Summary
AnXboxplayer was left puzzled to find a bundle of just two games on theMicrosoftStore selling for $2000 USD. The odd listing has confused and amused fellow gamers, though there’s likely a simple explanation for the tremendous price tag.
Buying games digitally has become commonplace across consoles and PCs, and prices on the services often fluctuate. Between big seasonal gaming sales and developers slashing prices or evengiving away games for freeto help gain attention for the title, patient players can often find good deals on digital distribution platforms. However, it’s rarer for a game to be listed for an absurd price like this.
Gamer and Reddit user Thee_microwave1947 shared a screenshot of their discovery on the Microsoft Store, where a bundle of two games,Bio. Inc. RedemptionandCrossroads Inn, were selling for $1999.99. Bio Inc. Redemptionis a 2018 strategy game centered around the idea of either building a plague or a cure, whileCrossroads Innis a 2019fantasy world real-time management simwhere players manage a tavern. The two games share a publisher, but other than that, have no significant connection to each other.Bio Inc. Redemptionhas received positive reviews from users, whileCrossroads Innhasn’t faired quite as well.
Why are Two Games Being Sold for $2000?
Gamers have gathered to discuss the oddity of this listing and came up with possibilities as to why the games were being offered on theMicrosoft Storeat such a high price. Some believed it might have been some kind of odd promotion, drawing attention to the games due to the bizarre price and spreading awareness of the games by word of mouth. However, others were quick to point out that these two games aren’t exclusive to PC or Xbox, and are sold at normal indie game prices on other platforms. Fellow PC digital distribution platform Steam hasBio Inc. Redemptionavailable for 14.99, whileCrossroads Innis only 4.49 on the same service.
The most likely reason for the pricing is that it was simply a user error. Given the prices on Steam, it seems likely that these two games may have been intended to be offered in a bundle for $19.99. However, it seems that the person responsible for setting up the price may have added too many nines by accident. In any case, the “Doctors and Bartenders” bundle featuring the two games is now available on the Microsoft Store for a much more reasonable $34.99, so it seems thisgame pricing errorwas discovered and fixed.
