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Forums - Sales Discussion - The ONE's Price Drop Failed. What Else Can MS Do?

Landguy on 05 November 2014
Techmaster said:

This is probably a better way to keep track as it's for the month of November rather than hourly - http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2014-11/videogames

Currently there are 5 XB1 bundles in the top 40 compared to 1 PS4 bundle - will be interesting to see how it goes


I agree.

 

Also, the SO XB1 bundle is going in and out of stock.  So, if enough stock shows up, it can move even further up the chart or at least stay where it is.  Same thing for some of the other bundles.

I would guess it is still 2 to 1.  



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Teeqoz on 05 November 2014
Azerth said:
Yeah well MCC is higher then any ps4 game so there

How about we see wat the numbers are in NPD before we say it failed


How about we see what the numbers arr in NPD before we say it was hugely succesfull?

Anyway, this again proved that amazon sales are an inverted bell-curve for predicting sales. It has a tendency to go from one extreme to the other, without stopping kn the more likely middle-ground.



Ljink96 on 05 November 2014

Xbone and PS4 and yes, even the little ole' U will do fine during the holiday. With PS4 and Xbone battling it out with guns... literally. It'll be interesting to see what happens when actual numbers are released though. But for those who think the Xbone will even come close to the PS4, just stop telling yourself lies. Do you know how long it would take for Xbone to sell an extra 7 million to catch up with PS4, Considering that the PS4 will be doing damage of its own? But to tell the truth, I don't care. I just want each to post profits... which they haven't been doing lately...



Normchacho on 05 November 2014

I think pretty much any thread on the price drop or the holiday performance of the Xbox One is premature. It seems to have done a good job of boosting sales but I think people are being naive if they think this will win the Xbox One the holidays or mark a turning point in the U.S.



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LivingMetal on 05 November 2014
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DD_Bwest on 05 November 2014

so funny, it pops to the top as a massive discount is announced and bundles that are just about to release, and people go haywire way to early about what it means. now when things start edging back to normal, its "too early" to make anything out of it.



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LivingMetal on 05 November 2014
LudicrousSpeed said:
LivingMetal said:
kitler53 said:

For those not paying attention this week,.. the ONE went on sale for the holiday period starting on November 1st.   You can now get an xbox one for $349.99 with a bundeled game.  Comparing apples to apples that puts xbox one at $290 relative to ps4's $399.99 (assuming you want the bundeled AC @ $59.99).

Over the last 3 days the ONE has been kiling ps4 selling by OVER 3:1.   Sadly, that era has passed and a recent check shows the ONE only selling 1:1 with ps4 (as of this writting xbox has the top selling sku at #10  and falling while ps4 has the second spot at #15).  The price drop failed.  At $59.99 below ps4 the ONE was only able to secure the top spot in their home turf and strongest region for 3 days. 

 

What else can MS do?


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arachnid15 on 05 November 2014

I am enjoying the switcheroo here. Two days ago there were endless threads proclaiming Xbox domination based on hourly sales for three days and PS4 crowd were saying it was premature and hourly sales do not mean much. Now, it is the other way around.

Good stuff. :D



eva01beserk on 05 November 2014
Nem said:
eva01beserk said:
Nem said:
Let me say this: This conclusion is as rushed as the conclusion that gave it a sure sucess 2 days ago.

I say the same. Let us wait for the NPD sales numbers for the US and we will know then.

If we did that then there be no point for this forum. Just wainting untill after the data is out, all you can do is say ok. But its now when the fun for us that have no influence begins. Predictions and our reasons as to why its going to happen the way we want, should, might,is, are the entire reason for this forum.

So I agree with opening and say that it will not beat the ps4 and anything but beat it in npd is consider a faliure in MS eyes, doing better means nothing to them if they dont win.

Im going with the old saying and say that nobody outside of fanboys and the ones who get all consoles will really buy a x1. Even if it sells good this holliday then starting jan it will flatline cuz all the people who where going to buy it anyways will take advantage of that deal.


There is a point to the forum. There isnt a point to baseless statements. We can say it is doing well or not, but one exclamates its a sucess and the other exclamates its a failure. Can you take any of them seriously with this data?

We dont know. That is the conclusion of this discussion. It cant move along until we have more data, so yes, it is pointless to further discuss it.

Your forgueting that the main attraction of this site is bold claims. The bolder the claim the better. What makes it bold depends on how unlikely it can be and how early it was predicted. This is what keeps people coming. The numbers on the front just help us make this bold predictions, but poeple dont come every couple of weeks, see the numbers and leave. Or dont you remember "globaly in the united states"? Those kind of claims either being wrong or right are what drive this site and others like it. So no, it can never be premature to make guesses.



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platformmaster918 on 05 November 2014
Ka-pi96 said:
That... isn't a failure. If Xbox One manages to sell level with the PS4 that would be very succesful considering the great PS4 sales figures.

*in the US*




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