Kinect-less X1 Releases Tomorrow! How Are Pre Orders Stacking Up? Will Sales Go Up Dramatically?

[Dr.Henry_Killinger]

DeadBigfoot21 said:

Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

DeadBigfoot21 said:
Why would people pre order when they can walk into the store on the 9th and buy it?
Also i haven't seen any ads on tv about it. Just on gamestop.

The purpose of preorders is to secure a purchase based on anticipated demand. Low preorders mean that anticipated demand is low, i.e. stock issues are not expected. The lack of preorders is not indicative of lack of actual demand however, just that the consumers who would buy it do not expect it to be sold out. The only way we can gauge actual demand is after the fact via sales.

Unfortunately, there is a a correlation with low anticipated demand and hype. Low hype can affects how well it is promoted and how well it will sell.

Pre orders dont mean anything. Not everyone pre orders. 

Pre orders for watch dogs were much lower than the actual sales. Pre orders are just the icing on the cake. 

The purpose of preorders is to secure a purchase based on anticipated demand. Therefore, they represent anticipated demand, which has a correlation with hype.  If someone doesn't preorder that means that either A) they do not anticipated demand > stock or B) any possible stock issues aren't enough to warrant a purchase at that time.

 

I don't understand how anyone could anticipate a substantial increase in sales without stock issues especially considering the fact that this is only at one vendor for now and this change is quite recent.