http://www.siliconera.com/2007/10/22/microsoft%e2%80%99s-plan-for-japan-hardware-price-cuts-and-a-bundle-pack/ The secret level in the world of video game news. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/10/22/microsoft%e2%80%99s-plan-for-japan-hardware-price-cuts-and-a-bundle-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-215544 K_G Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:41:25 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/10/22/microsoft%e2%80%99s-plan-for-japan-hardware-price-cuts-and-a-bundle-pack/#comment-215544 Pack in games typically are fairly benign games so one will be offended and MS doesn't have to worry about someone saying their little Taro learned how to curbstomp someone from one of their free/forced to purchase with the hardware games. In this case, both games are MS properties, so there is likely a economic motive as well...This way they don't have to pay royalties to some outside entity for the games they are giving away. Pack in games typically are fairly benign games so one will be offended and MS doesn’t have to worry about someone saying their little Taro learned how to curbstomp someone from one of their free/forced to purchase with the hardware games. In this case, both games are MS properties, so there is likely a economic motive as well…This way they don’t have to pay royalties to some outside entity for the games they are giving away.

]]> http://www.siliconera.com/2007/10/22/microsoft%e2%80%99s-plan-for-japan-hardware-price-cuts-and-a-bundle-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-680328 K_G Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:41:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/10/22/microsoft%e2%80%99s-plan-for-japan-hardware-price-cuts-and-a-bundle-pack/#comment-680328 Pack in games typically are fairly benign games so one will be offended and MS doesn't have to worry about someone saying their little Taro learned how to curbstomp someone from one of their free/forced to purchase with the hardware games. In this case, both games are MS properties, so there is likely a economic motive as well...This way they don't have to pay royalties to some outside entity for the games they are giving away. Pack in games typically are fairly benign games so one will be offended and MS doesn’t have to worry about someone saying their little Taro learned how to curbstomp someone from one of their free/forced to purchase with the hardware games. In this case, both games are MS properties, so there is likely a economic motive as well…This way they don’t have to pay royalties to some outside entity for the games they are giving away.

]]> http://www.siliconera.com/2007/10/22/microsoft%e2%80%99s-plan-for-japan-hardware-price-cuts-and-a-bundle-pack/comment-page-1/#comment-680329 K_G Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:41:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/10/22/microsoft%e2%80%99s-plan-for-japan-hardware-price-cuts-and-a-bundle-pack/#comment-680329 Pack in games typically are fairly benign games so one will be offended and MS doesn't have to worry about someone saying their little Taro learned how to curbstomp someone from one of their free/forced to purchase with the hardware games. In this case, both games are MS properties, so there is likely a economic motive as well...This way they don't have to pay royalties to some outside entity for the games they are giving away. Pack in games typically are fairly benign games so one will be offended and MS doesn’t have to worry about someone saying their little Taro learned how to curbstomp someone from one of their free/forced to purchase with the hardware games. In this case, both games are MS properties, so there is likely a economic motive as well…This way they don’t have to pay royalties to some outside entity for the games they are giving away.

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