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Bofferbrauer2 said:
Megiddo said:

I was curious to see why PS4 is tanking at Gamestop and came across a variety of pre-owned bundles on the webstore that seem to be relatively recent with comments on them no later than 2 months old and most seem to be within the past month.

https://www.gamestop.com/ps4/consoles/naughty-dog-playstation-4-blast-from-the-past-system-bundle/164165
https://www.gamestop.com/ps4/consoles/playstation-4-best-of-rpg-blast-from-the-past-bundle/162230
https://www.gamestop.com/ps4/consoles/playstation-4-best-of-action-blast-from-the-past-bundle/162233
https://www.gamestop.com/ps4/consoles/playstation-4-exclusives-blast-from-the-past-system-bundle/163274
https://www.gamestop.com/ps4/consoles/playstation-4-best-of-shooter-blast-from-the-past-bundle/162231
https://www.gamestop.com/ps4/consoles/playstation-4-strategy-fighter-blast-from-the-past-system-bundle/163273

Pretty easy to see why the $299 SKU PS4 isn't nearly as high on Gamestop as it was in April/May after all these pre-owned bundles came out.

Question is: Did these bundles already exist in April or May? If they did, then why didn't they affect sales negatively before?

Not necessarily bundles, but the pre-owned hardware already existed before and their sales should get more tractions we advance in the gen. I wouldn’t bet on the used sales to make a difference, trade offers can have a better leverage on sales.



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Bofferbrauer2 said:
Megiddo said:

I was curious to see why PS4 is tanking at Gamestop and came across a variety of pre-owned bundles on the webstore that seem to be relatively recent with comments on them no later than 2 months old and most seem to be within the past month.

https://www.gamestop.com/ps4/consoles/naughty-dog-playstation-4-blast-from-the-past-system-bundle/164165
https://www.gamestop.com/ps4/consoles/playstation-4-best-of-rpg-blast-from-the-past-bundle/162230
https://www.gamestop.com/ps4/consoles/playstation-4-best-of-action-blast-from-the-past-bundle/162233
https://www.gamestop.com/ps4/consoles/playstation-4-exclusives-blast-from-the-past-system-bundle/163274
https://www.gamestop.com/ps4/consoles/playstation-4-best-of-shooter-blast-from-the-past-bundle/162231
https://www.gamestop.com/ps4/consoles/playstation-4-strategy-fighter-blast-from-the-past-system-bundle/163273

Pretty easy to see why the $299 SKU PS4 isn't nearly as high on Gamestop as it was in April/May after all these pre-owned bundles came out.

Question is: Did these bundles already exist in April or May? If they did, then why didn't they affect sales negatively before?

That's why I mentioned the comments/questions. As you'll see in the links the oldest comment/question on the pages is 2 months old. That's what leads me to believe they are recent.



June Summary :

Amazon : 1) NS : 277.8 points/day (+5.6%) ; 2) XBO : 96.6 points/day (+0.9%) ; 3) PS4 : 04.2 points/day (-90.8%)
Amazon last month : 1) NS : 263.1 points/day ; 2) XBO : 95.7 points/day ; 3) PS4 : 45.7 points/day
Best Buy : 1) PS4 : 440.4 points/day (+17.8%) ; 2) XBO : 421.0 points/day (+45.9%) ; 3) NS : 332.1 points/day (+14.6%)
Best Buy last month : 1) PS4 : 373.9 points/day ; 2) NS : 289.8 points/day ; 3) XBO : 288.5 points/day
Gamestop : 1) PS4 : 347.3 points/day (-13.5%) ; 2) NS : 108.9 points/day (-9.0%) ; 3) XBO : 86.5 points/day (+4.5%)
Gamestop last month : 1) PS4 : 401.4 points/day ; 2) NS : 119.7 points/day ; 3) XBO : 82.8 points/day

Overall : 1) PS4 : 438.7 points/day (-14.4% ; 1.00) ; 2) NS : 397.5 points/day (+2.4% ; 0.91) ; 3) XBO : 247.9 points/day (+14.2% ; 0.57)
Last month : 1) PS4 : 512.7 points/day (1.00) ; 2) NS : 388.1 points/day (0.76) ; 3) XBO : 217.0 points/day (0.42)
Last month NPD : 1) PS4 : 223k (1.00) ; 2) NS : 167k (0.75) ; 3) XBO : 145k (0.65)



07/09/18 :

- Amazon :

1 (-) - Nintendo Switch Neon - 7 (+1) - 299.00$
2 (-) - Nintendo Switch Grey - 20 (+1) - 299.00$
3 (+1) - XBox One S 500 Gb White - 74 (-5) - 229.00$
4 (-1) - XBox One X 1 Tb - 85 (+4) - 494.25$
5 (-) - XBox One S 1Tb Starter Bundle - 97 (-4) - 299.99$

