Ka-pi96 said:
d21lewis said:
I agree with Captain_Tom. Think of it like this: Let's say you walk into Gamestop and you're looking for a new Mario game. It costs $59.99. It won't matter to you in the slightest if Call of Duty is suddenly $5 unless you're already interested in CoD. The only people who'll be swayed by the sale are people on the fence or people that wanted to buy an Xbox One, anyway.
The reason the Xbox 360 sold what it sold wasn't because of price (even though that did play a part in it). It sold because people educated themselves about what it had to offer and it became something that they wanted to own. What Microsoft has to do (and they've been doing this in my opinion) is make the Xbox One a device that people want to own. Offer a comparable experience to the PS4. Offer better games or at least offer games that can't be missed. THEN, people will buy it.
If the only factor was price, the Gamecube or the Wii U would have set the world on fire. iPhones sell for a crazy price because people like the brand. M$ has to restore people's faith in the Xbox brand. |
I'd expect there is a lot of those people though. Particularly the ones that want an Xbox One anyway and are just waiting for more games or for it to be cheaper.
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I guess I just have to disagree that there are a lot of people on the fence. No offense to the fanboys, but whether some people like it or not the PS4 has demonstrated to consumers that it is the superior console in practically every way. Anyone who still wants an X1 is only getting one because either a) It was there only option anyways (Fanboy), or b) it has a game they believe they must have now; and in either case $50 isn't gonna change much.
d21lewis is right in saying that the PS4 has become the "it" console that people have set their eyes on. Xbox needs a new killer feature and a $300 price to even have a chance of clawing back some marketshare.
