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[Daniel_Mallorca1985]

 

[Topher]

 

[PropellerEar]

 

[VitoNotVito]

Hahaha what a great deal!

 

[Giallo Corsa]

300 Eurodollars, 4 years ago, for an S I could somewhat understand and justify.

350, in 2024 absolutely not - and no, the half extra TB still doesn't justify it nor make it a good deal.

MS is just being tone deaf at this point.

 

[Mr Moose]

If anyone wanted that they'd have got the black 1TB version.

 

[Magic Carpet]

SSD prices going up or something?

 

[Daneel Elijah]

300 Eurodollars, 4 years ago for an S I could somewhat understand and justify.

350, in 2024 absolutely not - and no, the half TB extra still doesn't justify it and/or make it a good deal.

MS is just being tone deaf at this point

Microsoft is pretty good and reactive when it come to pricing. And even more so in the US. They probably calculated that their superfans would buy it, like Sony calculated that people would buy Portals. With the rumors of a early next gen from Xbox, squeezing their fanbase a last time before it make some sort of sense. But the numbers will be probably awful when compared to the PS5 and PS5 Pro.

 

[Daniel_Mallorca1985]

 

[Wastelander92]

SSD prices going up or something?

Execs don't want to lose money on hardware anymore.

 

[Banjo64]

Microsoft’s pricing strategy is a disaster. Has been since the Xbox One SAD.

 

[Oppoi]

Hahaha what a great deal!

They have to run a business you know...

 

[Gaiff]

Wasn't the Series S always white? Is it the 1 TB that is the difference?

 

[Badlucktroll]

 

[Topher]

Wasn't the Series S always white? Is it the 1 TB that is the difference?

1 TB was initially released in black. Now there's a white version of the 1 TB

 

[ShirAhava]

That 1tb will come in handy for streaming all those gamepass games

I just sold my series s after beating dust collector 1, 2, 3 and 4 but seriously

Who is this for? stupid people with money to burn? I don't get it

 

[Moriarty1889]

MS are nuts with their pricing for a console that can’t sell. It’s as if they are making it even harder to sell consoles to justify getting out of the console business altogether. Phil and Co. are a disgrace and an embarrassment for what they managed to do to the brand itself.

 

[NeverYouMind]

Execs don't want to lose money on hardware anymore.

What do they consider the stock that doesn't sell? A write-off?

 

[NeonDelta]

These should be under 200 this late in the gen especially if they’re launching next gen in 2 years

 

[Alan Wake]

 

[Daniel_Mallorca1985]

 

[Shake Your Rump]

Start the price high so you can offer “sales” during the holidays. Following Sony’s PSPlus precedent.

 

[Starbuck2907]

Could be a placeholder price until accurate pricing info comes. $349 seems crazy.

 

[RedC]

The retail pricing is for the holiday discounts to look that much more impressive.

 

[Bernardougf]

You have to appreciate the guts to be doubling down on the shittness.

 

[Kataploom]

That 1tb will come in handy for streaming all those gamepass games

I just sold my series s after beating dust collector 1, 2, 3 and 4 but seriously

Who is this for? stupid people with money to burn? I don't get it

Many people, specially young fellas, play on 1080p monitors over a desktop, but gaming PC is too expensive so I've seen they get those cheap monitors plus a XSS around here. This setup is so common that many even do so for XSX or PS5, just putting a console in a 1080p monitor over a desktop they use for other stuff like homework or for work. Nowadays there are many options for gaming and many people really like that setup over couch gaming, specially since they can get a very good monitor with Freesync and 120+ Hz.

 

[Mr Moose]

Could be a placeholder price until accurate pricing info comes. $349 seems crazy.

Xbox Series S - 1TB (Black) | Xbox

Explore Xbox Series S now available in Carbon Black featuring a 1TB SSD. Experience next-gen speed and performance on the smallest Xbox gaming console ever.

www.xbox.com

Price is accurate, same as the black 1TB model.

 

[UltimaKilo]

Is the 500GB version still around? You can pick that up on sale along with an expansion card on eBay and have a great little GamePass machine for cheaper than this. I guess the days of selling consoles at a loss, or at cost are gone. C’est la vie.

 

[ANoa]

Pretty insane to assume anyone would actually buy this.

The original XSS was pretty easily found for $200 and wasn't selling all that well if I remember correctly. $150 for just more storage isn't going to move the needle.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Prime Day Fire Stick 4k is on sale for $35. Thats 10 X cheaper.

 

[The Fartist]

 

[night13x]

Why buy an Xbox Series S when you can buy MS upgraded console called the Playstation 5?

 

[skyfinch]

Trading in my Series X for this.

 

[evanft]

THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY US DOLLARS.

 

[I Love Rock 'n' Roll]

 

[Celcius]

DOA

 

[bender]

I thought Microsoft wasn't doing a Pro console?

 

[Power Pro]

Remember when consoles used to go down in price as the generation got older? ah, good times.

 

[ReBurn]

Microsoft is stupid for charging 350 for that thing.

 

[onQ123]

How else could it go up against the PS5 DE if it's not priced to match it? They can't have the Series S looking cheap against the competition

In the event that PS5 Pro does release in 2024 but there is no new Xbox Series console because there is already Series S & X

PS5 Slim & PS5 Pro vs Series S & Series X would make things kind of awkward don't you think? As of now Series X haven't really taken off so it wouldn't have much of a head start over PS5 Pro as far as userbase go . Right now DF have PS5 vs Series X in faceoffs when there is only around 1/3...

www.neogaf.com

 

[Jaybe]

This will sell like whatever the opposite of hotcakes are

 

[Katatonic]

More soon to be server blades.

 

[LavitzSlambert]

I can't think of a less compelling deal in gaming. Microsoft knows it too, this is justification for leaving the console business.

 

[SkylineRKR]

300 Eurodollars, 4 years ago, for an S I could somewhat understand and justify.

350, in 2024 absolutely not - and no, the half extra TB still doesn't justify it nor make it a good deal.

MS is just being tone deaf at this point.

True, I paid 299 for an XSS on launch day 2020. Ofcourse its only 500gb unit. But still, its almost 4 years ago. It was a decent value, the console took a lot of headaches of last-gen away while being affordable. And you can load up a fair share of software on an external SSD. PS5 DE however took away a lot of good feelings I had from this deal, it was a bonafide next-gen system for just 100 more.

No way I would pay 350 for an 1tb unit today.

And I've seen XSX being offered for like 350-400 bucks as well.