Prediction : Microsoft will drop the xbox one price to $300 this holiday (permanent price cut).

[Snoopy]

CosmicSex said:

Snoopy said:

I think the Xbox One will drop the price to $300 this year and take a loss. They wouldn't mind taking a loss on the xbox one if they can make up for it in game sales ,xbox live subscriptions, accessories,ect. Microsoft seems to be more about the Xbox brand as a whole then making a profit with the xbox division because to them it seems xbox is just one huge advertisement and a way to make gaming more relevant on PC and of course push windows. Else they would've left the industry already. Does this sound far fetch to any of you?

A $300 price drop doesn't make sense with new $399 and $499 SJYs, 

I belive that Microsoft is much more confident in Halo as a system seller than you are.  I think we could see some $299 Black Friday bundles, but remember they had sub $300 SKU deals last year as well.  

Therefore, I belive that Microsoft will ride the Halo wave with the price intact allowing them to make as much as possible and then have incentives for Black Friday. 

True, Halo will push xbox, but the biggest selling point for a typical consumer is the price and where their friends are playing. Microsoft must understand that a lot of people own the ps4 and they might want an xbox one for games like Halo, gears, forza, tomb raider (this year), ect.. , but they have to make the console easier to purchase for them. Microsoft benefited quite a bit dropping the xbox one to $350 , but they need to keep lowering the price. Not to mention there are going to be people who are going to jump in the next gen console scene this holiday.