VGKing said:
nightsurge said:
dsgrue3 said:
nightsurge said:
VGKing said:
spurgeonryan said:
Yeah, I just barely noticed it on Tv. I am surprised these things are not flying off the shelves! |
People are probably smarter than Microsoft gives them credit for.
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Or the fact that the console is 8 years old and this subscription based model is only available at select retailers like GameStop and Best Buy.
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Lol "select retailers" followed by Best Buy. Too funny, add Toys R' Us and Walmart to your "select retailers".
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Fair enough. Though even to this day, the $99 promotion has seen little marketing outside of apparently this new TV ad and some online buzz. I just checked, and you don't even find the $99 deals on any of the online websites for Best Buy, Walmart, Gamestop, etc if you look in the typical places (Video Games > Xbox 360 > Console/Systems). You can only access the $99 deal if you happen to see the ad for it on their main Xbox 360 pages.
I really don't think it was meant to be a system seller promotion given the console is 8 years old and most people wanting a cheap Xbox probably don't want that added contract. However, starting off next generation with this type of promotion would do wonders. Xbox 8 for $199 with 2 year $15/month contract instead of paying $399 would be a pretty decent system seller at that point.
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It's not only with the Gears of War ad, they also had it with the Tomb Raider ads and Dead Space 3. They are HEAVILY promoting this.
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Like I said, it isn't really going to be a system seller this late in the game. Starting a new generation with this model, though, could do gangbusters.
