GRID selling at £2.69 on Xbox Live Games on Demand

2.69 GBP = 3.97 AUD. But wait, what’s that? Oh, it’s available for $19.95 in Australia.

Hey Microsoft, can you at least wear a condom? I’d like to be safe before you screw me!

Bioshock – msp/5$ (was 1600/20$) US price

Call of Juarez – msp/5$ (was 1600/20$) US price

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements – msp/3$ (was 1600/20$) US price

Dirt 2 – msp/5$ (was 2400/30$) US price

El Shaddai – msp/3$ (was 1600/20$) US price

GRID – msp/5$ (was 2400/30$) US price

Kane and Lynch: Dead Men – msp/5$ (was 1600/20$) US price

Rayman Raving Rabbids – msp/3$ (was 1600/20$) US price

The Darkness – msp/5$ (was 1600/20$) US price

Tom Clancy’s GRAW – msp/5$ (was 1600/20$) US price

Tom Clancy’s GRAW 2 – msp/5$ (was 1600/$20) US price

Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. – msp/5$ (was 1600/20$) US price

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas – msp/5$ (was 1600/20$) US price

Virtua Fighter 5 – msp/5$ (was 1600/20$) US price

Is this Microsofts first equivalent to a Steam Sale?

@3 Rather to counter the huge sales on PSN lately. But MS needs to do better than putting an 4 years old game on sale, while PSN users gets Darksiders II for €9.99 and Sleeping Dogs for free on PS+.

@Night Hunter – no sir/ma’am. Microsoft have had a few decent sales in the past. Most recent one being over the Christmas period, though many can argue that it was cheaper elsewhere.

I just noticed a new ripoff on Games on Demand. I tried to buy Dirt 2 ($4.99) with MS points (400 for $4.99). The total changes from $4.99 to 440 points. I checked the price of the MS currency, and it’s still the same it’s always been. So there’s a 10% premium getting tacked on to the sale price. This is brand spanking new. I’ve used points many times in the past without getting buggered like this. Just a heads up. It’s easy to miss. (I ended up paying for the game directly with a credit card, and it came to $4.99, as it should be).