Trials HD discounted today

By Robert Purchese Published 29 April, 2010

Chopped to 800 Microsoft Points.

Xbox Live Arcade tour de force Trials HD has been discounted to 800 Microsoft Points (£6.80/€9.60). That's a saving of 400 MSP (£3.40/€4.80).

This deal is part of Microsoft's "Thrifty Thursday" idea and lasts only for one day.

You can queue it for download from the Xbox.com website now.

Trials HD was released last year during the Xbox Live Summer of Arcade. Eurogamer loves it long time.

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Antti Ilvessuo, co-founder of Trials developer RedLynx.

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About Robert Purchese

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Comments (22) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • JahB #1 2 years ago

    is absolutely worth 1200, at 800 it's a steal.

  • phoopipe #2 2 years ago

    Deal of the decade...buy it you fools.

  • Kosumo #3 2 years ago

    I've been waiting for this, sold!

  • LiveForever #4 2 years ago

    Bought on Steam for 1.99 haha

  • LR100 #5 2 years ago

    Oh for FUCKS SAKE! I bought this at 1200 points only the other week, as I was growing impatient of waiting absolutely ages for it to maybe appear in deal of the week, which never came for months and months. Sods bloody law that it goes cheaper shortly after I cave in and buy it! ARSES!
    Edited by LR100 at 29/04/10 @ 15:48

  • daz_john_smith #6 2 years ago

    Damn! Wish it was deal of the week.

  • hardtech #7 2 years ago

    Damn, my xbox is broken so I can't really justify buying it.

  • TeaFiend #8 2 years ago

    Ok, bought. Hooray for impulse shopping online.

  • king2001 #9 2 years ago

    Has the Big Pack been discounted too or was that always 400 points? If it has been discounted then I'll pick that up as well!

  • INSOMANiAC #10 2 years ago

    Same here, bought it last week for 1200, thanks a lot Microsoft!

  • Goodfella #11 2 years ago

    Breaking news - Stuff lowers in price eventually.

  • wizlon #12 2 years ago

    Can I buy it again please... yes, it really is that good!

  • darth_paul #13 2 years ago

    worth it. bought on day one... but very hard.

  • Der_tolle_Emil #14 2 years ago


    @LR100 Same here. They should offer the Big Pack for free to those who already own the game or as an extra incentive to purchase, then it would be worth it


    No they should not.

  • Toothball #15 2 years ago

    Score, I'd been holding out for a deal on this. I usually leave things like this until they're on sale as when I do buy things new I usually end up leaving them on the shelf for months anyway.

    Also, while I can understand that those who bought it at full price would be frustrated at this, it's nothing new in any market. Prices come down all the time for any number of reasons. If it were the other way round and the price had increased, no one would be queueing up to hand over the difference. Sales are there to encourage people to purchase things that otherwise they would not have done, not as a personal slight against anyone who paid more.
    Edited by Toothball at 29/04/10 @ 18:11

  • 8bitMofo #16 2 years ago

    Mr. 800MSP, I've been expecting you...

    /PURCHASE

  • devilmyarse #17 2 years ago

    How many people out there think that 1200 is slightly overpriced for XBLA games? I will almost always buy an XBLA title if it's 800 points or less. 1200 just seems a little bit too expensive for me. I'm currently waiting for several games to go below 1200 before I buy. This was one of them.

  • PearOfAnguish #18 2 years ago

    Forgot I had 300 points on my account from ages ago so only had to put another £4 on there. Bargain.

  • brod #19 2 years ago

    For the best games, including this one, 1200 points is good value IMO. I had no problems paying 1200 for Trials HD and an additional 400 for the DLC, and would happily pay another 400 points for a second DLC pack of the same quality.

    Excellent game.

  • SAMagic #20 2 years ago

    I wasn't sure about Trials, but after 10 minutes on the demo (plus recommendations from you guys) I bought it.

  • Toothball #21 2 years ago

    @devilmyarse

    The thing is though, 1200 points is near enough £10, which isn't all that much to spend on a good game. I suspect that people perceive it as being more since 1200 is over the 1000 point threshold. The same logic is what sees all prices stop one pence before the actual price to make it seem cheaper. £9.99 seems less than £10.00 because there's one fewer digit involved. The difference between 800 and 1200 is about the cost of a pint, and that lasts way less longer than most games do.

  • devilmyarse #22 2 years ago

    For £10 I could quite easily get myself a full length game. I see XBLA as little short games, since the vast majority are. They're not worth £10. XBLA are the equivalent of the indie games I can get on Steam. The vast majority of these are under £4.

    If games did cost 800 points, then that means I can afford to have another pint down the pub. However with the way that alcohol tax is going, I think I will be buying my beer from the supermarket in future. Some places are up to £3 a pint!! I'd hate to see what people in London are paying. *shudder*