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Muffin31190 on 19 June 2013
tuscaniman99 said:
The console will sell out at launch, sell slowly Spring and Summer and take off when it drops to $399 and Halo is released next fall. No worries


lol u can predict the future 0_0



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MoHasanie on 19 June 2013

Well the Xbox business hasn't really benefited Microsoft and they stilll haven't recovered the huge loses the first Xbox made so if it were to go, I don't think shareholders will miss it. Besides, only Nintendo makes big profits, the other 2 make loses in the first years and then small profits later on.



    

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Netyaroze on 19 June 2013
DJEVOLVE said:
richardhutnik said:
PeterSilenced said:

Once MS starts advertising we will see plenty of casuals and core gamers readying for launch,kinect had a 500 milion dollars ad campaign how much would MS be willing to spend on a brand new console?1 bilion-1.5 billion ?

Exactly WHAT message is Microsoft going to broadcast that will get millions enthused for a console that is less powerful than a rival, who is selling theirs for $100 less?

I would like to know what this message is.


HI I'm massive MS marketing machine, Have we met?

 

So you are the infamous massive MS marketing machine I hear about all the time. Nice to meet you. Would you like me to buy a couple of Windows phones and preorder an xbox1 ?

 

You know what, I will buy a couple of Win 8 Licences too and Office 365 so you can get even more massive.  



DJEVOLVE on 19 June 2013
Netyaroze said:
DJEVOLVE said:


HI I'm massive MS marketing machine, Have we met?

 

So you are the infamous massive MS marketing machine I hear about all the time. Nice to meet you. Would you like me to buy a couple of Windows phones and preorder an xbox1 ?

 

You know what, I will buy a couple of Win 8 Licences too and Office 365 so you can get even more massive.  



Why your at it be sure to pick up some great products from our partners.



Netyaroze on 19 June 2013
DJEVOLVE said:
Netyaroze said:
DJEVOLVE said:


HI I'm massive MS marketing machine, Have we met?

 

So you are the infamous massive MS marketing machine I hear about all the time. Nice to meet you. Would you like me to buy a couple of Windows phones and preorder an xbox1 ?

 

You know what, I will buy a couple of Win 8 Licences too and Office 365 so you can get even more massive.  



Why your at it be sure to pick up some great products from our partners.


If Doritos and Mountain Dew come with this packaging from now on, I will.   



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richardhutnik on 19 June 2013
PeterSilenced said:
richardhutnik said:
PeterSilenced said:

Once MS starts advertising we will see plenty of casuals and core gamers readying for launch,kinect had a 500 milion dollars ad campaign how much would MS be willing to spend on a brand new console?1 bilion-1.5 billion ?

Exactly WHAT message is Microsoft going to broadcast that will get millions enthused for a console that is less powerful than a rival, who is selling theirs for $100 less?

I would like to know what this message is.

 All your entertainment All in one All in one input one 
 Kinect,exclusives,services and alot of dancing around ads . 

What is that message?  I don't see a message there.  I see a bunch of elements being thrown at a wall, hoping some stick.  But, I do not see what the message is. 

And just because a lot of money is thrown about, doesn't mean success.  There is a statement that has been said: The way to make a problem an expensive problem is to throw a lot of money at it.



cablebox on 19 June 2013
DJEVOLVE said:
richardhutnik said:
PeterSilenced said:

Once MS starts advertising we will see plenty of casuals and core gamers readying for launch,kinect had a 500 milion dollars ad campaign how much would MS be willing to spend on a brand new console?1 bilion-1.5 billion ?

Exactly WHAT message is Microsoft going to broadcast that will get millions enthused for a console that is less powerful than a rival, who is selling theirs for $100 less?

I would like to know what this message is.


HI I'm massive MS marketing machine, Have we met?



you still got beat by a toy with a gimmick and a console with no games, what the hell did you do this gen massive MS marketing machine

mii-gamer on 19 June 2013
coolguy said:
MS IS DOOMED


for some reason this does not have the same ring has nintendoomed



DélioPT on 19 June 2013

I expect MS to sell less than PS4 at launch, but i don`t think the cause of that will be DRM.
Even if people don`t like it, truth is, the vast majority of gamers can, without restraints, use the console every single day. And when the big games start coming out, all that DRm talk will become less importante because gamers will realize it really doesn`t affect them that much.

The real problem is the 499 price tag. That`s the real hurdle!
My guess is that MS saw what happened to Sony and how things have turned out for them. And even if XB1 goes the same route, they know it can end well for them.
They also know the impact they can have in the states.

So, in the end, they know what they are sacrificing, but to them - and in my view aswell, it will only hurt them for so long.



0815user on 19 June 2013

so glad that this analysis is not coming from pachter, because then the xbone would be a mulitrillion dollar seller.