October 27th 2009 11:04 am PT

Wow. Dead Space is only $20. Games on demand are finally becoming competitive with the pricing.

great price for deadspace i agree.. But in canada dirt is $40?

USD 30.00 for Dirt???? WTF!
I’ve got a better deal for Dirt 2 instead!
Go figure why those prices…it just doesn’t make any sense.

Dead Space – $20 but 30€???
You know $20 is like 14€ right? And you don’t have shipment cost…
Pretty lame offer.

You can’t even begin to say these prices are getting better or fair. They’re still at least 50% overpriced compared to the hard copy bought from a store. For all the DRM restrictions the consumer has to deal with and all the extra profit the devs and Microsoft get, these games should cost FAR less.

Awesome. Dead Space rules and DiRT was cool.

Wow, Games on Demand finally gets a fairly priced game (for the US anyway, I don’t know how it stacks up for the rest of the world) with Dead Space. I just got it a few weeks back on-disc for the same price, though.

So $20 = £19.99? Really fair.

I have a few questions about these games on demand. If I was to recover my tag at a friends house. Then dl a already purchased games on demeand game at there house is that possible? I mean if I had the physical disc I could take my games to my friends and play it there. They could get achievements and everything. If this is not possible than this is a even a lesser product that should really be a lot cheaper. Any help?

you say $20 for deadspace, its £19.99 here, $20 = £12.23. so what is the excuse for the £7.76 extra on the uk price?? i’m not buying anything else for my xbox but still, this is just poor microsoft, it seems even worse for the europeans, @darktear81, i share your dismay, i think you should purchase a PS3 chief.

RIGHT. I’m sick of this. Someone needs to tell these companies that $1 does not equal £1 does not equal 1€. You’d think global corporations might know about currency differences.

The US may be getting a better deal with Dead Space, but for us in the UK, it’s the same price as everything else. Excuse me, I’m off to Amazon to get the same game brand new for half the price, with a box and physical media.

Dead Space for $20 is a decent deal. Too bad about the bad currency conversion tho.

@bUbbALoUmCc i haven’t purchased any of these (overpriced) games on demand games, but the way the arcade games go, you can recover it on any xbox 360 with your gamertag, but only your gamertag will have full access to the game, and i believe even if you are signed in as well as a friend, if your friend starts the game i think it still shows up as trial as it doesn’t belong to that console or gamertag, it has to be your profile who starts the games. i assume this is the case with the (overpriced) games on demand games. hope this helps. PS3

Dead Space is a twenty dollar game, currently. This isn’t a deal as much as Microsoft actually knowing the right price for a game… Dirt is probably still retailed at thirty… which is ludicrous seeing the sequel is now out.

I picked up Dirt for less than $20 this past spring and I’ve seen new copies of Dead Space for $10.

The reason why Games on Demand prices are higher is because it would take a bunch of business away from brick-and-mortar stores. The prices won’t be as low as MSRP and the difference should be considered a convenience tax.

That said, I won’t be buying any of these titles. I can’t afford the cost or the disk space on my 20GB drive.

Obviously you just have to decide if any of this stuff is worth it to you. Yes i think DiRT is too high, along with pretty much everything else. But i’m ok with both Dead Space as well as GTAIV and will be getting those, while passing on others. So far, even though Games on Demand was my most anticipated new feature, i’ve only bought one Games on Demand game. Burnout Paradise.

$20 = £19.99 ???
ok if you say so…

and i never get it why games like this aren’t available in japan… Its not good for the sales, ill tell you that

best thing to do is to buy these games one a friends console with your account that way you can play the game on your account and since the licensse is on a friends console they can play the game too at the same time and you can go halfers on the price tag. ive done that for 6 of these games already

Dead Space for $20.00….I’ll buy that!!!!

I just picked up DiRT a couple weeks back for $16 brand new, these prices are a f’n joke!

Crappy prices, but people really need to try out Dead Space, whether they get it retail or via DLC.
The game was one of the best releases of 08.

By my calculations $20 should be about £12… not one dollar a pound! lol

If I had the room on my drive for Dead Space I’d buy it, but I don’t(only have a 20GB still). Even if it was $19.99 at the store I’d buy it, but for some reason here in Canada(where i’ve looked) it’s $29.99. I’ll pass for now.

unrelated to Games on demand, but there’s an ad on my xbox 360 says that the SkyPlayer is finally being released in UK today!

