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Pred: Microsoft may announce an Xbox Series S price cut to $269.99 at gamescom (links incl.)
- Thread starter Eddie-Griffin
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Eddie-Griffin
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They've been doing that for awhile. You can get a card for as low as $120 now based on the size.
iHaunter
Member
That's not the issue. The specs on the series s were bad when it released. Changing the price won't change that. It's already a gimped system.
Maybe $200 for a 1080P Xbox can work.
It's not. XSX and XSS haven't been selling out for a long time.
Maybe $200 for a 1080P Xbox can work.
It's not. XSX and XSS haven't been selling out for a long time.
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DarkMage619
$MSFT
The XSS is the main reason MS has the install base they have now. The experiment was a success. It's the perfect system for casual gamers and kids and the lower price only makes it an even better value.
onnextflix5
Member
Still wish the poor Man’s Xbox did not exist, we are having a hard time getting hardly any next gen games, this thing is really not helping
RyanEvans21
Member
Still expensive plus Seagate is not a good brand (based on my experienced with their product).
Trogdor1123
Gold Member
Pretty much. Love my s. It’s great
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Torrent of Pork
Banned
The amount of pure salt this machine generates in people makes me worry about some of you people's blood pressure.
Anyway, I've been on the fence about buying 2 Series S consoles for Christmas presents this year, a price drop will make that decision for me.
Anyway, I've been on the fence about buying 2 Series S consoles for Christmas presents this year, a price drop will make that decision for me.
MatrixReloaded101
Member
Were is the data to back that up? Has Xbox released the individual numbers for Series X and S sold?
If the Series S is selling so well why would they lower the price further when its already being sold at a discount at most stores?
Xbox isn't a charity, they are a business and there goal is to make money like any other business so they wouldn't lower the price unless they felt they had to do that.
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SportsFan581
Member
Why do they ever lower the price on consoles with that logic?
The point is to sell as many units as possible and there will be people that will pull the trigger with a $20 or $30 discount that would not have done so otherwise. I remember when PS2 and OG Xbox went from $199 to $179 and everyone joked about the tiny price cuts, but they worked and sales got a boost.
Rykan
Member
The perfect system for casual gamers and especially kids is the Switch, Not the Series S. The Switch has far more games suitable for that audience.
The fact that it's the only current gen system that is both widely available and frequently discounted should tell you that there is a lower demand for the system when compared to the other systems
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S0ULZB0URNE
Gold Member
I have seen it as low as $250 with extras.
MatrixReloaded101
Member
Consoles usually don't have so many price cuts this early into the gen, the early price cuts are a sign it isn't going well.
When price cuts happen its usually later in the gen when sells have slowed down and the manufacturing cost for the parts have gotten cheaper.
SportsFan581
Member
We're almost two years in, price cuts aren't very rare at this point. PS1 chopped off $100 in a year while being the sales leader. PS2 dropped $100 in 2 years in the same position. It's about maximizing the value proposition of your offering.
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akaFullmetal
Member
Maybe they are clearing out for a new sku? Selling out the last of the stock with a cheap price. They've done it before like that.
MatrixReloaded101
Member
The Series S is already $200 cheaper than the other consoles without any price drops .......
How is another price drop maximizing value for a console that is already significantly cheaper than the other options? Maximizing value would be bundling in a SSD expansion card or maybe adding 6 months of Game pass with the purchase of the Series S.
saintjules
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kyliethicc
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SportsFan581
Member
That probability is always high when a quick google search only turns up the forum thread you are looking at.
But MS hasn't done their stream yet, have they?
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
That probability is always high when a quick google search only turns up the forum thread you are looking at.
But MS hasn't done their stream yet, have they?
MS's stream is just games and developer interviews.
Not that there was any hints about a price drop, that's just OP predicting something.
SportsFan581
Member
When I first saw the thread I figured that the odds were low because none of the gaming media had picked up on it. With as quick as they are to grab onto anything even remotely credible, the silence isn't a good sign.
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MaulerX
Member
Why not both?
Clear out old stock at 269 and introduce a 1tb model at 299
Winner, winner...
My thoughts exactly.
Matsuchezz
Member
If you buy that crap for your children you don’t love them enough.
Javthusiast
Banned
thismeinteil
Member
Well, considering the PS5 is outselling the Series S, I'd say enough do.
yazenov
Member
Is it though? If they are lowering the price, it clearly didn't meet their expectations, especially after the recent launch and the so-called "shortages".
PS4 also had a (50 Dollar) price cut not even 2 years after the release and i think it did well.
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DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
The series s has been a massive success. Its just a fact.
All products have sales, it's how business works. I can't think of a product. That hasn't had a sale.
He'll the ps5 bundle with horizon is a sale...its 20 pounds or dollars cheaper than it should be. Is that product suffering? If the ps5 and Horizon was so successful why wouldn't they just sell it separately?
Its called incentivising a sale.
MScarpa
Member
We all have our own opinions. Many kids would love a Series S, and if that price point helps a new generation get into gaming, I think that's wonderful. Some of families are can't afford a PS5 right now. Be more respectful please.
yazenov
Member
So you're saying unit sales are important? I thought MS didn't care about hardware sales.
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Sosokrates
Report me if I continue to console war
If they do anything they should leave the price the same and increase the SSD size, imo.
Riky
$MSFT
I'm saying the discount to hardware means more Gamepass subscribers which is potentially more profitable than hardware sales.
Bernd Lauert
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Jim Ryan other Clone
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You are right but they have not many bundles, and the one they have been pushing is with horizon. People are informed and they are not so hot for this game and possibly they want push it with the PS5 craze otherwise they would sell 3 copies (included the one I have).
yazenov
Member
Yeah, it makes sense that more hardware sales leads to software sales, MTX and increase subscriptions as more customers mean more potential income and revenue.
That's why everyone was laughing at the notion that hardware sales were not important when MS said so. Glad you're now seeing how absurd that statement was.
Gameplay Gods Bless
Member
All consoles are gimped if you think about it.
Riky
$MSFT
I think you're not understanding what people were actually saying, it's not that hardware sales aren't important at all but probably for MS they are less important than the competition as Gamepass subscribers don't need Xbox hardware to access the subscription.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
You really think more PS5s are selling because call of duty runs at a higher resolution on it compared to Series S ?
Matsuchezz
Member
I meant get them the series X not the Ps5. But I was clearly joking, as if buying shit to your kids is an indicator to how much you love them.