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thismeintiel on 26 March 2012

I doubt that they will release a redesign, but I think a $100 SKU by the end of 2013 is almost 100% certainty. I'm pretty sure Sony will have the PS3 down to ~$150 by the end of 2013, as well.



 

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archbrix on 26 March 2012

 

NotStan said:
enditall727 said:
i think they are doing this to ensure that 360 sales will keep up with ps3's sales when the next generation starts so ps3 doesnt pass the 360 in sales ltd


You're right, they so give a shit about that.

The only ones who actually care about the ltd sales anymore are the fanboys and believers(Who have been believing since 2006). Although it's nice to see the sales, the novelty has worn off now, seeing as this gen is 7 years in now.

Actually, they do:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/173786/microsoft_xbox_360_will_outsell_ps3_for_entire_generation.html

http://n4g.com/news/169473/e3-mattrick-xbox-360-will-outsell-ps3-this-generation/com#c-1294808



Chark on 26 March 2012

Hmm not sure, crappy rumor but hey think about this. MS launches 2 xbox's next gen, one with a disc drive and everything as their main system, then a small one thats pretty much a hard drive with a controller(kinect probably continuing to be external). It will be a XBLA only box, as someone suggested a test for DD only, and it'd be perfect for that, especially if they are able to provide all retail titles via XBLA. Now the consumer can choose which box to get, and the DD only one will probably have a lower price point. The DD only box could be the reason all this anti used games and no disk drive rumors are coming from, and by having 2 different SKUs and giving the consumer the choice it can happen. To only release a DD box now would be commercial suicide, but doing it this way potential success or failed attempt and continuation of selling typical consoles.



Before the PS3 everyone was nice to me :(

green_sky on 26 March 2012
VGKing said:
What would make it "lite"?
Is it just a name or is it supposed to mean something?

Anyway this is a bad idea. Release a new Xbox 360 so close to Xbox 720 will risk cannibalization. It will be confusing to consumers.

Example:
Little Kid: "Wait so which one is the new Xbox? The Lite or the Loop?"
Walmart Employee: Both are new! If you are poor you get the Lite!
Little Kid: Dad, are we poor?
Dad: No, son!
Kid: Then can I have the Xbox Loop? It only cost $399.
Dad: ......
Walmart: Sir? There's people waiting..
Dad: I'll take the Xbox Loop :(

This cracked me up. Awesome stuff :D



bonkers555 on 26 March 2012
enditall727 said:
NotStan said:
enditall727 said:
NotStan said:
enditall727 said:
NotStan said:
enditall727 said:
i think they are doing this to ensure that 360 sales will keep up with ps3's sales when the next generation starts so ps3 doesnt pass the 360 in sales ltd


You're right, they so give a shit about that.

The only ones who actually care about the ltd sales anymore are the fanboys and believers(Who have been believing since 2006). Although it's nice to see the sales, the novelty has worn off now, seeing as this gen is 7 years in now.


then why else would they do it?

Microsoft said that they want the 360 to sell more hardware than PS3 when its all said and done..

Money, Microsoft is a corporation, having a product that is a smaller price point and appeals to a wide audience will be a sure source of income  and continue the products longivity, after all, having old tech that is cheap to manufacture selling at still a reasonable price with profit, means profit. Profit means more money, it's simple. Every company would do that, I like how you jumped to that conclusion though, you seem to live on Mars or something.


lol well somebody seems to be defensive

 

yea they want profit but they also want to sell more than ps3 and nothing you say will change that..

if they release an xbox lite then MS wont have to drop the price of the 4gb arcade system AGAIN

"longevity" is the key ;)

 

and no i live on Venus =P

I am not defensive, it's just mind boggling when people draw stupid conclusions that have been long buried and forgotten out of thin air. I think if MS really wanted to sell more than PS3, the price would have been dropped by now, after all 360 has been profitting for more than few years now, that leaves room to drop the price in an attempt to increase sales, rather than sit on the same price point and try to maximize profits.

That's how I usually type, people always seem to think it's aggressive, but I guess that's how it appears to those who seem to draw stupid conclusion out of thin air. This whole LTD sales battle has been fun, probably about 3 years ago, now it's just boring, "2009/2010/2011 will be the year the PS3 outsells 360 ltd", its been so long, barely anyone gives a damn anymore tbh.


