XBOX How does one go about getting their Xbox copy updated for free like PC players did?

[TrippingMoose]

Who do I see about getting my original copy on Xbox upgraded to the one actually getting updates?

Because I write software, namely IT tools for MSP engineers. If I were to just suddenly stop updates for the Mac and Linux editions but keep it going for PC and tell Mac/Linux users they need to pay full retail again to receive the same rights, I'd get my apps yanked from the App Store faster than I could say "TOS Violation". It'd be one thing if the PC version didn't get updates either and had to pay, but I hear there are new updates, zombie types, building pieces, UI upgrades, etc, and they're FREE, then I reinstall just to find out that no, because I made the mistake of growing up in the 80s and preferring a controller, I have to pay for the same thing... yeah, that is above and beyond the pale, and I'm just the right amount of petty to cause a scene with the wrong people over this. Tired of game devs trying to pull some greedy stuff that wouldn't fly in any other industry and just figuring it's a bunch of kids playing so who cares.

I care. This is like saying Netflix is gonna release a Netflix 2.0 that includes 3D and AR media, and that upgrade will be no cost, but only if you watch Netflix through Xfinity and anyone who watches through any other medium must pay a second add-on cost.

Are you at any point going to stop updates for PC players at like v31 and tell them Xbox players will continue to receive new stuff but Steam accounts are gonna have to buy again or be stuck without updates for 4 years, continually promised updates until you give up and uninstall, only to hear 4 years later that they have finally kept their promise... only not for you... others, yes, they kept their promise, but not to you, because you prefer a mouse.

Yeah, I'm well aware I missed the re-release here, it's not recent. But I'm willing to bet there are a lot of folks who don't know what y'all did, and I'd be more than happy to be the one to explain to the internet how TFP has decided it can treat 48% of the gamer population and try to be under the radar about it.

Let's hear it, one indie dev to another, how are you justifying this?

 

[Riamus]

Who do I see about getting my original copy on Xbox upgraded to the one actually getting updates?

Because I write software, namely IT tools for MSP engineers. If I were to just suddenly stop updates for the Mac and Linux editions but keep it going for PC and tell Mac/Linux users they need to pay full retail again to receive the same rights, I'd get my apps yanked from the App Store faster than I could say "TOS Violation". It'd be one thing if the PC version didn't get updates either and had to pay, but I hear there are new updates, zombie types, building pieces, UI upgrades, etc, and they're FREE, then I reinstall just to find out that no, because I made the mistake of growing up in the 80s and preferring a controller, I have to pay for the same thing... yeah, that is above and beyond the pale, and I'm just the right amount of petty to cause a scene with the wrong people over this. Tired of game devs trying to pull some greedy stuff that wouldn't fly in any other industry and just figuring it's a bunch of kids playing so who cares.

I care. This is like saying Netflix is gonna release a Netflix 2.0 that includes 3D and AR media, and that upgrade will be no cost, but only if you watch Netflix through Xfinity and anyone who watches through any other medium must pay a second add-on cost.

Are you at any point going to stop updates for PC players at like v31 and tell them Xbox players will continue to receive new stuff but Steam accounts are gonna have to buy again or be stuck without updates for 4 years, continually promised updates until you give up and uninstall, only to hear 4 years later that they have finally kept their promise... only not for you... others, yes, they kept their promise, but not to you, because you prefer a mouse.

Yeah, I'm well aware I missed the re-release here, it's not recent. But I'm willing to bet there are a lot of folks who don't know what y'all did, and I'd be more than happy to be the one to explain to the internet how TFP has decided it can treat 48% of the gamer population and try to be under the radar about it.

Let's hear it, one indie dev to another, how are you justifying this?

You can't update the original version. That was developed by a company that went bankrupt. You'll have to buy the current version again. TFP attempted to make it possible to update older versions but wasn't able to get that to be allowed by Sony/Microsoft. The best they were able to do was to get people a discount, but that was only for a short time when it was released to console. Your best option now is just to wait for a sale.

In the end, this isn't really any different from buying Madden 25 and then wanting to get Madden 26. It's a new game, even if it's technically just an updated version of an older game. And considering how much has changed in 7D2D since the old console release, it's practically a sequel at this point. It is unfortunate, but that's just how things turned out. No one expected that studio to go bankrupt.

 

[bdubyah]

Almost 2026 now and we still get threads like this? There was a limited time discount for owners of the original version but that ended last summer when the new version released on console like a year and a half ago now. Bit late to the party.