Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Calendar Themes and Gamer Pics (Free)

re: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Calendar Themes and Gamer Pics (Free)

bknight2k — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:47:29 GMT

@EvilCan

I don't think any actually wants free/cheaper service what people want is an equivalent service in the country that they live.

I can understand Netflicks but i cannot remember the last time that MS in Aus did anything special eg free Themes and Pics.

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EvilCan — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:57:49 GMT

Just to be clear: I'm not saying XBL shouldn't be free/cheaper in other countries, I'm saying it's not going to happen.

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journauto — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:11:40 GMT

Apparently being a gold member doesn't mean squat because this "Gold exclusive offer!" doesn't get me squat! Shouldn't have to create a U.S. account, doubt it's even possible since my ISP in in Canada. oh, and nowhere here or on the items' descriptions does it say U.S. only. When I try to download it says 'not available in your region or has been removed.' BS

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Warrengonline — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:40:07 GMT

@EvilCan

I'm a bit late, but it would be nice if the price of Xbox Live sold to non-Americans matched what they actually got in the package. Things like Video Market Place and NetFlix have laws (when you play a DVD pause it and read that writing) and we all remember the Region Codes. Not that it is my call, but the Non-American gamers get half of what we Americans get so why not just cut the price in half.

But then Makusensu delivers an option that I know quite a few people do. But that is not errr... 'proper'. Non-American gamers need to come together and think up something. Like how I'm a bit upset that Region: Australia got a vinyl soundtrack for Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection. It is simple things like this that would balance the 'experience', but also cause a LOAD of envy for one another. :) "I want that sound track, PLEASE." (cgi.ebay.com.au/.../eBayISAPI.dll)

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Parassassin — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:34:40 GMT

@PTMAD

I can tell you why, becuase M$ is like a prositute. Will take money from anyone but only turn tricks for its favourites.

Im sorry but this is going to be my last ever year on xbl I can't be bothered to plough my hard earned cash into this xenophopic joke of a company any longer. Who knows maybe a chipped box is the way forward, I might start to get some of my investment back then.

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shadaik — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:10:15 GMT

@ EvilCan: Sorry, but MS is not an american corporation, it's a multinational one. There are (more or less) independent coporations operating under that name in Australia, the UK, germany, France and most probably a lot of other countries, too. Truee, the mother corporation is in the US, but MS at large is multinational. If only it started to behave like that...

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Makusensu — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:00:03 GMT

Create US account like all other people and stop crying :/

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journauto — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:16:32 GMT

in case the u.s. don't know, we get si and nissan up here too, eh

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FINKnATOR — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:55:18 GMT

I love the October theme. My bday month and imo the hottest of the girls :D

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davidkenobi — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:48:24 GMT

Eh! I want my Bar Rafaeli picture too ! Poor european :)

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II W4RLORD II — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:56:01 GMT

This is the best giveaway Live has done yet.The car is awesome and hot babes plus a calender right on my TV screen makes this an amazing set of pics and themes.Thanks, this makes up for some of the other things I have been dissatisfied about.Keep up the good work.

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metallicorphan — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:05:41 GMT

@EvilCan

Television was a from a Scottish inventor,some of the first computers were in the UK and Germany

and the world wide web is widely believed to be Switzerland..you saying that the Xbox 360 is an American product when it sells around the world is neither here nor there,should we all just take back our products for our own country?

this kind of stuff is starting to happen more and more,you guys already have a much better service for XBL whether it be Netflix or video marketplace,and whether its free or dirt cheap doesnt matter,most countries around the world actually pay more for their console,XBL,games

now,i dont think this particular issue with the sportillustrated pictures are worth arguing about personally,but it still happens to other items that appear on the marketplace,if it is however due to copywrite etc,then i think when things like this happen that the other countries around the world should have a substitute item/items

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pishposhping — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:02:48 GMT

When can we expect some UK only free content? Or does this thing only ever happen if you're based in the US?

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MetalGearFloppy — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:37:26 GMT

@Evil Can....

I've never heard such rubbish in all my life!

Maybe this site should be just for U.S customers and Europe, Australia, Japan, etc should have sites of their own. That way people outside the U.S wouldn't get so pissed off at reading about all the stuff they aren't allowed to have.... just a thought.

I know we have our own "community managers".... maybe they need a kick in the butt to get it sorted!

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Chicago Mafia — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:27:31 GMT

It's about time there's some good stuff available to us "more mature" guys. Those cartoon girl themes and gamerpics were cute. But REAL ladies in bikinis are much better.

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Danowat32 — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:23:31 GMT

@EvilCan

Is it balls, the xbox360 is a WORLDWIDE product, we pay the same prices as every other bugger, so we should get the same service, regardless of where we live.

Its just typical MS xenophobia