Imaginedvl said:
Are you really going to continue with your non-sense? Who said Microsoft price was justified or not? The thread is about WHY the Play Station Four took the market not about how you think Microsoft should have priced their hardware. |
I'm right on topic. You mentioned that the price of the Xbox One was the factor. I expounded upon it, and you can disagree all you want. That's your opinions as well. But if you are too scared to answer a question that requires critical thinking, then you are in denial of the fuller picture of why the pricing was an issue. Because either Microsoft promoted a product that the consumer wanted at a reasonable price or they pushed an agenda that served them more than the consumer. So let's see which is it.
Looking back, the two groups of consumers who would have wanted an Xbox One at launch were rabid Microsoft/Xbox fanboys or those who wanted something specifically from the Xbox such as Halo, Gears, Kinect, etc. Because who else in there right mind would pay $500 for a item when you have another option that costed $400 and did those same things better? So why was the Xbox One $100 more than the PS4? Maybe it was Kinect because a camera wasn't bundled with the PS4. But did the consumer wanted it? Apparently not since Microsoft had to debundle it from the Xbox unit a year later due to poor sales, and they charged $150 for Kinect standalone. So if you were to buy a standalone Xbox One for $400 and later bought Kinect for $150, why in the hell would you since a the original bundle costed $500? Obviously, most of us didn't want an overpriced, underpowered console with "junk" hardware. The Xbox One itself isn't a bad console. But the reality I live in has the option of the PS4, and the One looked prety pathetic when compared to what Sony had to offer. So it wasn't just about price. The One just wasn't worth it because Microsoft bundling Kinect with every Xbox One is just as bad if not worse than Gamestop bundling hardware people didn't want with a console. And why pay more for less? Microsoft thought people were stupid enough to buy into their bullshit. This is why Sony took the market.
