| Conina said: Here in Germany there is currently a trade-in option at GameStop:
My 4.5 years old Xbox One with 500 GB was pretty scratched up, the LB and RB buttons of its controller began to get unreliable and the external power adapter was humming after 10 minutes... I probably wouldn't have gotten more than €100 for it on eBay, especially after eBay costs + shipping costs. So yesterday I traded it in at GameStop and got a new "Xbox One X 1 TB" for it (Shadow of the Tomb Raider code, 1 month GamePass and 14 days XBL Gold included). I had to pay €229.99 for the upgrade plus €5 for the scratches on the old XBO. I also had to trade in two used XBO games... which I bought a few minutes earlier in another store in the same mall for €9.99 and €14.99. So in total I paid €250 for the upgrade to the Xbox One X and perhaps I can sell the included Shadow of the Tomb Raider code for €10 - €20 (already have that game on PC). Besides the performance difference the other advantages for me were a fresh warranty, a new controller (now the bluetooth model with headset connection), more space under my TV (smaller console + no power brick), a more silent console and another month to play Gears 5 (my previous subscriptiuon runs out tomorrow) |
You answered my next paragraph :) Pro consoles do hurt new console sales. More 2nd hand consoles on the market and less incentive to try the other console. Interesting to see ps4 is valued so much higher in Germany. Looks like it could be less to buy a second hand ps4 and trade it in for a new X instead of buying an X. lol.
