2-Game Xbox Bundle Listed for $2,000 on Microsoft Store
An Xbox player was left puzzled to find a bundle of just two games on the Microsoft Store 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 even giving away games for free to 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. Redemption and Crossroads Inn, were selling for $1999.99. Bio Inc. Redemption is a 2018 strategy game centered around the idea of either building a plague or a cure, while Crossroads Inn is a 2019 fantasy world real-time management sim where players manage a tavern. The two games share a publisher, but other than that, have no significant connection to each other. Bio Inc. Redemption has received positive reviews from users, while Crossroads Inn hasn't faired quite as well.
Gamers have gathered to discuss the oddity of this listing and came up with possibilities as to why the games were being offered on the Microsoft Store at 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 has Bio Inc. Redemption available for 14.99, while Crossroads Inn is only 4.49 on the same service.
The most likely reason for the pricing is that it was simply a user error. Given the
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