Xbox LIVE SA team working to improve Marketplace service
Microsoft SA has highlighted its efforts to improve the local Marketplace
Microsoft SA working hard to improve local Marketplace service
Xbox LIVE SA team working to improve Marketplace service
Microsoft SA has highlighted its efforts to improve the local Marketplace
It's so much easier just using either a US or UK account, then you don't have to worry about the FPB related nonsense.
One can only hope that things improve, but I think most people on this country are pretty used to hearing nice sounding promises about things to come, but that never happen. It's not just availability of games that's lousy on the local xbl, there's all sorts of media that's available in other countries that we can't get.
Please the FPB ratings were just an excuse Microsoft gave which I think is total BS. Just consider how we get every other retail game on time and all of those have to get FPB ratings, so why now does it supposedly take them years to rate games just because they are on XBLA?Originally Posted by Strifehart
Those content service agreements will be somewhat region specific unfortunately. I did have a lengthy chat with Microsoft and they hinted at some interesting plans for the local service, but are not ready to official say anything.
You guys are missing out, Netflix is teh AWESOME!!!! As is the other video on demand services.
I don't inderstand why they don't have a system where everything is rated 18, and if you want a lower rating you can go through the FPB to have it lowered. Indie titles on xbox live are all rated 18, why cant we just do the same.
They are never ready, that is the problem. Xbox Live took 4years to land on our shores so why is it that they only looked at getting the games here AFTER the fact, they had 4 years to push the games through the ratings board so they could have been up to date when it was officially launched. Instead they launched the service with I think it was something like 10 games. By the time they get their act together we'll be on the next generation of consoles and the cycle with start anew since they will obviously not bother to plan for that either.
Microsoft has zero goodwill when it comes to anything Xbox, especially in this country.
Good point, it's not like they can rate it any higher than 18
The FPB wants their cut ^_^
Publishers or their local representatives, (and in the case of self-published indies, the developers themselves) have to pay the fee for having their game rated.
Anyway, as discussed in the article, Microsoft SA is working on a system to speed up this process because it is just as frustrating for them as it is for gamers.
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