neoadorable Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 shoud one be in another so-called region, can they still waltz into a store and purchase a points card for use with their XBL account? i know they can buy those via CC, but theoretically, if they run out of points and are at the store the next morning, will this work? thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger H. Veteran Posted December 1, 2006 Veteran Share Posted December 1, 2006 as far as i know they can be used on any account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabalicious Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 i think it is because i think the points system was originally intented with the 360 make xbox live less confusing so they dont have to use all different kinds of currency online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Well... MAYBE I don't understand but if I buy MS Points in the US and try to put them on my Account (Mexico) it won't let me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 see? what Rodrigo said is what disappoints me! we are a global community of gamers and a global family of humanity beyond, but we can't make one piece of plastic work at two points fifty miles apart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smigit Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 its not that they cant but they dont want to. And no I dont believe live points are global, I think they are region locked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheppard Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I think its to stop people from getting the points cheaper than their country of residence, for EG we in the UK could buy nearly double the amount of points from the US for what it costs over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted December 2, 2006 Author Share Posted December 2, 2006 once again, the artificial, illegitimate "region" system SUCKS. and i wanted to add, the reason it sucks so bad isn't only because it goes against everything we're being told about global village this, interdependence that. the real reason is it gets in the way of enjoying otherwise great things like movies, games, and yes, xbox live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted December 2, 2006 Global Moderator Share Posted December 2, 2006 i think it is because i think the points system was originally intented with the 360 make xbox live less confusing so they dont have to use all different kinds of currency online that still defeats the purpose.. because you need to purchase them. but if you set a balance like they have, people won't complain that, OH THE GRAW CONTENT IS $1 US CHEAPER IN IRAQ.. OMFG!! you still forget you need to purchase points with money ;) and also, they sucker you into buying x amount of points, when you only need y amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheppard Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 once again, the artificial, illegitimate "region" system SUCKS. and i wanted to add, the reason it sucks so bad isn't only because it goes against everything we're being told about global village this, interdependence that. the real reason is it gets in the way of enjoying otherwise great things like movies, games, and yes, xbox live. Didnt you read what i just said? Its to stop people buying points cheaper elsewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 I think its to stop people from getting the points cheaper than their country of residence, for EG we in the UK could buy nearly double the amount of points from the US for what it costs over here. You are kinda right there. For example, here in Mexico they only sell 1500 Points cards (for $200 pesos, around $18 dollars). The thing is, not every economy is the same, so they have to adjust. A pretty good example would be the Wii console. Since Nintendo didn't directly sell it here in Mexico (they just sold it to third parties), it is going for over $480 dollars. :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 sheppard of course i read what you said, and i see that logic as unreasonable since it will never come to everyone buying it somewhere cheap and not in their locale...i seriously doubt MS points are so cheap somewhere that it'll be worth it to ship them all over the world. besides, i don't care about price, not talking money here. MS can enforce a global price point for all i care. just make it global. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TokyoKiller Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 I think it all depends on those two countries, like say I try to use a points card purchased in the US in Canada, will it work? I mean Canada and US are pretty much the same so I think that might work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheppard Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 sheppard of course i read what you said, and i see that logic as unreasonable since it will never come to everyone buying it somewhere cheap and not in their locale...i seriously doubt MS points are so cheap somewhere that it'll be worth it to ship them all over the world. besides, i don't care about price, not talking money here. MS can enforce a global price point for all i care. just make it global. They never will for the reasons i just stated, you might think its unreasonable, i dont and i can see why they have done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 but if there's a global price point then the reasons you stated become a moot point, no pun intended. it's just like the big mac index, where the product in question (big mac) is as affordable in all markets to within a certain tolerance (i think 30 percent). but it is a truly global product, tasting the same everywhere (again within a certain tolerance). this can be done with tech products and i still don't see why there's such resistance to the notion of region-free, boundary-less entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smigit Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 (edited) i seriously doubt MS points are so cheap somewhere that it'll be worth it to ship them all over the world. What do they have to ship but? All they have to do is email the code. Shipping can be completely bypassed with such a product. If the product was priced controlled with a 30% difference people would just buy them from where it was 30% cheaper than their own market and get the codes emailed accross. It's not the same as shipping a product or a burger as there is no freight involved unless for some reason the store decided to ship the entire card via international mail. I dont believe Macdonalds is even price controlled anyway, last I heard in some places its a fair bit more expensive than others. Edited December 4, 2006 by Smigit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted December 5, 2006 Author Share Posted December 5, 2006 smigit, mcd's is price controlled and with few exceptions their prices vary by no more than 30 percent. that's not the point tho. i'm talking about a company going to the trouble of setting a global pricing policy so as to promote a wider community of users without barriers. the fact that this is misunderstood is quite sad, frankly. i believe sticking with archaic regional definitions is simply a lazy shortcut and stems from the usual reluctance to let go of old things is dangeroud sometimes. emailing codes? that would be a logistics nightmare on a big scale. and ok, no cards, no codes..hook it up to people's checking accounts, piggie banks, CC's...whatever, there's always a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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