January 2014, $500. June 2014, $400. November 2014, $350.

I'll just wait for 2015 at this point since the price seems to constantly drop.

If it doesn't work out I expect a $300 or lower XBone at some point next year, not to mention it shows MS doesn't have much confidence in their product if they feel the need to consistently drop the price. Of course IF this price drop holds firm after this deal, but I am willing to wait to find that out at this point considering the way 2014 has played out.

$299 is the price I have been saying for a while now.

I agree, the sooner M$ gets there, the better.

Firesale? Do you know what that word means? A 12.5% retailer cut is not a firesale, stop with the hyperbowl.

Fixed it for you.

They've been going hard, giving away free stuff, slashing prices, disKinecting accessories, taking huge losses along the way, and all they achieved is to fall further behind competition every single week.

I expect them to go even harder this holiday season, and PS4 to increase the lead even more. People just know which console is better, and no amount of deals, bribes and giveaways can pursuade them to choose a lesser product.

Yup

How about flop or bomba?

This goes for PS4 as well. As good as PS4 is selling, I think the market for $399+ consoles is still limited, and the $299 mark will show everyone how gigantic gen8 can be. i think X1 is $249 or less by summer '16 as well. When sub-20nm gets rolling from TSMC in bulk, that will really hit hard for revised versions. $199 or less end of gen is also easily possible.

Not that either, it's competitive.

At this rate by 2016 they will be giving them away.