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DORITOS Presents: SONY vs. MICROSOFT 2014 THE HYPERBOWLLLLL

samendolaro said:
So every console sale lost represents lost future revenue.
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Yeah, but how many sales will be lost? If they expect to sell out of PS4s either way, a price drop would only cost them money for no gain in userbase.

Microsoft apparently really REALLY wants to win November in the US, and is determined to spend serious money in order to achieve this. Sony would be wise not to enter this competition.
 
I feel MS might win out over Sony at the store I frequent at least. They have maybe 5 PS4 consoles in stock and at least 30-40 Xbox ones in the channel. If people need a next generation system for CoD and don't care which, it's easy to see which one people will go to when they start selling out.
 
BenjaminBirdie said:
No real reason?

Are you serious?

Sunset Overdrive is roundly regarded by pretty much anyone who played it for more than an hour as their GOTY by a country mile.

Games do actually matter and they actually sell systems.

They sold me an Xbox One. (It was Sunset Overdrive.)

;D
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I love Sunset and it will almost certainly be my GOTY, but I didn't expect the bundle to do this well with CoD and AC bundles launching beside it. It never did well earlier in the year and according to many here it lacked "mass appeal", right?
 
John Bender said:
No problem with that.
But people should stop overhyping SO.
It's a nice game. Even 82% on Metacritic.
But it surely isn't " 'da game 2014 "It's good!
Nothing more.

(Off-Topic / Back on topic)
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It's not overhype though. The game is out. People are playing it and judging on its characteristics not its potential (which is what hype is).

But yeah, back on topic: It's a part of XBO's successes this week I can't help but think.
 
No need to hound on Shogun, guys. He's kinda like Abdiel. He won't share any numbers, but he's legit.

And frankly, it's not like he's wrong. Anyone could easily guess that the first week of these new bundles and discounts will be very strong.

The question is whether or not it sustains into week 2 and 3 of November.
 
RespectThySole said:
I love Sunset and it will almost certainly be my GOTY, but I didn't expect the bundle to do this well with CoD and AC bundles launching beside it. It never did well earlier in the year and according to many here it lacked "mass appeal", right?
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Well, with the price cut and the console / controller being white, I'm not surprised it's doing well now.
 
Pain said:
Price cuts were made official today. Of course those bundles are high on the list. Let's see where they stand in a week or two.
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True, but the Cod and AC bundles have been top 10 for the past week. I doubt they will drop for a while, especially if the games review well.
 
RespectThySole said:
No it isn't. Xbox 360 vastly outsold PS3 in NA yet Metal Gear and Final Fantasy sold much more on PS3. The current PS4 lead in NA is minuscule in comparison.

All I'm saying is that you shouldn't be so quick to discount the monthly charts. They were very accurate for all the big releases this year. If the PS4 version was so strong that it was going to outsell the XB1 version even with the bundle, then surely there would have to be a time when it actually was ahead.
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uuuuh MGS4 is an exclusive, and FF was an abysmal port.
 
I find it very strange that Sony didn't lock a GTA V Bundle.. It would definitely hand them November sales.
 
RdN said:
I find it very strange that Sony didn't lock a GTA V Bundle.. It would definitely hand them November sales.
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Maybe they will still announce it, because they will have it in Europe.

Looks like it that Sony will gather their main 'offensive' for Black Friday and second part of November, going into December.
 
Sales should be strong until a few days after MCC drops, then it all picks up again Black Friday.

All depends on what they do.

MS could just keep these deals going and PS4 could do various $399 game bundles (can't see them needing to, or being able too $$ match what MS is doing right now).

Then again, won't MS want to do something special for Black Friday? They usually do. And by the time we get there this deal won't be so special, it'll be nearly 4 weeks old.

Either $299 XB1 on its own (wouldn't be losing anymore than $349 and a free game) or $349 and any free game.
 
Sony is in position of power. I really don't think they have much to worry about this fall.

Even if X1 outsells it, they will still have a comfy lead.
 
X1 hardware is currently dominating the amazong console charts. wow

But yeah, this is the 1st day of the pricecut. I wonder how long this momentum will last.
 
Bunta said:
Well, with the price cut and the console / controller being white, I'm not surprised it's doing well now.
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Yeah, I would've thought the same, but the console was always that color and it wasn't selling before. I guess it's mainly the price cut with the positive reception of the game also being a factor.
 
DrM said:
Maybe they will still announce it, because they will have it in Europe.

Looks like it that Sony will gather their main 'offensive' for Black Friday and second part of November, going into December.
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That's the one that gets me the most, they have a bundle ready in Europe but nothing over in the states.

It'd help counterbalance seeing as GTA V HD comes out an exact week after the Master Chief Collection.
 
