Braid blog complains as MS charge for theme – doesn’t like giving things for free

The latest entry on the Braid game site says that it would have loved to not have charged a penny for the new Braid theme on Xbox Live Marketplace but as “Microsoft doesn’t like giving things out for free,” they kind of had to.

“Unfortunately, we had to charge the standard Premium Theme price of 250 Microsoft Points,” says the blog.

“We want to make it free, but Microsoft doesn’t like giving things out for free. But if you do buy it, you can be secure in the knowledge that you own one of the few Premium Themes that is not an advertisement — there is no text in the Braid theme anywhere. (Seriously, Microsoft, what is with the Subway: Eat Fresh Theme?)”

Some people don’t know they were born, obviously.

Braid launched last year to critical acclaim and a PC version is set release “February-March.”

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6 comments

Tiger Walts
12/01/09, 9:45 am

The game was overpriced, they should give the theme free to people who bought it.

Blerk
12/01/09, 9:45 am

Here’s a thing, Microsoft – I will never, ever pay for a theme. Ever. Ever ever.

Tiger Walts
12/01/09, 10:31 am

Sadly, there are people who do.

SticKboy
12/01/09, 1:36 pm

I bought the N+ theme – it’s rather awesome.

theevilaires
12/01/09, 4:22 pm

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SticKboy said:

January 12th, 2009 at 1:36 pm

I bought the N+ theme – it’s rather awesome.

are you really fucking that stupid to buy a theme. dame you have ms dick in your mouth all the time. if ass holes like you didn’t buy them ms would give them away free probably or some way to earn them in a game. when psn tried to sell themes i laughed my ass off.

fearmonkey
12/01/09, 8:11 pm

I hate that MS charges for everything, and I mean everything. MS should give gold members more stuff than they do. It’s stupid to charge 250 points for a theme, and only after I pay for a pack of points, rather than just the 250 for a theme.
I refuse to buy any stupid premium themes, and every MS made game should come with a free premium theme.