El-Pistolero
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I expect it to sell less, regardless.
GameStop seeing greater interest in Xbox One since price drop announcement
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I expect it to sell less, regardless.
El-Pistolero
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It is NOT a price problem in Europe. They could offer it for free and the PS4 would still come out victorious...
Yeah, Titanfall Bundle with Kinect is selling for 449 on amazon.de and is most of the time not even in the Top 100 (but not that far away).
Maybe the E3 will change something when they offer some must have Games. HALO will move some consoles of course.
But I agree that MS has quiete a problem this generation in Europe.
A price reduction will also help but of course not to that point that they overtake the PS4.
Feb
"[A Kinect-less Xbox One] is not in our plans at all," he stressed.
"As we've said from the very beginning, we believe Kinect is an absolutely integral part of the Xbox One experience."
April
I always want to make sure that we're in tune with what current or potential customers are asking for from us. Right now, dropping Kinect is not the number one request from people. Usually it's, Where are the great games? There are a number of games on the ID@Xbox programme that use Kinect, and you'll see more games in the fall.
May
"Weve heard that you want more choices from Xbox One. You want a wide variety of options in your games and entertainment experiences and you also want options in your hardware selection.
To be clear, as we introduce this new Xbox One console option, Kinect remains an important part of our vision. "
Also for being some thing they believe is so integrated they sure are waiting a long time to give people the option to have that experience.
"If you buy Xbox One for $399 and later decide you want to have all the experiences Kinect enables, we will also offer a standalone sensor for Xbox One later this fall. Well share more details about the standalone Kinect for Xbox One in the coming months."
I don't see how this is them just offering options when only a month ago before the announcement it was not a highly requested option.
TheXfactor
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i remember a long time ago when the ps3 dropped in price and it beat the 360 and the wii in one month in America, then it went back to normal right after(of course it did help it in the next years following, but not nearly enough to dethrone the wii or 360 in america). patience is key with these things
TheUnsunghero26
Member
Here in Canada, it already does (or will when the Kinectless bundle releases).
prag16
Banned
What's he gonna say, "yeah, nobody is interested"? As long as SOMEBODY is interested of course he's going to talk it up as much as he can, even in a financial call. It's not like he'd be exposed as lying or anything, if it flops they could easily say "oh well, the early interest didn't translate to as many sales as we hoped."
holy shit lol.
They had a Titanfall bundle for 450 not too long ago. 400, kinectless, gameless (I assume) Xbox One just seems meh now.
...seriously, let's not do this.
Roland1979
Junior Member
The giant that had to cut off one of it's arms in order to survive?
ultratruman
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Game have dropped the price of pre-owned Xbones to £299.
Pre-owned PS4s are still £329.
Pre-owned PS4s are still £329.
Well of course they would. The thing is $100 cheaper. However I said this in the past and I still think it applies:
We will see what MS makes of this cut coming into the later parts of the year, but to be honest, I'm not certain MS is going to somehow pull close to the PS4 after this move. It'll be close in the US come the holiday season though.
We will see what MS makes of this cut coming into the later parts of the year, but to be honest, I'm not certain MS is going to somehow pull close to the PS4 after this move. It'll be close in the US come the holiday season though.
It's a joke, relax. You should expect them seeing as how Gamestop hyped up Wii U sales before the platform launched. If Blockbuster was still around I'm sure we'd see threads about "unprecedented" preorder numbers.
This is, at best, good heresay.
quickwhips
Member
I find it funny that people are acting like they aren't shocked that the price drop made difference since I don't think a price drop helped the wii u correct?
Also this is being overtly optimistic. There is zero chance they'll drop price again, unless numbers are absolutely abysmal.
Wii U has far more problems than price. Even after the price drop, its arguably still too expensive unless you really, really want a console with last gen performance to play Nintendo games.
WiiU's biggest problem is price. Right now its a firm contender for a secondary console but not at its current price. Had they released it at a similar price to the Wii it would have sold way more.
prag16
Banned
Yeah, that premium bundle needed to be $299 at launch, MAX. Price isn't the only problem, but a lower price would have masked and/or reduced some of the other problems.
ultratruman
Banned
From a BOM standpoint, if Nintendo went lower on price at launch they'd likely see much greater losses. They should've learned their lesson with the 3DS, the least used feature of a console shouldn't be the most expensive.