360 has not seen a price drop yet because Kinect rose 360 sales higher than what a price drop would have done

the Kinect also rises its sales high enough in the holidays to keep ps3 at bay with it catching up

i said you seemed defensive because you said that i live on mars or something

a 360 lite at $100 with Kinect in the holidays would probably be enormous(keeping its sales tremendously high) and they would still have the arcade system at $200 making more profit

 

i dont care about your little ltd battles you had in the past

i only talk about how the companys feel, i dont care about how YOU feel about it

microsoft wants to sell more hardware than ps3 and thats that..


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enditall727 on 26 March 2012
bonkers555 said:
enditall727 said:
NotStan said:
enditall727 said:
NotStan said:
enditall727 said:
NotStan said:
enditall727 said:
i think they are doing this to ensure that 360 sales will keep up with ps3's sales when the next generation starts so ps3 doesnt pass the 360 in sales ltd


You're right, they so give a shit about that.

The only ones who actually care about the ltd sales anymore are the fanboys and believers(Who have been believing since 2006). Although it's nice to see the sales, the novelty has worn off now, seeing as this gen is 7 years in now.


then why else would they do it?

Microsoft said that they want the 360 to sell more hardware than PS3 when its all said and done..

Money, Microsoft is a corporation, having a product that is a smaller price point and appeals to a wide audience will be a sure source of income  and continue the products longivity, after all, having old tech that is cheap to manufacture selling at still a reasonable price with profit, means profit. Profit means more money, it's simple. Every company would do that, I like how you jumped to that conclusion though, you seem to live on Mars or something.


lol well somebody seems to be defensive

 

yea they want profit but they also want to sell more than ps3 and nothing you say will change that..

if they release an xbox lite then MS wont have to drop the price of the 4gb arcade system AGAIN

"longevity" is the key ;)

 

and no i live on Venus =P

I am not defensive, it's just mind boggling when people draw stupid conclusions that have been long buried and forgotten out of thin air. I think if MS really wanted to sell more than PS3, the price would have been dropped by now, after all 360 has been profitting for more than few years now, that leaves room to drop the price in an attempt to increase sales, rather than sit on the same price point and try to maximize profits.

That's how I usually type, people always seem to think it's aggressive, but I guess that's how it appears to those who seem to draw stupid conclusion out of thin air. This whole LTD sales battle has been fun, probably about 3 years ago, now it's just boring, "2009/2010/2011 will be the year the PS3 outsells 360 ltd", its been so long, barely anyone gives a damn anymore tbh.


360 has not seen a price drop yet because Kinect rose 360 sales higher than what a price drop would have done

the Kinect also rises its sales high enough in the holidays to keep ps3 at bay with it catching up

i said you seemed defensive because you said that i live on mars or something

a 360 lite at $100 with Kinect in the holidays would probably be enormous(keeping its sales tremendously high) and they would still have the arcade system at $200 making more profit

 

i dont care about your little ltd battles you had in the past

i only talk about how the companys feel, i dont care about how YOU feel about it

microsoft wants to sell more hardware than ps3 and thats that..


You got a source or link? Or its just in your head?


go and watch Microsofts E3 press conference back in 07 or 08

it was the 1 when Microsoft announced that Final Fantasy 13 would come to 360

it was the E3 when microsoft almost talked about "PlayStation" more than they did their own damn console lol

they said that they wanted to sell more than ps3 when it is all said and done



Zappykins on 26 March 2012

I could see making an 'Xbox 360 Lite' by dropping the DVD drive, keeping a hard drive (they are small and replaceable) and making it a direct download / streaming device. So it would be a smaller box like a roku. Although, I don't know how much cost it would save dropping the DVD drive.

But it loses me on the ARM processor - that would make a whole bunch of compatibility issues for this gen. Now if the '720' runs on ARM I will be surprised, but that will make more since.

I would imagine it would be like a 'Kinect Roku.' A little Xbox Live streaming device - that obeys your commands.



 

Really not sure I see any point of Consol over PC's since Kinect, Wii and other alternative ways to play have been abandoned. 

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MonstaMack on 26 March 2012

Dumb rumor is dumb.



It's just that simple.

fillet on 26 March 2012

Absolute bullshit. The CPU can't be changed for one that needs completely different addressing. I'm surprised with the lack of intelligence here and it not getting pointed out immediately.



kain_kusanagi on 26 March 2012
fillet said:
Absolute bullshit. The CPU can't be changed for one that needs completely different addressing. I'm surprised with the lack of intelligence here and it not getting pointed out immediately.


If Xbox Lite is real my bet would be that it will run apps and select XBLA games and focus on Kinect stuff for the living room. Think Apple TV with Kinect and XBLA. I doubt it will even have a disc drive.

This is probably the machine that has generated all the rumors that have misled people about the real next Xbox.