Seece said:
LivingMetal said:
smroadkill15 said:
goforgold said:
Seece said:
goforgold said:
1. no I'm not, I'm just not congratulating nor am I shocked it did roughly the same as it did last year
2. Jesus Christ man do you know what happens to a console when it's official price drops lower than $199, there's literally a similarity between every console, do you not know what that is....
3. a bundle and or/including a deal in almost EVERY major territory on the biggest game of the year that have only gotten bigger...EVERY YEAR, during the holiday no less. really? how low did you guys think it was going to do??? 10k... 11k??? honest question
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You really don't get it do you. The 360 has been at $199 for many years now, past what is normally a peak for a console (actually way past it) so for it to be almost flat in its 6th year (3rd year at the same price) and to not have the buzz of Kinect launch, yes, that is amazing. I know exactly what happens to a console when it goes $199. Do you know what normally happens to a console 3 years AFTER it's gone $199? obviously not seen as you're not surprised by its sales.
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if that shit is amazing to you then the PS3 must be blowing your mind- oh wait nevermind
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Yes, the ps3 is selling amazingly well, but I think it's a little more impessive on the 360's part consider the ps3 had an official price cut this year(along with one in 2009), while the 360 hasn't had one in 3 years and it's a 6 year old system.
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Actually out of principle, the Xbox 360 Slim effectively served as a price cut since it was a console that offered more than its previous version while being offered as a similar price. So if you want to get technical, you are correct. But in the real world, the principle of a price cut still applies to the Xbox 360 Slim. Also, it's just not the Xbox 360 anymore. It the Xbox 360 + Kinect. Imagine Xbox 360 sales if there wasn't a Kinect. Kinect has been a major factor in boosting Xbox 360 sales during this holiday and last holiday. Now if Microsoft can sustain current Xbox 360 sales WITHOUT Kinect, That would be impressive. But when you cater to the masses/casuals/non-gamers, you'll get an edge on sales. From a gamer's POV, not impressive.
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But it had Kinect this time last year, and the Slim was over 5 months old at this time. I agree with most of what you said, I don't see how it's not impressive to a 'gamers' POV though, or why it matters who it is, rather, judge the sales for what they are.
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I did say "this holiday and last holiday" in regards to Kinect. And in regards to a "gamer's POV," nothing wrong with expanding your market from a sales POV. So the more you attempt to expand your market, the more potential sales you'll gain which Microsoft has done thus far. But it gets to a point where is hardly serves your core audience. I'd rather see Microsoft invest millions of dollars in more quality platformers, survival horror, action adventure, and jrpg which caters more to the hardcore/core fanbase of gamers rather than their current Kinect offerings which in general appeals more to the casuals while attracting the non-gamers. So yes, from a gamer's POV, not impressive. And so what that the Xbox 360 Slim was over 5 months oid at that time. Still served as a price drop.
