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Forums - Microsoft Discussion - Xbox One back at $349 from tomorrow!

OfficerRaichu15 said:
Im still wondering I mean this is great for anyone who wants to buy an xbox one
but they must be loosing tons of money with over a $150 pricecut in a little over a year


$500 included Kinect.
$400 no Kinect included.
$350 no Kinect included.

The more units sold, the cheaper production becomes.  The longer production is limited because of sales, the longer the cost per unit remains high vs. the retail price.  The reason for making a product profitable out of the gate is increased profitability later on, and or better bundling/price options later on. 

Microsoft knows it'll make a profit on the Xbox One at some point, but they're sacrficing it in the short-term for the long-term.  By increasing sales, they decrease the unit cost, making profitability easier to obtain.  Keep in mind that they lost more money last generation on every Xbox 360 on day one then they've likely lost because of the $350 price point on the Xbox One this holiday season.  The Xbox 360 was priced at a loss.  The Xbox One was priced for profitability.



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Kerotan said:
Pretty much confirms ms know they can't compete in the us. Why is the cut only America? Will they not put up a fight elsewhere?

Microsoft simply doesn't give a fuck, well at least here in the Netherlands. No Xbox One advertising at all, the only Xbox One advertising you see is with 3rd party games such as Call of Duty. I honestly can't remember the last time I saw a Xbox One ad, I think it might be around Titanfall's launch.



MoHasanie said:
Conegamer said:
Makes a lot of sense, if it sold better and they were making profit why not? Hopefully it'll mean more people can enjoy the system, and that's good for everyone.

Also things are escalating very quickly here. Cut it out with the personal attacks and sly digs else fear the wrath of my banhammer, because there's no need for it.

How do we know they were making a profit? 

I don't see why they'd drop the price otherwise.



 

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jlmurph2 said:
DerNebel said:

Like every game they threw into one of their bundles for free.

Except the quote is referring to NPD. Which doesn't count bundles.

In what world does NPD not count bundles?



spemanig said:

Well that's gonna piss my friend off. He just bought one (sorry) less than 10 days ago. Right after the price went back up.


Then tell him to go to the store to get his money back. 



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spemanig said:

Well that's gonna piss my friend off. He just bought one (sorry) less than 10 days ago. Right after the price went back up.


Just bring the receipt to the store he bought it from, they should honor the price drop and refund him $50 since it was within 14 days. Some places even do 30 days.



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DerNebel said:
jlmurph2 said:
DerNebel said:

Like every game they threw into one of their bundles for free.

Except the quote is referring to NPD. Which doesn't count bundles.

In what world does NPD not count bundles?

in the world of software sales. They don't count the bundled games as software sales.



Euphoria14 said:

Just bring the receipt to the store he bought it from, they should honor the price drop and refund him $50 since it was within 14 days. Some places even do 30 days.

jlmurph2 said:

Then tell him to go to the store to get his money back. 

Just did.



MS finally came to their senses.

Now the Domination begins! :D



spemanig said:

Well that's gonna piss my friend off. He just bought one (sorry) less than 10 days ago. Right after the price went back up.


He still has a few days to get his money back I believe. Also why would he wait till after the price cut was over to buy one xD