Product placement is when you see iPads in a movie or TV show.
A new SKU (which is what this is) has always been referred to as a price drop.
GameStop seeing greater interest in Xbox One since price drop announcement
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Product placement is when you see iPads in a movie or TV show.
A new SKU (which is what this is) has always been referred to as a price drop.
BananaSprinkles
Banned
It wouldn't be this GameStop, would it?
Good point, but I'd guess we seen bundles at $399 well before fall.
PhoenixFyre
Member
Honestly, you're asking us to celebrate the equivalent of someone finally learning to stop shoving knives in electrical sockets. We're all very glad they did it, but we're not going to throw them a party.
statham
Member
BoboBrazil
Member
If this fails to make a dent in their adoption rate in the US, you will see $349 by September.
It's not like they patched a leak and the problems are now gone, they cut off the infected limbs. They still need some artificial replacements.
Metalingus5150
Member
That would be fine by me. The cheaper the better. lol
BananaSprinkles
Banned
I knew I had seen it somewhere before, just couldn't remember where. It was one of the first results when I Googled "gamestop xbox sign."
statham
Member
also known as a fail.
BoboBrazil
Member
Yep, I wouldn't even be surprised if it becomes $299. MS will get really desperate if this fails to change their trajectory. I'm still thinking Sony goes to $349 at e3 to steal their thunder.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
It's bait for the company to make money. They close the door on older consoles by refusing trade-ins. It could be considered a fast paced market for them. Restock/Supply every 4-5 years with all new product. I think the only thing that stays the same is their slogan or logo. They probably know the market at the corporate level by now. $100 price cut is a good thing.
"Hey it's (insert name) from GameStop, calling to let you know that (robotic voice says the name of the game) will be arriving..."
^God I can't stand that whole thing. I guess it's okay, but I don't like how they insist on some recorded person give you her name, then proceed to tell you your preorder is ready for pickup.
BananaSprinkles
Banned
You seem upset and I'm not entirely certain why.
You could only get it for $499 before and now you can get it for $399. To the average consumer, its a "price drop".
statham
Member
I'm upset, your pic is from 2013 to prove some point, thats desperate.
BananaSprinkles
Banned
Okay.
prag16
Banned
They apparently just got to per-unit profitability. They'd be unwise to relinquish it so quickly just to teabag microsoft.
I don't think he's trying to prove a point man, it's just a joke. Chill.
statham
Member
BoboBrazil
Member
Short term losses for long term gains.
Exactly what I think every time I see this price drop comments.
graywolf323
Member
we'll see what happens when the June NPDs are released but given Titanfall and all the various sales couldn't help the Xbox One beat the PS4 I don't really expect much
it's statham, this stuff is serious business to him
it's statham, this stuff is serious business to him
statham
Member
I expect for Xbox to have the price advantage with fall.
pickle tooth
Banned
Oh man that's so hilarious! I mean people still buy fake coach bags?
prag16
Banned
They already lost money this past year and they're well out in front of MSFT for the time being. An E3 price cut makes no sense.
In a financial call?
Metalingus5150
Member
You think they will drop price again?
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
For me personally, I'll probably wait for the next hardware iteration before I pick up an Xbox One.
statham
Member
They havent price drop yet. They removed kinect.
Metalingus5150
Member
Exactly, the $100 extra with kinect made some sense. But the same price as a PS4 is a no go.
Well... reducing the price and removing something that you weren't going to use is effectively a price drop, for someone who has no plans to make use of the kinect sensor.
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
With Titanfall come and gone I doubt we'll see XB1 moving enough units for anyone to really care. While it's certainly not a dead system it's hardly alive and thriving.
If it actually makes a success without Kinect it's just another nail in the original visions coffin. No one wanted the original XB1 and since the reveal Microsoft has done everything to distance itself from that vision. It's a really interesting thing to see a company do.
If it actually makes a success without Kinect it's just another nail in the original visions coffin. No one wanted the original XB1 and since the reveal Microsoft has done everything to distance itself from that vision. It's a really interesting thing to see a company do.
buckeye4life
Banned
Your forgetting that MS spent probably 100s of millions on kinect r& d and hardware which will now not be sold . I would have to imagine this is a pretty big loss that MS will have to absorb now . Can't see them cutting price again this year, when you have Bill gates on record that he would support spin off of xbox division. Also how much did they invest in Titan fall, which didn't sell nearly as many units as expected .
killatopak
Member
Good.
Price drop to $350 and bundle a game with it and you've got 1 sale from me.
Price drop to $350 and bundle a game with it and you've got 1 sale from me.
Dragonborn
Member
No, because we don't know yet how it'll actually affect sales numbers. Free TF plus price cuts was supposed to kill the PS4 yet the X1 ended up selling less on a weekly average. This is definitely a wait and see situation, it's too early to say one way or another
ZehDon
Member
... in order to drop the price. The Xbox division cannot sustain another generation of extensive losses on the hardware. They're not holding back a separate price cut. The Xbone is failing in every market its released in. If they could slash the price to under the PS4 right now, they would. There isn't another price drop coming this year. Not a chance.
SwiftDeath
Member
Not to be nitpicky but it's nice to use the
Codeblew
Member
It moved the needle alright. It moved it down.
How is $499 to $399 not a price drop. SMH. This sounds like people saying the $599 to $499 for PS3 last gen wasn't a price drop.
If the price is cheaper then it is a price drop. Don't try to spin it or do pre-emptive damage control.