Out of Top 100 :

-

PS4 : 0 points (-) ; XBO : 27 + 16 + 4 = 47 points (-5) ; NS : 180 + 115 = 295 points (+10)


- Best Buy :

1 (+1) - Playstation 4 Slim 1Tb Black - 1 (+1) - 299.99$
2 (-1) - Nintendo Switch Neon - 2 (-1) - 299.00$
3 (-) - Playstation 4 Pro 1 Tb - 5 (+1) - 399.00$
4 (-) - Nintendo Switch Grey - 11 (-1) - 299.00$
5 (-) - XBox One X 1 Tb - 17 (+2) - 499.99$
6 (-) - XBox One S 1Tb Starter Bundle - 27 (-1) - 299.99$
7 (-) - XBox One S 1Tb Playerunknown's Battlegrounds - 36 (+1) - 299.99$

Out of Top 100 :

-

PS4 : 210 + 190 = 400 points (+10) ; XBO : 130 + 98 + 80 = 308 points (+10) ; NS : 205 + 160 = 365 points (-10)


- Gamestop :

1 (-1) - Playstation 4 Slim 1 Tb - 45 (-1) - 299.99$
2 (+1) - Nintendo Switch Neon - 85 (-6) - 299.00$
3 (+1) - XBox One S 500Gb White - 99 (-3) - 279.00$
4 (+2) - Nintendo Switch Grey - 152 (+33) - 299.00$
5 (-) - XBox One X 1 Tb - 180 (-1) - 499.00$

Out of Top 100 :

4 (-2) - Playstation 4 Pro 1 Tb - 127 (-59) - 399.00$

PS4 : 106 points (-39) ; XBO : 52 + 11 = 63 points (-4) ; NS :66 + 25 = 91 points (+11)

Overall (Today) :

1 - NS : 400.0 points (+17.0) ; Month Average : 391.5 points/day ; 1.0
2 - PS4 : 186.0 points (-37.0) ; Month Average : 204.5 points/day ; 0.52 (-0.06)
3 - XBO : 162.2 points (-6.0) ; Month Average : 165.2 points/day ; 0.42 (-0.02)

Edit : And I forgot to update the graph title...



PS4 pro out of stock online now on Gamestop. And then there was one SKU left (and a bunch of pre-owned bundles)



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Megiddo said:
PS4 pro out of stock online now on Gamestop. And then there was one SKU left (and a bunch of pre-owned bundles)

Pro has been out of stock at my local retailers for awhile, just a bunch of the discontinued 500gb slim model and a few 1tb slims.



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Symbios63 said:
June Summary :

Amazon : 1) NS : 277.8 points/day (+5.6%) ; 2) XBO : 96.6 points/day (+0.9%) ; 3) PS4 : 04.2 points/day (-90.8%)
Amazon last month : 1) NS : 263.1 points/day ; 2) XBO : 95.7 points/day ; 3) PS4 : 45.7 points/day
Best Buy : 1) PS4 : 440.4 points/day (+17.8%) ; 2) XBO : 421.0 points/day (+45.9%) ; 3) NS : 332.1 points/day (+14.6%)
Best Buy last month : 1) PS4 : 373.9 points/day ; 2) NS : 289.8 points/day ; 3) XBO : 288.5 points/day
Gamestop : 1) PS4 : 347.3 points/day (-13.5%) ; 2) NS : 108.9 points/day (-9.0%) ; 3) XBO : 86.5 points/day (+4.5%)
Gamestop last month : 1) PS4 : 401.4 points/day ; 2) NS : 119.7 points/day ; 3) XBO : 82.8 points/day

Overall : 1) PS4 : 438.7 points/day (-14.4% ; 1.00) ; 2) NS : 397.5 points/day (+2.4% ; 0.91) ; 3) XBO : 247.9 points/day (+14.2% ; 0.57)
Last month : 1) PS4 : 512.7 points/day (1.00) ; 2) NS : 388.1 points/day (0.76) ; 3) XBO : 217.0 points/day (0.42)
Last month NPD : 1) PS4 : 223k (1.00) ; 2) NS : 167k (0.75) ; 3) XBO : 145k (0.65)

I suggest putting a link to each months summary in the OP. It makes it easier to look at older months.



All these PS4 stock issues has got me feeling like Sony is clearing stock for an official price cut, new model or new bundle coming very soon. Just my thoughts on the matter.



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TheBlackNaruto said:
All these PS4 stock issues has got me feeling like Sony is clearing stock for an official price cut, new model or new bundle coming very soon. Just my thoughts on the matter.

I was just about to write that.