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/27/first-brutal-legend-dlc-dated-nov-3-initially-free-on-ps3/#comments

Off topic but check out the link. Microsoft is set to charge for the same content that will be available for free on PSN.

I don’t care what price you can find it for at retail or used, $20 is a steal for Dead Space. That game is simply fantastic and is worth every penny.

$20 in America, €30 in Europe????

Seen the exchange rate lately? €30 is $44! We’re paying more than twice the U.S. is. Sort it out.

I just picked up Dead Space at Future Shop for $10.00.

DiRT is price FAIL

MS would charge for free stuff. Hell what do we even pay for GOLD? Everything we get the PSN eventually gets. I might just switch and be dont with Microsofts crap.

Twisted I just read your link. Not only do I NOT pay for PSN, I am also getting DLC for free. Why am I still paying for Xbox live???

Yes the pricing of a LOT of these games is disappointing. £20 for a game that is LOCKED to your profile forever… or around £12(inc Delivery) for a 2nd hand disk or £15 for a new copy from play.com both of which can be lent to friends or even traded in against another game at a later date. Personally I feel that games from the G.O.D. service need to be about £10 at the VERY most. I have never played Dead Space (never got round to buying it) but want to. I’m lazy, but not lazy enough to pay £8 over the odds. There’s a recession on people! VOTE WITH YOUR WALLETS!

@Lynch182 & bUbbALoUmCc
From my experience the game can be recovered on another console by your gamertag. Other gamertags can even access the full game and unlock achievements…as long as you are signed in with YOUR gamertag with them. Once you sign out the games goes to a trial (for arcade games anyway). In the case of ‘Games On Demand’ I can only assume they wouldn’t be able to open, much like a video purchased from the marketplace (just generates and error).

@twisted poke
Yeah that pretty nice of them but you have to point the blame at EA as they set the prices for their content and the content is free for a limited time for Brutal Legend according to that article.

Bah, when you look on STEAM for the PC, you can get some amazing bargains, games for like £3.99 etc..think STALKER is that now?. I don’t see MS offering any real bargains like it could.

@Neo X5
Based on prior proceedings (Left 4 Dead and Castle Crashers to name a couple) I assume that EA probably pitched the same deal to MS who declined. It is well documented that MS is against free DLC. Whatever the reason, it will definately be interesting to see folks reactions once the content releases.

Both can be got for around £10 new in the uk and half that used

Games on demand pricing = fail

@twisted poke
That is why it is nice to own both consoles.

This is a good price for Deadspace. It is indeed a fantastic game. If you haven’t played it yet, right around Halloween is the perfect time of year to try it!

I might pick up some games on demand, when they become cheaper then the retail copy’s.
I find it really ridiculous that digital copies would cost more then physical. Not only are you paying more for the digital but you give up HDD space and what happens when you get bored of the game and want to trade it in?

Games on Demand is getting newer games at this point than I thought they would. I was actually thinking about Dead Space, might have to check it out.

I never understood the benefit to trading games in…some pay $60 new and trade it down the road and get like $5 for it. I guess it is more beneficial to buy cheap used and trade those in…but I can’t imagine it being that beneficial either.

@Oatmeal25

re: “…taking a bunch of business away from brick-and-mortar stores.”
I knew that was the reason why we haven’t seen any “day-and-date” releases, but I was hoping they might be more flexible with their older titles.

re: “…convenience tax.”
Only problem is that most of what I personally consider to be conveniences are associated with the physical retail copies (e.g. cheaper prices, HDD installation is optional, lending or resale is possible, printed manual). For me, the only “plus” in the Games on Demand column is the ability to re-download at a future date.

20$ for Dead Space in Canada is a fair price… it’s a start.

I may buy Dead Space. It was $17 at Gamestop used and you and tax to that. It is a good price if you ask me. 30 bucks for Dirt is a no-go. Sorry.

WTF. DiRT is so cheap now to get. Ridiculous price tag!

GET YOUR PRICES RIGHT.

Please…

you guys are too strong on the hateraid. dirt’s MSRP (manufacturer’s suggested retail price) is $30. dead space’s MSRP is $20. the prices have NOTHING to do with microsoft or how much you can buy it for anywhere else. the publishers set the price.

