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Xbox sale round-up May 16th, 2023

  • SPNKrSPNKr350,523
    Posted on 16 May 23 at 05:41, Edited on 16 May 23 at 05:47 by SPNKr
    Cyberpunk89 said:
    The Noto said:
    There are some NON Back-Compat 360 games on sale too. Legend of Kay - Anniversary is on sale for the first time ever and I snatched it up. Digital only and released ONLY on the 360 (not the ONE) in 2015.
    Same for Dead Island and Dead Island Riptide, haven't been on sale since 2021. I wonder why the non backwards compatible 360 games are not listed here..
    IIRC they just check the promoted Store Pages on the Xbox Store or the Xbox 360 Dashboard.

    They used to pull the info from the Major Nelson Website. Now that info is on the Xbox Wire Blog Page, that Major Nelson tweets out. Each of the links will link out to the correct Store Pages.
    https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/05/15/this-weeks-deals-with...
  • HolyHalfDeadHolyHalfDead742,337
    Posted on 16 May 23 at 05:42
    Will Awakened for Dead Space 3 ever go on sale. $10 is too much for 1-2 hours of content.
    He's not a man. He's the holy Half-Dead who has seen the Underverse and returned with powers you can't imagine.
  • HolyHalfDeadHolyHalfDead742,337
    Posted on 16 May 23 at 05:47, Edited on 16 May 23 at 05:51 by HolyHalfDead
    SPNKr said:
    IIRC they just check the promoted Store Pages on the Xbox Store or the Xbox 360 Dashboard.

    They used to pull the info from the Major Nelson Website. Now that info is on the Xbox Wire Blog Page that Major Nelson tweets out.
    https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/05/15/this-weeks-deals-with...
    It hasn't been a manual process at TA for many years, they get the pricing data direct from the store.

    Major Nelson only lists items in the US sale and the US prices/discount. I used to enter the pricing and percentage discount for each sale item in 6 different currencies (including Japan) which I would get from the Xbox Store pages. As weekly sales went from 3 items per week, to 10 items, to 100+ items it became many hours of work.
    He's not a man. He's the holy Half-Dead who has seen the Underverse and returned with powers you can't imagine.
  • SPNKrSPNKr350,523
    Posted on 16 May 23 at 05:54, Edited on 16 May 23 at 05:54 by SPNKr
    HolyHalfDead said:
    SPNKr said:
    IIRC they just check the promoted Store Pages on the Xbox Store or the Xbox 360 Dashboard.

    They used to pull the info from the Major Nelson Website. Now that info is on the Xbox Wire Blog Page that Major Nelson tweets out.
    https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/05/15/this-weeks-deals-with...
    It hasn't been a manual process at TA for many years, they get the pricing data direct from the store.

    Major Nelson only lists items in the US sale and the US prices/discount. I used to enter the pricing and percentage discount for each sale item in 6 different currencies (including Japan) which I would get from the Xbox Store pages. As weekly sales went from 3 items per week, to 10 items, to 100+ items it became many hours of work.
    Gotcha that explains why certain things slipped through the cracks.

    Definitely sounds like a lot of work.
    Though wouldn't it be able to be scripted nowadays? Which would take alot of effort though. So that be another headache 😅
  • Posted on 16 May 23 at 06:04
    HolyHalfDead said:
    TA get these sale prices from the Xbox One store. The Xbox 360 store update their prices a bit later and so are usually missed.

