Xbox Series X is $339 on BestBuy via the BestBuy app’s Drops
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DeepEnigma
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Clearance levels of pricing.
a multicultural team of v
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Dumping: Dumping, in economics, is a form of predatory pricing, especially in the context of international trade. It occurs when manufacturers export a product to another country at a price below the normal price with an injuring effect. The objective of dumping is to increase market share in a foreign market by driving out competition and thereby create a monopoly situation where the exporter will be able to unilaterally dictate price and quality of the product.
Liquidation: Liquidation generally refers to the process of selling off a company's inventory, typically at a big discount, to generate cash. In most cases, a liquidation sale is a precursor to a business closing. Once all the assets have been sold, the business is shut down.
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Liquidation: Liquidation generally refers to the process of selling off a company's inventory, typically at a big discount, to generate cash. In most cases, a liquidation sale is a precursor to a business closing. Once all the assets have been sold, the business is shut down.
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Magic Carpet
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Damn, I need to take my Series X to Gamestop pronto before the trade in value disappears.
I just bought a PC. I will miss the quick resume but I hear that windows might get that feature some time, some day, maybe.
I just bought a PC. I will miss the quick resume but I hear that windows might get that feature some time, some day, maybe.
Punished Miku
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Those both sound absolutely horrible. Dang, that's awful. Hopefully they're back to full price soon.
GHG
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I hope so too. I'd hate for people's resell value to turn to dust.
Crispy Gamer
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Honestly for 150 I think I might just get a series s 
but that is freaking tempting I keep waffling on getting another series x side note I was just in bestbuy and couldn't believe how many series x's they have vs only a handful of PS5 disc but hardly anyone bought the digital version
but that is freaking tempting I keep waffling on getting another series x side note I was just in bestbuy and couldn't believe how many series x's they have vs only a handful of PS5 disc but hardly anyone bought the digital version
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R3TRO
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Been thinking about this too…But then I remembered I'd have to set foot in a GameStop.
S0ULZB0URNE
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I saw a regular Xbox commercial saying it was $399 about a week ago.
I believe it's the retailers getting a big supply for November, expecting it to be sold out, but it didn't so now they are clearing inventory on that miscalculation.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Or you know traditional discounts 3 years into the gen?
Here is the PS4 slim for $250 in Holiday 2016. With a free Uncharted 4 game, free ratchet and TLOU remaster. 3 free games. $150 off from the MSRP at launch. XSX is $160 off from the MSRP at launch and comes with no free games. Let alone two of their biggest free games of the year like Uncharted 4 and Ratchet remake back in 2016.
jm89
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This clearly isn't that traditional 3 year discount.
Rather a forced discount to respond to awful sales in november.
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analog_future
Resident Crybaby
So glad I sold my XSX earlier this year.
I sold my launch XSX for $350 like a week before these deals starting dropping. I thought I was giving the buyer a nice deal at the time. Glad I sold it when I did.
Thirty7ven
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Well having stock just sitting around would be even worse.
Majormaxxx
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Lol.
You guys acting like your consoles are stocks.
Series x is awesome
Bonba deal
You guys acting like your consoles are stocks.
Series x is awesome
Bonba deal
Topher
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I'll be doing the same thing early next year with my PS5 and Switch in anticipation of new hardware. Will be flying solo PC for a while.
SEGAvangelist
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That's a great deal.
a multicultural team of v
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Yeah that is fair, this is more a case of overstocking clearance. Granted, there is a fine line between clearance and liquidation, particularly if the overstocking is perpetual.
One of these is a pre-planned strategic discount targeted for a very specific and well known shopping day known for discounting, the other is a discount on Tuesday December 19.
graywolf323
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I had sold mine back in the summer to a friend for $450 with a second controller
I was just going to stick to playing Xbox games on my Steam Deck/ROG Ally, but $350 for the Diablo IV bundle was too good of a deal to pass up to me (plus Starfield and other games will run better on the XSX than they will on my handheld gaming PCs)I have an OG Switch that can be easily hacked so I'm hanging onto it even with the Switch 2 (or whatever they call it)
PS5 I think I'll hang onto at least until the summer because there's plenty of games coming out that I want to play on it still through the spring, or I might just hold out for trade-in deals towards the Pro?
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Putonahappyface
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It's getting to the point where they can't give them away. I nearly bought one of these at full price awhile back.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
what difference does it make? The console has been out for 3 years. Why cant it go on a $150 discount?
And Target had this $350 last week followed by Walmart last weekend and amazon earlier this week. It seems pretty coordinated to me. console sold like shit last month so yeah, its market correction at its best. These console manufacturers cant keep selling $500 consoles for the entire fucking gen. This is the market telling them to stop ripping us off.
Punished Miku
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It's all affordable and disgusting. Probably homeless people in line to get one.
twilo99
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I've been waiting for quick resume for a while but there is no word from MS. We did get direct storage so there is hope I guess.
This thing isn't selling even at 399$ and the deals are getting desperate.
Don't know what they're gonna do next year, clearly these prices are not sustainable. The product is unwanted and incredibly devalued in the process.
Are they at least going to beat PS5 in December NPD??? Will be interesting to see what happens for the month, if they're still behind with these prices they can already close the generation.
Don't know what they're gonna do next year, clearly these prices are not sustainable. The product is unwanted and incredibly devalued in the process.
Are they at least going to beat PS5 in December NPD??? Will be interesting to see what happens for the month, if they're still behind with these prices they can already close the generation.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
It's getting to the point where they can't give them away. I nearly bought one of these at full price awhile back.
I really do think we're at the point where the vast majority of those interested in Xbox Games Studios games are either just going to play them on PC or buy a Series S w/ Game Pass as a secondary console.
The Last One
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Will Xbox be 3rd in revenue in December's NPD?
Topher
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This isn't the "market" at all. We are talking about a single retail product here.
Tiago Rodrigues
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This will be given away for free with a package of Doritos in 2 years. Holy shit...
twilo99
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for me to consider it a giveaway it would have to be zero dollars.. $300 is far from free
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
When 70% of your subscriber base is locked to the box, selling them indeed does matter to drive the subscription engagement numbers.
Gambit2483
Member
I wouldn't worry until you start seeing $299.99 w/ 3 months free GamepassIt was $399.
Was this shit not selling well enough even at that price?
What will they do next year?
Phil needs to start writing his notes for that meeting with satya. Cause 2027 is looking like 2024.
a multicultural team of v
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They can keep selling them for whatever the market will bear. For Nintendo that is a Switch at $350 on December 19. For Sony that is a PS5 at $500 on December 19. For Microsoft that is an Xbox for $350 on December 19.
Clearly Microsoft is not in control of their pricing anymore. $350 probably barely covers the cost to manufacture one of the consoles.
VolticArchangel
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HeisenbergFX4
That 2025 launch is looking more and more plausible now...
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
It REALLY makes you wonder what's going on over there in Redmond. They have to be losing close to $300 per console at these prices. How can the Xbox brand afford this?
twilo99
Member
Why would that be worrisome?
jm89
Member
When daddys pays for everything they can afford it.
I guess the question now is how long will daddy be happy to continue paying for incompetant leadership.
My guess not long.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
lol what
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
I'm starting to fear that
HeisenbergFX4
is right and Xbox will be stupid enough to release their new console in 2025 now. And just blow up their current gen console.
Rosoboy19
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Negative implications aside, it worked for me. I bought one and got Game Pass.
Sony consoles with god of war were on sale sub $500 literally all year.