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S.T.A.G.E. on 22 July 2014
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Aura7541 said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:


MS wasnt listening to anyone but themselves. It wasnt until Gamestop lowered Microsofts preorder numbers that they changed their ways.

I don't think Gamestop lowered MS's preorder numbers nor could they actually do that. They were already low to begin with. Also, MS had additional warning signs prior to preorders such as the surveys and IGN giving the PS4 the People's Choice Award right after the X1 reveal. People may argue that the surveys aren't accurate and yaddi-yada-yada, but the disparity was so huge that even with a +/- 10% margin of error, the surveys would still be lopsided.


I dont believe they artificially lowered the numbers, but they capped the amount of preorders they were taking for Xbox One, while letting Sony run wild. When MS dropped DRM they raised it again and then Sony's preorders were all sold out and then they were trying as hard as they could to sell out Xbone preorders before the Xbone launch. This was around the beginning when you couldn't even preorder a PS4.