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Ali_16x on 15 December 2014

Wow this is funny, I remember all the comments that said wait til they launch in China.



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thx1139 on 15 December 2014

Seems perfectly reasonable. Sony finally played their hand and MS adjusts price accordingly.



Its libraries that sell systems not a single game.

HokageTenshi on 15 December 2014

and this breaks another fastest XB1 price cut record...



cheryl on 15 December 2014

another desesperation move from microsoft...
in two months was release in china and they reduces the price $80.....



Burek on 15 December 2014
cheryl said:
another desesperation move from microsoft...
in two months was release in china and they reduces the price $80.....


I wonder how many of those initial 100K are still sitting in warehouses. It seems that the sales were not as successful as we were led to helieve.



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aLkaLiNE on 15 December 2014
true_fan said:
I'm sure this was the pLan from the start. I'm amazed at how many gaming journalist don't have common business sense. MSFT probably went for high margins early and are now lowering the price as competition enters the market.


Which is exactly what they did in America as well as the rest of the world (but mostly America and UK) - took advantage of early adopters knowing that loyal supporters would pay a premium. There's no reason what so ever that it should've launched at $500 with a kinect. $450 tops for that SKU, $400 from the beginning if they really wanted to compete.



CosmicSex on 15 December 2014
kowenicki said:
Ali_16x said:

Wow this is funny, I remember all the comments that said wait til they launch in China.


Yeah. People say some really silly things sometimes...  funny indeed.


Wow you are deflecting really hard. 

Do you suppose that Microsoft is dropping the price in response to PS4 preorders being high?



Aura7541 on 15 December 2014

That's quite a hefty pricecut and likely an indicator that the X1 isn't doing well in China...



Eddie_Raja on 15 December 2014
true_fan said:
I'm sure this was the pLan from the start. I'm amazed at how many gaming journalist don't have common business sense. MSFT probably went for high margins early and are now lowering the price as competition enters the market.


Just like in America right?



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Wii:100-120 million, PS3:80-110 million, 360:70-100 million

[Prediction Made 11/5/2009]

3DS: 65m, PSV: 22m, Wii U: 18-22m, PS4: 80-120m, X1: 35-55m

I gauruntee the PS5 comes out after only 5-6 years after the launch of the PS4.

[Prediction Made 6/18/2014]

sales2099 on 15 December 2014

Well that's good. Problem is getting games past the Chinese censors.



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