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Currently the best selling Xbox on Amazon US is the renewed Xbox Series X at # 293
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AngelMuffin
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Must have just reduced the price. I checked both sites yesterday and they had it for $449.
Codeblew
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Yup. Not the momentum they would like for sure.
Kerotan
Member
Terminal velocity.
If I was just shit posting we wouldn't be where we are now. I was telling you the unfiltered truth, sorry if that hurt your feelings. But Happy Turkey Day
I agree, you are posting the truth. Xbox has clearly thrown in the towel. I just wish they would OFFICIALLY pull the plug on their damned hardware and be done with it. Just imagine all those poor bastards out there who buy an Xbox not knowing the reality of the situation. That is what really makes me mad here--that Microsoft will knowingly sell their garbage to people when they know they do not intend to support it.
They haven't thrown in the towel at all though this is just a transitioning to a different model. They're just pulling the trigger too early,
Magic-DEI-Hire
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Xbox is transitioning to the grave.
I mean they aren't supporting "exclusive" hardware the way they have in the past. That is what I mean by throwing in the towel. That there is even a possibility that Gears 6 is on PS5 is a paradigm shift and a testament to their view of the current state of their own hardware. If that Forza Horizon 5 rumor yesterday was true that is also more evidence. What kind of educated consumer buys an Xbox Series console this Christmas especially when the PS5 digital can be had for only $379? This is a serious question, not hyperbole.
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What they're trying to do is pretty much evil , cause a crash & be the only company with enough money to support the pay for publishers & games upfront & make the money back slowly model.
They really looked at a healthy industry where people are happy to buy the games they like & said " Lets destroy this & force it into a Netflix model before it's time.
TransTrender
Gold Member
Also Best Buy.
DenchDeckard
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In the UK. My son has asked for a series x for xmas. Not in an expected way but more dad if you can the only thing I want is an Xbox.
I said to him why don't I just get you a ps5 but he said for his friends etc he would prefer an Xbox.
So I've been hunting this week. No where has deals on xboxs it's like 20 quid off. Arpund 460 to 470 pounds while ps5s with disk drive are 399 and digital is even less (wouldn't get him that)
What is MS even doing at this point. How can you not be toe to toe at least with your competing product at the busiest time of the year.
Ms should be doing everything they can to be cheaper than Sony.
Crazy stuff.
I said to him why don't I just get you a ps5 but he said for his friends etc he would prefer an Xbox.
So I've been hunting this week. No where has deals on xboxs it's like 20 quid off. Arpund 460 to 470 pounds while ps5s with disk drive are 399 and digital is even less (wouldn't get him that)
What is MS even doing at this point. How can you not be toe to toe at least with your competing product at the busiest time of the year.
Ms should be doing everything they can to be cheaper than Sony.
Crazy stuff.
djjinx2
Member
The only thing I can think of that makes sense is a proper price cut is coming real soon. But when did MS ever make sense.
Series X needs to be £300 and Series S £169
Fuck knows what MS is doing though, I doubt they even know!
The crazy part is they know that this is usually when they can actually sell Xbox consoles but it seems they don't want to sell consoles right now.
Heart_Attack
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They killed the xbox, and people wonder why no ones buying them.
Mibu no ookami
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Sony is able to be more aggressive this holiday season because of operating income generated by the PS5 Pro and related hardware accessories.
Microsoft has a new mandate to be independently profitable, which is why you're not seeing them do anything aggressive to push hardware sales. Retailers have to want to order devices, it's not simply, hey we'll send you x stock.
Seems that Amazon didn't want more Xbox units. You look at their PS5s and they sold out of the PS5 NBA 2K bundle. If you drill in on the individual units Amazon is selling for PS5 SKUs and they're enormous compared to Xbox SKUs.
It seems to me that Microsoft is willing to shift to digital only consoles and phase out the physical consoles, but it also seems like retailers weren't as interested in that model, at least Amazon.
You have two very different strategies and Microsoft's strategy risks really poor momentum going into 2025.
Microsoft has a new mandate to be independently profitable, which is why you're not seeing them do anything aggressive to push hardware sales. Retailers have to want to order devices, it's not simply, hey we'll send you x stock.
Seems that Amazon didn't want more Xbox units. You look at their PS5s and they sold out of the PS5 NBA 2K bundle. If you drill in on the individual units Amazon is selling for PS5 SKUs and they're enormous compared to Xbox SKUs.
It seems to me that Microsoft is willing to shift to digital only consoles and phase out the physical consoles, but it also seems like retailers weren't as interested in that model, at least Amazon.
You have two very different strategies and Microsoft's strategy risks really poor momentum going into 2025.