I assume Sony will wait with price cuts this November and see if the X1 sells dramatically more units than the PS4 in the US with the bundles MS is offering. If the PS4 still outsells the X1 in the US this month, they know that they don't have to cut the price and made much more money than if they cut the price in November. If the X1 drastically outsells the PS4, Sony can still cut the price for December. Sony as a whole can't really afford to be too aggressive financially, so the wait and see approach is the most reasonable way going forward at the moment.
 
amazon X1 has 3 SKUs ahead of PS4 which is at 17 and two more SKUs in the 30s.

X1 may have November, well see
 
If people are gonna cling to Amazon, don't use hourly charts. Use at least a whole week.

This week: http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2014-10-27/videogames/

9. XBO CODAW 1TB bundle
11. XBO ACU bundle
15. PS4
33. PS4 Destiny bundle
48. XBO Kinect ACU bundle

Last week: amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2014-10-20/videogames/

14. PS4
31. PS4 Destiny bundle
34. XBO
49. XBO CODAW 1TB

Any bundle missing is not in the top 100.
 
I think Sony should release FC4, Destiny, and GTA5 bundles for $400. This is likely their plan anyway and I see no reason to deviate from this.

MS possibly winning a month or two in a single territory isn't cause for concern. If I was in charge of strategic planning for playstation I would at least wait for November sales info before I suggested anything.
 
Beefy said:
In the UK Sony have COD:AW and a digital download of TLOU for £349, anything like that in US?
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Wait, they have a ps4 system and a code for both games for 349? Is that in pounds I presume?

EDIT I cant read "L" lol.

Edit Part Dux: I think sony isn't being overly passive but if their analysts are seeing good numbers why would they dump a ton of cash into promos when it is already selling great? That said, I expect at least one really good bundle to hit and I hope it is GTAV. I would probably buy a second console for a GTA V 349.00. Doubt it would be that low, though.
 
Word of mouth means a lot and people just think the Xbox One is a bad console. MS is trying hard to get the console in the hands of skeptics. Sony really doesn't need to do anything. If MS can get some positive word of mouth from people who own the console they can try to catch up.
 
John Bender said:
Sony's Nov. Plan: PS4 with Knack = 429€
Get it while it's hot!
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lol, this made me chuckle... but also a small part of me worried that I'm holding off my purchase only to be disappointed by something just like this showing up for the holiday.

I'm hoping that a far cry 4 bundle is announced, I'd prefer that much more than a gta5 one tbh. While I enjoyed gta5 a lot, and wouldn't mind playing it again redone for the current gen, I kinda want the first game or games I get when I pick up the system to be ones I haven't played yet.
 
MS needs positive news, so they announced the bundles early.
Sony wants to skim for a higher profit margin as long as possible. so it makes sense that they announce a bundle short-termed.
If they have no bundle or else up their sleeves I would be surprised. I guess they are not just lying around scratching their backs. they watch closely and will decide (or have already decided) what to do.
 
I am sad and baffled... how can some people forgive and forget (MS) so easily?, their evil schemes were truly villainous and even after the 180's that doesn't change their original intent... anyways i await for Sony to fire back.
 
N.Domixis said:
I can't believe some people actually think the x1 is going to magically erase a 1200,000 million lead. So much delusion. Even if the xb1 did win it would not be more than 100k. These consoles will sell out and who ever has the most supplies will win the holidays.
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Which presumably will be MS? They over shipped and then had to halt shipments, so they in theory should have ample supply this winter. Whereas Sony have had unprecedented success throughout the year and therefore might have supply issues.

So even if MS outsell Sony in nov/dec we still won't be angle to make any statements about the relative popularity unless we know the supply situation as well.
 
Three X1 SKUs are beating Sony(17th) on amazon and X1 has two more SKUs in the 30s. Theres a chance they can take it this month
 
lonedigitalwolf said:
I am sad and baffled... how can some people forgive and forget (MS) so easily?, their evil schemes were truly villainous and even after the 180's that doesn't change their original intent... anyways i await for Sony to fire back.
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Evil? Man people really exaggerate that stuff.

Microsoft has been doing good imo. Haven't bought either next generation console yet, but Microsoft has been doing the best job of convincing me to get their console so far.
 
lonedigitalwolf said:
I am sad and baffled... how can some people forgive and forget (MS) so easily?, their evil schemes were truly villainous and even after the 180's that doesn't change their original intent... anyways i await for Sony to fire back.
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Evil? Are you serious? I think you need to get a perspective dude and understand what that word means.
 
lonedigitalwolf said:
I am sad and baffled... how can some people forgive and forget (MS) so easily?, their evil schemes were truly villainous and even after the 180's that doesn't change their original intent... anyways i await for Sony to fire back.
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What is this garbage?

But seriously, why do people keep thinking this generation is anything but over. There will be no magic momentum turn it's pretty much settled. Maybe NA could be fought for but it makes little difference in the overall picture.
 
lonedigitalwolf said:
I am sad and baffled... how can some people forgive and forget (MS) so easily?, their evil schemes were truly villainous and even after the 180's that doesn't change their original intent... anyways i await for Sony to fire back.
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lmao
 
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