 10 email addresses for this. Now they need 10 phone numbers.
    Dude there are so many apps, not to mentioned Google Voice, that will hand out 10 phone numbers for a pittance per month.

    And really, how many people were seriously running multiple accounts? I’m guessing these were pretty obvious and punishing normal users is just garbage.

    Still, having a phone number on your Live account is a good idea in case your account is ever hijacked.
    Hmm, that's true; maybe I will bite the bullet after all. Some of that 360 stuff is irreplaceable now.
  • Posted on 21 August 24 at 00:52
    DrNefario said:
    a bag of purp said:
    Any good turn based games in here?
    Marvel's Midnight Suns
    Mutant Year Zero

    Maybe also Gloomhaven? I haven't played that one digitally.
    I have Mutant Year Zero and havent started it yet. Is Midnight Suns worth it?

    Havent heard of Gloomhaven ill check it out.

    Thanks
  • Posted on 21 August 24 at 01:53
    HolyHalfDead said:
    SpecularBlinky said:
    Biedulin said:
    laprasking1985 said:
    I've seen some people say if you buy on One or newer, they'll show up on your Redownload List on 360, but I've not tested this myself yet.
    You didn't boot X360 to check it? It's 5 minutes or less.
    I think they probably wanted to know before making the purchase rather than testing by spending money and loosing it if it doesn't work.
    More likely there is nothing they want to buy this week, and they are not going to buy something just to answer someone’s question.

    To clarify, (almost) all purchases made on the Xbox store (via web browser or console) include a Xbox marketplace license. When the Xbox marketplace was closed, the official Microsoft FAQ stated purchases from the Xbox store would still include Xbox marketplace licenses.
    One of the reasons why I asked the question in the first place is that if you search for one of the 360 back compat games in the Xbox store on the web, it shows the packaging for the 360, and if you click on that, it says it Plays on One and X/S. It doesn't list the 360 as a playable option. So I have never known if it can be downloaded to the 360. This is a different storefront from the old 360 one that just shut down, after all.
  • HolyHalfDeadHolyHalfDead829,246
    Posted on 21 August 24 at 05:47
    WanderingPlotor said:
    One of the reasons why I asked the question in the first place is that if you search for one of the 360 back compat games in the Xbox store on the web, it shows the packaging for the 360, and if you click on that, it says it Plays on One and X/S. It doesn't list the 360 as a playable option. So I have never known if it can be downloaded to the 360. This is a different storefront from the old 360 one that just shut down, after all.
    Technically that is correct, the backward compatible version on the Xbox store cannot be downloaded to a X360.

    But you are provided with a license to the X360 version which can be downloaded to a X360.

    Watch out as there are some original Xbox games that were not available on Xbox 360. Those who own the disc can play them on the original Xbox and a Xbox One/Series, but not a X360.
    He's not a man. He's the holy Half-Dead who has seen the Underverse and returned with powers you can't imagine.
  • GMNGMN524,178
    Posted on 21 August 24 at 07:01
    bobafettbach said:
    GMN said:
    Two point campus brainy bundle and tropico 6 next gen for me
    It's a couple of quid cheaper to buy Two Point Campus and the DLC separately if you're interested.
    Thanks for that 👍
  • EvilResidentUKEvilResidentUK2,038,593
    Posted on 21 August 24 at 12:26
    ThreeHaddock62 said:
    Superschrubber said:
    ThreeHaddock62 said:
    Superschrubber said:
    I can't find the backwards-compatible tab on the XSX store. Can anyone help?
    There is no such tab, not has there ever been. That would be most of the games on the store anyway, with OG, 360 and XB1 games all being BC.
    100% sure because i used it often to browse through the whole 360 BC catalog.
    Maybe in your region. In the US I've never seen anything of that sort going back to the origin of the BC program on Xbox One. I've looked for such a grouping on several occasions.
    In the UK at least, the BC tab is under 'games home' in the store, (load store, press left on stick/dpad, select games then home, scroll down as its at the bottom). Can't say if it's the same in other countries.
  • ThreeHaddock62ThreeHaddock621,000,579
    Posted on 21 August 24 at 12:55
    EvilResidentUK said:
    In the UK at least, the BC tab is under 'games home' in the store, (load store, press left on stick/dpad, select games then home, scroll down as its at the bottom). Can't say if it's the same in other countries.
    That's pretty cool you have that. I didn't realize there was such variation in the stores, I guess I thought it was a more universal design. I def don't have that...I just scrolled all the way to the bottom doing what you said, I had lots of nonsense, but no BC. At the bottom were a bunch of boxes with genres, but no BC there either.
    Hola
  • EvilResidentUKEvilResidentUK2,038,593
    Posted on 21 August 24 at 15:03
    ThreeHaddock62 said:
    EvilResidentUK said:
    In the UK at least, the BC tab is under 'games home' in the store, (load store, press left on stick/dpad, select games then home, scroll down as its at the bottom). Can't say if it's the same in other countries.
    That's pretty cool you have that. I didn't realize there was such variation in the stores, I guess I thought it was a more universal design. I def don't have that...I just scrolled all the way to the bottom doing what you said, I had lots of nonsense, but no BC. At the bottom were a bunch of boxes with genres, but no BC there either.
    It's strange that it is different between regions, but eh, we all know MS know what they are doing ; )
    Yea for me it is just above all those genre boxes, which themselves are useless lol.
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