Ray Wonder
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It's a pretty dumb joke. I gotta say.
I'm seeing PS4 on top in June, but not by more than 30k.
ultratruman
Banned
If Sony sees this price drop as a threat to their crucial early lead, I expect a bundle / price drop at E3.
MS need more salesmanship, not discounts
Steverulez
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Summer months will not be indicative of the long term sales performance especially when there is plenty of room for manoeuvre on the price from both sides during the course of this generation. Xbox One will get a bump in June i'd expect/hope - considering how low their April sales were anyway.
I doubt that will put them ahead of Sony or even significantly in that month. Microsoft should be hoping the gap doesn't widen significantly over the summer, and then try and catch up over time with content and probably even pack in bundles (they always do a fall/spring double pack bundle, I think its possible they will consider putting Forza with every console come the holidays) before another price drop - probably $50 for each bundle happens in 2015 at some point
3rdamention
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That would be a very interesting decision. If you read a lot of comments about the new Xbox One $399 SKU, a lot of people have said Microsoft released this price, nearly a month away from the actual date, so the media isn't reporting only on the price drop after E3 instead of games. This also gets a lot of people talking about the Xbox One now, and starts some momentum leading into E3.
If Sony came out and announced the PS4 for $349 at E3, it would be all over the news, and it would create at least equal, if not MORE momentum going into fall, considering they could wrap the $349 price around incredible world wide sales numbers. It could be THE top story from E3, and overshadow anything Microsoft reveals game wise. It would be very fun to watch.
Steverulez
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It would be a megaton, but I don't see it happening yet. PS4 is selling loads as it is and Kaz has said its profitable, i'd expect them to bundle a game with it for $399 before they go and drop the price
Neuromancer
Member
What a rascal!
Are there any big games coming in June? I'd expect a slow month for both new consoles based on this.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/05/18/2014-video-game-release-schedule.aspx
Ultra Street Fighter IV (PS3, 360) - June 2
Hyper Dimension Neptunia PP (PS3) - June 3
Murdered: Soul Suspect (PS4, Xbox One, PS3, 360, PC) - June 3
Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection (Vita) - June 3
PlayStation Vita Pets (Vita) - June 3
Wildstar (PC) - June 3
Worms Battlegrounds (PS4) - June 3
Tomodachi Life (3DS) - June 6
Enemy Front (PC) - June 10
EA Sports UFC (PS4, Xbox One) - June 17
Divinity: Original Sin (PC) - June 20
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma (Vita) - June 24
GRID Autosport - June 24 (PS3, 360, PC) - June 24
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (PC) - June 24
The Swapper (PS4, PS3, Vita) - June 24
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (PS4, Xbox One, PS3, 360, Wii U, 3DS) - June 24
Valiant Hearts (Xbox One, 360, PS4, PS3, PC) - June 25
Sniper Elite 3 (PC) - June 27
The Last of Us Remastered is rumored for June.
j0hnnix
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Fox Mulder
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$399 is just a better price point, big shock. Makes it easier to ignore its faults and the 360 was more popular in the US last gen.
I'm just going to wait for holiday deals. It's hard for me to buy now after I missed out on the $450 sales with stuff.
I'm just going to wait for holiday deals. It's hard for me to buy now after I missed out on the $450 sales with stuff.
jhmtehgamr20xx
Banned
I genuinely admire your enthusiasm.
But, we'll see what happens in June before saying it's a helpful move or not.
prag16
Banned
Yeah, this is also true. Not saying it's what they should have done from a financial standpoint considering the realities of the BOM, but from an adoption standpoint it had to be under the $300 psychological barrier. I think they will probably understand that moving forward.
I'd love to see a mid gen machine twice as powerful as the PS4 with optional gamepad support for off-TV play. By late 2016 something like that should be doable at $299 if they're smart. How well such a strategy would actually work for them is definitely questionable though.
eighty(one)
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That wasn't a price drop either, that was 'added value' + a discount (not permanent drop of MSRP).