    You can see all the Xbox 360 sales here (over 150 items) - Latest Xbox Sales
    Didn't know that, thanks!
  • BAYTAN ONEBAYTAN ONE1,350,452
    Posted on 16 May 23 at 06:04
    Someone still receive notifications for sale that are in the whishlist?
  • zout15zout151,153,748
    Posted on 16 May 23 at 06:29
    BAYTAN ONE said:
    Someone still receive notifications for sale that are in the whishlist?
    No, same problem :-(
    But last week, someone gave me a link that helped me : Xbox Sales for Today

    If someone have a solution, it would be great !
  • CpL KaNe ZACpL KaNe ZA503,791
    Posted on 16 May 23 at 06:42
    So many 360 games, so few I can actually buy due to region locks....
    First world countries thinking they form the entirety of the globe, nothing new.
  • AbyssalOrc33AbyssalOrc33643,022
    Posted on 16 May 23 at 06:50
    Wow Tecmo Bowl Throwback on sale. Thats a game I never thought I would see in a sale these days.
  • doMePieceKiLLAdoMePieceKiLLA1,005,541
    Posted on 16 May 23 at 06:56
    The Cherished said:
    I hate when the Xbox version of a game goes on sale but the Windows version doesn't. I really want that Kingdom Come Deliverance Win 10 for that price!
    I really hope in the summer sale they go crazy on windows games. Control, metro saga, and kingdom come.
  • GMNGMN478,345
    Posted on 16 May 23 at 07:07
    ThoracicOhio48 said:
    The Cherished said:
    I hate when the Xbox version of a game goes on sale but the Windows version doesn't. I really want that Kingdom Come Deliverance Win 10 for that price!
    I feel the same I'm waiting for Metro exodus gold edition and the outer worlds dlc for a long time
    metro saga bundle can be picked up for around £1 on eneba etc
  • doMePieceKiLLAdoMePieceKiLLA1,005,541
    Posted on 16 May 23 at 07:29
    GMN said:
    ThoracicOhio48 said:
    The Cherished said:
    I hate when the Xbox version of a game goes on sale but the Windows version doesn't. I really want that Kingdom Come Deliverance Win 10 for that price!
    I feel the same I'm waiting for Metro exodus gold edition and the outer worlds dlc for a long time
    metro saga bundle can be picked up for around £1 on eneba etc
    The windows version of metro? Maybe for steam or GOG but not mircosoft store for achievements.
  • Posted on 16 May 23 at 07:54
    A Krayt Dragon said:
    Who else skips the article and heads straight to the comments for recommendations? 😂
    I'm Guilty laugh
  • Posted on 16 May 23 at 08:11
    Deadly Premonition will never be on sale :(
    https://youtube.com/@theetherealorpheus
  • avoidermanavoiderman616,998
    Posted on 16 May 23 at 08:13
    CrowderPleaser said:
    A Krayt Dragon said:
    Who else skips the article and heads straight to the comments for recommendations? 😂
    I'm Guilty laugh
    Yup ✋️
  • Removed Gamer

    Removed Gamer

    Posted on 16 May 23 at 08:44
    Lily Mu RB said:
    The guy that kept posting about Tomb Raider games will be happy

    Also, what a fucking deal on Jurassic World Evolution 2 with all DLC!! Too bad the game is horrible
    He will never be happy, for his soul longs for the Tomb Raider but once he has obtained it, what else does he have to live for?

    Everything you love will eventually kill you in the end.
  • Solario32Solario32370,331
    Posted on 16 May 23 at 09:08
    AbyssalOrc33 said:
    Wow Tecmo Bowl Throwback on sale. Thats a game I never thought I would see in a sale these days.
    Agreed. Wish it was 50% off. Choices!
  • ChaosAlertChaosAlert1,470,090
    Posted on 16 May 23 at 09:30
    Noel The Mortal Fate is a hidden gem. If you're in need of a strong story with well written characters (arguably better than most big budget games!) and a fairly easy completion, it's worth checking over, or adding to the wishlist for later.

    I'm probably going for Klonoa as 60% off is excellent. Not a bad sale compared to most weeks.
  • avoidermanavoiderman616,998
    Posted on 16 May 23 at 10:55
    ClassierPompano said:
    Everything you love will eventually kill you in the end.
    Came here for the sales tips, but stayed for the bleak existential philosophy. 😘
  • XI AlphaMale IXXI AlphaMale IX1,114,626
    Posted on 16 May 23 at 11:10
    Lots of stuff from my wishlist but not at great discounts. Just Asura’s Wrath DLC for now.
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