When you see stuff posted with other options on Amazon they're sold out at Amazon but other people/stores have them for sale on Amazon at higher prices or you're paying more for shipping & so on.
MacReady13
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Wrong. If you typed this on you PC, that’s an Xbox. If you used your mobile phone, that’s an Xbox as well. So please tell me again how Xbox has zero mindshare? Xbox is everywhere and the sooner you realise that the better off you will be.
It's statistics, they aren't taking any risk here, the statistics shows people stick with one console and buy all their games on that piece of plastic box, brand loyalty doesn't exist, it's what people could afford to buy as many games as they can.
DeltaPolarBear
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That's when you can start having conspiracy theories on how they may no longer want any more console customers, because they are already all-in on going PC. Basically if there is going to be a headache of converting people to the PC and kill off traditional console support, the more consoles they sell now would mean more headaches later.
What kind of headaches? Well for example, Nintendo had been offering support for the WiiU until April of this year. Support that costs money and wasn't profitable. If something is being sunseted, selling the product near the end of its life would be more true for the future when you had to keep supporting what is out there.
Imagine having to keep Xbox console Gamepass going for years and years while having fewer and fewer consoles using it. The upkeep being the same but total income decreasing. And you can't shut the whole thing down or owners get mad. Or maybe, you DO shut it down, but in order to decrease the number of angry people you simply gave up selling any more consoles.
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Radical_3d
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And America is totally their feud.
Starbuck2907
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The real question is why is only the refurbished unit showing up when I search? Where are the regular new all digital Xboxes that were just released?
Strange.
Strange.
ElFenomeno
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Same thing in Europe. The Series X is out of stock at major retailers.
Yeah, last year they got down to 350 w/ Diablo.
twilo99
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Xbox doesn’t really exist in Europe
ZoukGalaxy
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Selling well ? This is NOT an Xbox
GHG
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Maybe this year is the year?
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I'm pretty sure they could just update the OS of Xbox Series if they wanted it to run PC games
Does the son even exist?Maybe this year is the year?
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GHG
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If he does:
Poor kid is being deprived while his dad has 2 PS5's and 5 Xbox consoles in the home.
DenchDeckard
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Maybe this year is the year?
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Loooool I fucking love you man.
I have 2 x series s which my daughter and son have been using. He wants a series x. I do have 2 x series x one upstairs and one downstairs. Same for ps5s.
Ive not said anything otherwise.
I could give him one of mine but then what do I play in bed.
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BigLee74
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Really? Time for the talk?
Shake Your Rump
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The old model, or the “adorably digital” new model? Because the old model with optical drive seems to be phasing out here in Canada. Even MS is out of stock.
LordCBH
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Yooo this man accounting for 70% of current gen lifetime xbox sales.
DenchDeckard
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GHG
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He bought a colt eastwood
Loooool I fucking love you man.
I have 2 x series s which my daughter and son have been using. He wants a series x. I do have 2 x series x one upstairs and one downstairs. Same for ps5s.
Ive not said anything otherwise.
I could give him one of mine but then what do I play in bed.
I look forward to the 2025 edition.
DenchDeckard
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ap_puff
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Likely they don't have the leeway to do big incentives now that the mothership is demanding margins.
havoc00
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Xbox just doesn't seem to care about selling hardware these days, even their black friday deals are lackluster this year, digital and physical Series X each cost $25 more than their PS5 counterparts, while the lowest Series S price is $250, and no additional gift cards or Gamepass months or bundled games at those prices, not exactly hardware moving deals. No limited edition S or X consoles for the Holiday season either. Consequently, PS5 has 4 SKU's on Amazon top 100 and 2 on top 10, while Xbox has 0 SKU's on top 100. Same story on Gamestop's website, 4 PS5 SKU's + PSVR2 ranked higher than the highest Xbox Series SKU on their bestsellers list.
DenchDeckard
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Yeah microsoft seem to have just given up on hardware entirely. Luckily I've got a mate doing me discount ona series x and the new blue see through controller so I'll end up paying around 395 for the xbox. 35 for the controller
havoc00
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It sucks because I really like Xbox but they dont seem to give a F and just give out mixed messages
Shake Your Rump
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I can give you 360 reasons to own an Xbox.
noob smokes
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If u pour mtn dew inside your pc it turns into a xbox
MacReady13
Member
You sir have basically gotten it 100% correct. That is what Xbox wanted and, for a little while looked like it may happen. PlayStation had their own Netflix type bullshit and it appeared as though game pass would be the dominating rental service.
Turns out, no one really wants that shit and after all that, Microsoft are now forced to release 1st party games elsewhere as that rental model is not sustainable for them or for anyone.
White Digital model Back in stock
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