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Goatseye on 04 December 2013

I just find it funny.



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Figgycal on 04 December 2013

Ethomaz would've loved this thread :(



jlmurph2 on 04 December 2013

(Sony's quiet about something): They must be cooking up some amazing things!

(MS quiet about something): They fail! Xbox will be a bomb!



roborad on 04 December 2013
jlmurph2 said:
freedquaker said:
Goatseye said:
freedquaker said:
 

What do you mean "prove it"? I am not a fanboy, who will take pictures of XB1s just in case I may need to prove to people on an internet forum. I have no incentive or interest in lying here, not that I am much of liar. I also have much better things to do now, especially right before the end of the school season, busy with students flocking around me constantly asking "will this be on the test, professor?", while I am supposed to prepare several 3-page long exams and grade a few hundred exams within the following 72 hours, along with several seminars, conferences, several quasi-necessary meetings and a semester farewell party, all of this, right before heading to the frigid cold North-East, yet again.

But still, the next time I am in a best-buy or another mall, I will grab my smarphone and take a picture of the XB1s, just for you. Seriously, they are easily available, but I am sure, given the increasing demand for next-gen consoles, many of those will be gone by the end of Christmas, even if it's partially because many disgruntled Playstation fans who will turn to XB1 after not being able to find one. As a matter of fact, I have just seen one, a fellow, who wanted to grab the PS4 at campus Co-op, only to find out that even the showcase one was sold, and he just didn't want to wait another few months and will probably end up buying and XB1 unless he can find a PS4 at Xmas.

So Xbox 1 is not sold out because you saw one at a retailer...

No, I have seen XB1s in a dozen Best-buys in MA-CT region, each of those having a minimum of half a dozen.... Many of them had installed demo units, and showcasing already, none with any PS4 whatsoever. Could you please bother reading my previous post before quoting me.


You've been to a dozen Best Buys? 


Yeah, I know, right?

Who on earth visits a dozen or so best-buys?  

Troll is a troll.  



thismeintiel on 04 December 2013
jlmurph2 said:
(Sony's quiet about something): They must be cooking up some amazing things!

(MS quiet about something): They fail! Xbox will be a bomb!

Lol, you sure you don't have those flipped?  At least that's what MS people have been saying for years, even though Sony has always been less vocal about certain sales milestones.  Hell, they said nothing when they beat the 360 in Sept's NPD.  MS, on the other hand, ALWAYS say something when they have something to say.



 

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think-man on 04 December 2013

It's not, we have 80 pallets sitting in the warehouse, its selling good but not sold out...At least here.



 

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ChristianTheAtheist on 04 December 2013
Akvod said:
Seece said:

I mean, the author and people realise nothing is ever truly sold out right??? I don't know what metrics these companies use but all this anecdotal evidence is a joke.

It's pretty obvious they're all low on stock, only having 1 or 2 in stock. But again, anecdotal.


True. Here's some more anecdotal evidence:

How did that happen? no preorders or what? it's so hardcore but cool. I lol'd at the blonde lady with the handbag at 1:17.



freedquaker on 04 December 2013
Goatseye said:
freedquaker said:
 

No, I have seen XB1s in a dozen Best-buys in MA-CT region, each of those having a minimum of half a dozen.... Many of them had installed demo units, and showcasing already, none with any PS4 whatsoever. Could you please bother reading my previous post before quoting me.

Dozen of Best-Buys, with minimum of half of dozen Xbox Ones on each stores and they don't offer any type of X1 SKUs online or store pick up.

Doesn't seem odd to you?


The admins will think I am trolling or something, so this will be my last words, and I am out of here, I have better things to do.

You guys are either reading too much between the lines, trying to get the most juice out of it, and or trying really hard not to see what's really obvious.

- I wasn't filming a documentary paying attention to every little detail. I was out on a rampage, trying to grab Black Friday deals!

- Whichever Best Buy store I went, I did see several to many XB1 SKUs all around. I had no difficulties to find XB1s whatsoever. But I didn't see even 1 PS4.

- This doesn't mean XB1 was not demanded, it just was not in demand as much as PS4. You can bring up the supply issue, like XB1 had a better supply, which is simply not true, because we all know that PS4 sold more in US.

- And yes, I visited all the Best Buy I could find on my route from Bridgeport to Worcestor. I had friends who proceeded to Boston, telling me pretty much the same story (looking for a PS4, to no avail but found XB1s).

And by the way.... I discovered the fad of the year "Rainbow Looms!)

Allright, time to log out. Feel free to believe whatever you like to, it's your reality to choose.



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Regional Analysis  (only MS and Sony Consoles)
Europe     => XB1 : 23-24 % vs PS4 : 76-77%
N. America => XB1 :  49-52% vs PS4 : 48-51%
Global     => XB1 :  32-34% vs PS4 : 66-68%

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jlmurph2 on 05 December 2013
thismeintiel said:
jlmurph2 said:
(Sony's quiet about something): They must be cooking up some amazing things!

(MS quiet about something): They fail! Xbox will be a bomb!

Lol, you sure you don't have those flipped?  At least that's what MS people have been saying for years, even though Sony has always been less vocal about certain sales milestones.  Hell, they said nothing when they beat the 360 in Oct's NPD.  MS, on the other hand, ALWAYS say something when they have something to say.


http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/26/sony-and-playstation-4-silence-is-golden

"Sony and Playstation 4: Silence is Golden"

 

http://www.examiner.com/article/microsoft-risking-xbox-720-success-with-silence-300-subscription-fee

"Microsoft Risking Xbox 720 (One) Success with Silence"



Goatseye on 05 December 2013
freedquaker said:


The admins will think I am trolling or something, so this will be my last words, and I am out of here, I have better things to do.

You guys are either reading too much between the lines, trying to get the most juice out of it, and or trying really hard not to see what's really obvious.

- I wasn't filming a documentary paying attention to every little detail. I was out on a rampage, trying to grab Black Friday deals!

- Whichever Best Buy store I went, I did see several to many XB1 SKUs all around. I had no difficulties to find XB1s whatsoever. But I didn't see even 1 PS4.

- This doesn't mean XB1 was not demanded, it just was not in demand as much as PS4. You can bring up the supply issue, like XB1 had a better supply, which is simply not true, because we all know that PS4 sold more in US.

- And yes, I visited all the Best Buy I could find on my route from Bridgeport to Worcestor. I had friends who proceeded to Boston, telling me pretty much the same story (looking for a PS4, to no avail but found XB1s).

And by the way.... I discovered the fad of the year "Rainbow Looms!)

Allright, time to log out. Feel free to believe whatever you like to, it's your reality to choose.

Cool story but I'm a blue pill kind of guy.

Don't take my words to heart man. Even if X1 is not sold out, I'm enjoying the hell outta mine.

I just find funny, the lenghts some of you guys go through to denigrate X1 and WiiU.