So I finally went on amazon.com, the XBO is $275-$350!?

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Intrinsic said:

Landguy said:

I agree with you 100%.  The effective price is $349.  But, that has nothing to do with the original comment.  People don't care what price a system was launched at.  They only care what they pay for it and what they get.  So, comparing a completely different models and saying they dropped the price is just innacurate.  That's like comparing(here comes the car analogy) a Chevy Tahoe to a Cadillac Escalade.  They essentially are identical in their general features, but in the end they are not the same.  The Escalade will have a number of features that are not on the Tahoe.  The Escalade will cost $10-20,000 more. So, do you quote the price of the Escalade or the Tahoe when saying the price has changed?

Ok guess I can agree with you. You are right.

Fun note:

The XB1 has only dropped its price by $50 from $500 since launch. You can now get an XB1 for $349.99. Its funny how they are both true yet actually mean two very different things.

I actually say the XB1 with Kinect dropped from $500 to $450 since launch. The XB1 without Kinect dropped from $400 to $350 since launch. Sure the launch dates were different, but who cares.

MS should be doing this. MS should have done this from the start. They should have gone for the jugular.  Know way Sony could have been able to compete had MS really gone for the kill from the beginning rather than being profitable from the beginning.