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SWORDF1SH on 07 October 2015
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eva01beserk said:
SWORDF1SH said:

You do make some good points. I'm surprised how bad the X1 has done over the past few weeks and at one point no consoles in the top 100. I can't quite put my finger on the reasons why because the NPD results recently have virtually been neck and neck (BTW I didn't say you couldn't use NPD but just pointing out that PS4 hasn't been dominted the figures although winning all the months this year, it's been by narrow margins). The only reason I can think of is that people are wise to how cheap MS will go this BF and are holding out for the BF deals.

But it seems that the X1 is now starting to build up some steam. The Halo Bundles constantly pushing up the charts and is now at 42 3 weeks away from launch. 2 more bundles have now shown up in the top 100. PS4 will not have it's own way this month, Halo is to huge. Seriously people are underestimating how much this game will push consoles. Although it's my opinion, I believe we will see an X1 console below $300 on BF. Desperate move? No doubt. But it will still shift consoles.

Either way I'm not too bothered if the X1 doesn't win, I'm a PS4 gamer.

I get that, but then it seems thhat if they do anything, it wont affect october, it will all buble up for black friday on november, even halo sales. But by then, sony  will most likely have something up their sleeves as well. 

I think some of that steam also comes from the ps4 being out of stock everywhere after the promos yeaterday, consumers just saw first a free MGSV game with the destiny console, witch I bought :p, then a $50 gift card, then the 1 year of ps+ wich is basicly another $50 giift card, and now nothing in most places, I think peple are waiting for either an official pricecut, or more adds to the eisting bundles to come back.

And you cant just say that sony has been narrowly beating the x1, considering MS has offered some insane deals over the year and sony has done nothing at all and still been victorious. That august victory says it all with the x1 plus a tv for $500.

Im not acusing you of anything, Ive followed your threads I know where you stand, but It just botheres me a little that people are putting so much faith in halo and ignoring everithing else and also saying last year this so this year also. 

It bothers me when people shut down opinions without really putting a decent argument across but you have proven that you do actually know what you're talking about and not some blind idiot. As it stands right now, October looks like it's in the bag for Sony but I'm still wary of what Halo could do at the end of the month and for the rest of the holiday.

We are all blind to what will happen on BF and that is always the key to winning the holiday. Will we see $300 X1s with gift vouchers free XBL etc. Will Sony drop the price. Will the Halo LE bundle drop to $400??? This is why I said it will be an intriguing battle this holiday to begin with. MS might have to do more to win the holiday but history shows us that they always are the most aggressive on BF.