Proof:
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Space-Playstation-3/dp/B000X1TC0U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1256690509&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Dirt-Xbox-360/dp/B000OPPR7W/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1256690444&sr=8-4

Sweet,but you can find dead space a little bit cheaper used at gamestop.

Hej can’t see Dead Space on my xbox?
I can see DIRT but not Dead Space?

Twenty quid? You can commonly find Dead Space for £15 and often when the likes of Zavvi have a sale like Mega Monday the price drops below £10!
As for DIRT, never really paid attention to it but I know I’ve seen it for less.
Go away, try again.

I almost care! The prices are lower it seems but neither game is worth playing again. Dirt is only “Eh”. And Dead Space while an amazing game is only playable once. Theres no reason to play it again. But at least its a good price for those who haven’t played it…aka those who live under rocks.

After reading this I was somewhat optimistic. 20 USD sounds like a great deal….Until I go to Marketplace here in Australia. $69 AUDS. Glad to hear that the complaints are forcing MSFT to change pricing but it seems only the US is being catered for. Australia certainly isn’t.

i’ll buy dead space on disc, even though there priced evenly. i dont have 6 gb of space, and i hate the stupid drm. but i am glad prices are becoming more reasonable

i’ll buy dead space on disc, even though there priced evenly. i dont have 6 gb of space, and i hate the stupid drm. but i am glad prices are becoming more reasonable

Wait, so we pay for Gold and PS3 owners get the Brutal Legend DLC for free and we don’t. That’s lame as hell!

Right now, I can see Dead Space available at 8,68 GBP, which is a bit less than 10 EUR. DiRT can be found at 8 GBP as well (prices from Amazon website). Therefore, I still think GamesOnDemand will be the least used feature of my xBox for sure.

I’m loving the price of Dead Space. I only borrowed it from my friend for a few days but I’ll likely buy it since its only $20.00!

The Only reason why I pay for xbox live gold is for halo 3 and sometimes gears of war. Xbox 360 does have the ps3 beat for games by far. I do think microsoft needs to come down on there prices for xbox live

atleast Dead space well worth the price…maybe I should buy it.

Oh too bad I already spend all my money on a ridiculous wi-fi adapter for my xbox.

The equivalent of US $19.90 is AUS $21.80. WHY is it $69 on the Aus marketplace?!

Games on Demand is a mess of a service. There needs to be a more even pricing service.

@MajorNelson

Have the team that decide what games are launched for games on demand ever considered the Deadliest catch game do you know?
It never became available in Europe as from what i read the creators were a small company with limited capacity. There is a huge following of the deadliest catch in Europe and i thing it would do well here if it were available.

Something for the guys to consider maybe?

Since adding the games on demand plus videos, music and dlc. There is a million pieces of content on the service now. Major tell the people working on live to get get together and have a big Black Friday sale on Live. LOL
I bet with some really good savings you will sell tons.
~ Maybe there is already people working on doing this but I am just saying.

I bought a used copy of Dirt for $4.99 from Block Buster.I dont think it should of been priced more than $19.99 imo.

Why does everyone continually talk about this service compared to used games and sale prices? Used games are based on the discretion of the store selling it and sales are based on the same criteria. Those prices are not set by Microsoft or their publishers. The Games On Demand service is based on the MSRP New.

@Neo X5 – people keep mentioning used games and sale prices because thats the competition, people (smart people anyway) will always try and get the best deal, and if you can get something for £5, why on earth would anybody pay £20, for the same thing?? and with these service been limited to one console and no sell-on, all of this should be reflected in the pricing. both of these games should be no more than £10 each. americas dead space for $20 = £12.23 is the best deal so far, but because of the imaginary data transfer costs we still pay and extra £7.76 (£19.99). support your local second hand stores and always search for the best deals otherwise the future for games will be limited. look at the prices for hard drives and wireless adaptors, if digital distribution was the future, you should prepare for a price hike to £80 per game, for one console only, which can’t then be resold or shared with friends. microsoft isn’t the way forward.

microsoft should release a larger hard drive that could be primarily used to house these downloadable games…i mean, these take up a lot of space and i’m the kind of guy who also downloads XBLAs…

A very weak policy of microsoft to let their other regions to price their game higher than US prices.
Maybe microsoft should start pricing dlc’s in other countries higher too?

Instead of 160ms points for a rock band song, it should cost 400 ms points. This would be a fair price and equals the price compared to a GoD game. (except for Australia )